ABC NEWS: Bono injured in rehearsal, undergoes emergency back surgery

[Blue Room]

I deal with injuries in my job all the time including spinal. Emergency spinal surgery as pointed out is not a good thing. Recovery is very rarely quick. My 100% complete guess with this limited info is that the next leg is going to get postponed at a minimum. If he is injured to this degree its a good thing to postpone it. It wont be the same show without Bono being 100% or close to it and I'm sure they will reschedule and not cancel completely. They have most of the time in the past. Not to mention if he goes out to early the chances of reinjury are significant. Lets just hope he is able to tour and continue at the level he has in the past down the road when he is 100% recovered.

 

[God Part III]

Oh no.
I wish him the best, for his sake and for ours...

 

[A stor]

I know everyone else in the band will, but I hope he, himself, will put his health first and the tour 3rd, 4th or 5th. I'd so much rather have him healthy than any more 360 tour dates.

Get better soon, Bono. We love you.

Well said......I think you spoke for all of us.

 

[Galeongirl]

I know everyone else in the band will, but I hope he, himself, will put his health first and the tour 3rd, 4th or 5th. I'd so much rather have him healthy than any more 360 tour dates.

Get better soon, Bono. We love you.

Agreed.

 

[Bug]

Hope he makes a full recovery. Back injuries are crappy, damn.

 

[Purplereign]

I know everyone else in the band will, but I hope he, himself, will put his health first and the tour 3rd, 4th or 5th. I'd so much rather have him healthy than any more 360 tour dates.

Get better soon, Bono. We love you.

 

[u2popmofo]

I hope Bono is OK...

Curse you to hell, Elfa.

 

[MikeyJB]

Oh my god, this has utterly depressed me. What does this mean for Glastonbury?? Please please don't cancel that

 

[purpleoscar]

Getter better Bono!

 

[Niceman]

I hope he heals quickly. He shouldn't worry about the tour, or releasing any material - just getting better!!!!!

 

[Purplereign]

I hope he heals quickly. He shouldn't worry about the tour, or releasing any material - just getting better!!!!!

ditto

 

[alanah]

I hope he heals quickly. He shouldn't worry about the tour, or releasing any material - just getting better!!!!!

 

[U2girl]

Here's to full recovery soon, no doubt he has the best doctors around. Could this be a spinal disc injury related to atu2's newsbits of Bono's history with back problems..?

February 18, 2003
Bono is unable to attend the Dublin premiere of Neil Jordan's The Good Thief, his second cancelled appearance in the past week. Dublin media learn that Bono has a slipped disc in his back.

They have bad luck with tours though: first Vertigo tour and now 360 gets delayed for medical reasons...

 

[Zooropa man]

Here is hoping for him to get well and recover soon. Sucks, I was looking forward to Anaheim...

 

[ultraviolet7]

Get better soon, Bono!

 

[super fly guy]

Not good news to say the least! Get well soon Bono.

 

[Andreianloth]

GET WEEL SOOON,BONO!!!!

 

[partygirl43]

Maybe Bono had enough of Brett Micheals hogging the health crisis spotlight (JOKING--of course)

Get well soon B

(and get well too Brett....)

 

[MoodyJ]

Yeah, I'd rather more dates be postponed than he try to get himself back out there before he's really ready.

I Agree, no matter how long it takes him to fully recover.

 

[ntalwar]

Ouch - hope he recuperates quickly.

 

[popacrobat]

Apparently crew members have been telling fans the tour will resume in Minneapolis. Which would mean the West Coast dates would be postponed, which is 7 I think? Either way, hopefully he is healthy enough for that Minneapolis date if true and doesn't further injure himself. Pretty bad luck, but I'm sure he'll make a full recovery.

 

[LemonMelon]

I hope Bono is OK...

I was going to say this, but didn't want to come across as Canadian slime.

Feel better, Bono. Falling off the stage and running into walls is all fun and games until someone hurts their spine.

 

[bono_212]

 

[U2Flame]

I know everyone else in the band will, but I hope he, himself, will put his health first and the tour 3rd, 4th or 5th. I'd so much rather have him healthy than any more 360 tour dates.

Get better soon, Bono. We love you.

I agree completely, Fitz.

We are all love you, Bono, and we're praying for you.

 

[gvox]

Yikes. Get well soon, hopefully. They don't do surgery on your spine for just anything, that's serious business. Damn. Put the tour off, we can easily wait.

 

[JoRu]

Wow, that was a shocker. Safety always comes first, so I hope they don't do anything stupid by putting Bono on stage while still recovering. Seeing as they've only delayed one show thus far I hope it isn't all too serious.

Get well, B-Man.

 

[bonocomet]

I know everyone else in the band will, but I hope he, himself, will put his health first and the tour 3rd, 4th or 5th. I'd so much rather have him healthy than any more 360 tour dates.

Get better soon, Bono. We love you.

You said it best.

 

[Peterrrrr]

The back is one of the last thing you want problem with, it affects alot of things when you have pain: problem to be on stage for over 2 hours, worse patience, problem with singing. I feel sad for you Bono

If it takes months for him to heal, I think they shoudl cancel the tour.

 

[sue4u2]

God I hate to hear this.
This is going to be so hard on him. As active as he is and wants to be, he will go stir crazy.
It's going to be hard to keep that good man down.

 

[Marien]

Bono, please, take care of yourself and recover completely. Forget the tour, we'll wait for you. You'll be in my prayers and in many others'. We love you.