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Bono had surgery delaying U2's new US tour for a while. First Steven Tyler fell of the stage now this, are rock stars becoming an endangered species? :lol:
Bono has spinal surgery
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I thought Sonny was already dead...
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Bono can suck it! U2 became irrelavant after Joshua Tree.
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i absolutely loathe U2 and especially Bono's holier than thou attitude. Preaching about helping out the poor while wearing 1000 dollar designer shades is awful.
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Crazy injury for him to get as I always thought he was a spineless piece of shit.
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[quote name="MassHavoc"]I thought Sonny was already dead...[/quote]
Classic! Thanks for the laugh this morning.
[quote name="roshinaya"]i absolutely loathe U2 and especially Bono's holier than thou attitude. Preaching about helping out the poor while wearing 1000 dollar designer shades is awful.[/quote]
Agree 100%. I've heard he even banks out of his own country I think in Switzerland to avoid paying taxes.
The asshole has a lot of nerve begging for people to give ever time he's in public.
Classic! Thanks for the laugh this morning.
[quote name="roshinaya"]i absolutely loathe U2 and especially Bono's holier than thou attitude. Preaching about helping out the poor while wearing 1000 dollar designer shades is awful.[/quote]
Agree 100%. I've heard he even banks out of his own country I think in Switzerland to avoid paying taxes.
The asshole has a lot of nerve begging for people to give ever time he's in public.
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Saw U2 in concert last October in Vegas. We had such an awesome time that we decided
to bid on VIP stage side for the July 6th concert at Soldier Field. We ended up winning a bid on access for four of us. All of the money raised from the VIP auction goes to charity. I received this email from Ticketmast yesterday.
Attention ticket holder!
We just learned that your upcoming event has been postponed:
U2
Soldier Field
Tuesday, July 6 at 7 PM New date: Still to be announced!
U2 North American Tour Dates Postponed
(LOS ANGELES, CA) May 25, 2010 - As announced earlier today, Live Nation has confirmed that the U2 360° North American Tour will be postponed until 2011.
U2's Bono has now been discharged from Ludwig Maximilians-University (LMU) Hospital in Munich where he underwent emergency surgery on Friday, following a back injury. In order to fully recover, he is under doctor's orders to start a rehabilitation program and to recuperate for at least eight weeks.
This will necessitate the postponement of 16 shows on the U2 360° Tour from Salt Lake City on June 3rd, through to New Jersey’s Meadowlands Stadium on July 19th.
Dr. Muller Wohlfahrt confirmed, “Bono suffered severe compression of the sciatic nerve. On review of his MRI scan, I realized there was a serious tear in the ligament and a herniated disc, and that conservative treatment would not suffice. I recommended Bono have emergency spine surgery with Professor Tonn at Munich’s LMU University Hospital on Friday.”
Professor Tonn, who carried out the operation, added, “Bono was referred to me by Dr. Muller Wohlfahrt late last week with a sudden onset disease. He was already in severe pain with partial paralysis in the lower leg. The ligament surrounding the disc had an 8mm tear and during surgery we discovered fragments of the disc had traveled into the spinal canal. This surgery was the only course of treatment for full recovery and to avoid further paralysis. Bono is now much better, with complete recovery of his motor deficit. The prognosis is excellent, but to obtain a sustainable result, he must now enter a period of rehabilitation."
Dr. Muller Wohlfahrt continued, "We are treating Bono as we would treat any of our athletes, and while the surgery has gone very well, the coming weeks are crucial for a return to full health. In the next days, he will start a light rehabilitation program, with increasing intensity over the next 8 weeks. In our experience, this is the minimum time."
U2's manager, Paul McGuinness, was also at the Hospital in Munich and said, "Our biggest and I believe best tour has been interrupted and we’re all devastated. For a performer who lives to be on stage, this is more than a blow. He feels robbed of the chance to do what he does best and feels like he has badly let down the band and their audience. Which is of course nonsense. His concerns about more than a million ticket buyers whose plans have been turned upside down, we all share, but the most important thing right now is that Bono make a full recovery. We’re working as fast as we can with Live Nation to reschedule these dates.”
U2 tour producer/promoter Arthur Fogel, CEO of Live Nation Global Touring, also expressed, “Although we understand the disappointment to U2 fans, first and foremost comes the recovery of Bono.”
Additional details on rescheduled dates will follow shortly and fans are encouraged to hold on to their tickets. Please visit: www.U2.com for ongoing tour updates.
to bid on VIP stage side for the July 6th concert at Soldier Field. We ended up winning a bid on access for four of us. All of the money raised from the VIP auction goes to charity. I received this email from Ticketmast yesterday.
Attention ticket holder!
We just learned that your upcoming event has been postponed:
U2
Soldier Field
Tuesday, July 6 at 7 PM New date: Still to be announced!
U2 North American Tour Dates Postponed
(LOS ANGELES, CA) May 25, 2010 - As announced earlier today, Live Nation has confirmed that the U2 360° North American Tour will be postponed until 2011.
U2's Bono has now been discharged from Ludwig Maximilians-University (LMU) Hospital in Munich where he underwent emergency surgery on Friday, following a back injury. In order to fully recover, he is under doctor's orders to start a rehabilitation program and to recuperate for at least eight weeks.
This will necessitate the postponement of 16 shows on the U2 360° Tour from Salt Lake City on June 3rd, through to New Jersey’s Meadowlands Stadium on July 19th.
Dr. Muller Wohlfahrt confirmed, “Bono suffered severe compression of the sciatic nerve. On review of his MRI scan, I realized there was a serious tear in the ligament and a herniated disc, and that conservative treatment would not suffice. I recommended Bono have emergency spine surgery with Professor Tonn at Munich’s LMU University Hospital on Friday.”
Professor Tonn, who carried out the operation, added, “Bono was referred to me by Dr. Muller Wohlfahrt late last week with a sudden onset disease. He was already in severe pain with partial paralysis in the lower leg. The ligament surrounding the disc had an 8mm tear and during surgery we discovered fragments of the disc had traveled into the spinal canal. This surgery was the only course of treatment for full recovery and to avoid further paralysis. Bono is now much better, with complete recovery of his motor deficit. The prognosis is excellent, but to obtain a sustainable result, he must now enter a period of rehabilitation."
Dr. Muller Wohlfahrt continued, "We are treating Bono as we would treat any of our athletes, and while the surgery has gone very well, the coming weeks are crucial for a return to full health. In the next days, he will start a light rehabilitation program, with increasing intensity over the next 8 weeks. In our experience, this is the minimum time."
U2's manager, Paul McGuinness, was also at the Hospital in Munich and said, "Our biggest and I believe best tour has been interrupted and we’re all devastated. For a performer who lives to be on stage, this is more than a blow. He feels robbed of the chance to do what he does best and feels like he has badly let down the band and their audience. Which is of course nonsense. His concerns about more than a million ticket buyers whose plans have been turned upside down, we all share, but the most important thing right now is that Bono make a full recovery. We’re working as fast as we can with Live Nation to reschedule these dates.”
U2 tour producer/promoter Arthur Fogel, CEO of Live Nation Global Touring, also expressed, “Although we understand the disappointment to U2 fans, first and foremost comes the recovery of Bono.”
Additional details on rescheduled dates will follow shortly and fans are encouraged to hold on to their tickets. Please visit: www.U2.com for ongoing tour updates.
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I have never been a fan of USuck, but know that a lot of people do appreciate them. I wish him well and do admire him for his charity work.
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I have never owned a record, CD, DVD nor anything U2 prior to the concert last year.
I still don't other then buying tickets. Their concert really is an experience as much as it
is a concert. I had read the stage alone is $3 million and they have something like 200 involved in their road crew. Until you have been to one you will never comprehend it.
I still don't other then buying tickets. Their concert really is an experience as much as it
is a concert. I had read the stage alone is $3 million and they have something like 200 involved in their road crew. Until you have been to one you will never comprehend it.
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[quote name="Irish Hawk"]Crazy injury for him to get as I always thought he was a spineless piece of shit.[/quote]
ahhahahahahahaha
ahhahahahahahaha
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[quote name="Tater"]
[quote name="MassHavoc"]I thought Sonny was already dead...[/quote]
Classic! Thanks for the laugh this morning.
[quote name="roshinaya"]i absolutely loathe U2 and especially Bono's holier than thou attitude. Preaching about helping out the poor while wearing 1000 dollar designer shades is awful.[/quote]
Agree 100%. I've heard he even banks out of his own country I think in Switzerland to avoid paying taxes.
The asshole has a lot of nerve begging for people to give ever time he's in public.[/quote]
Sorry you spent all that money and now, you won't see the concert.
[quote name="MassHavoc"]I thought Sonny was already dead...[/quote]
Classic! Thanks for the laugh this morning.
[quote name="roshinaya"]i absolutely loathe U2 and especially Bono's holier than thou attitude. Preaching about helping out the poor while wearing 1000 dollar designer shades is awful.[/quote]
Agree 100%. I've heard he even banks out of his own country I think in Switzerland to avoid paying taxes.
The asshole has a lot of nerve begging for people to give ever time he's in public.[/quote]
Sorry you spent all that money and now, you won't see the concert.
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[quote name="tvltre"]
Sorry you spent all that money and now, you won't see the concert.[/quote]
No bigs, heard it was going to storm on Tuesday, July 6th anyways!
Sorry you spent all that money and now, you won't see the concert.[/quote]
No bigs, heard it was going to storm on Tuesday, July 6th anyways!
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I was big fan in high school (78-82). Along with the Clash, U2 was the beginning of my departure from FM radio rock (Journey, Kansas, Styxx, AC/DC, BOC, Jethro Tull, Rolling Stones ect....).
I loved everything U2 did in the 80s, after that not so much. Last album I bought was the Joshua Tree. Never got to see them live.
Just another band that gained wild commercial success and never looked back.
Have no ill wishes for Bono and hope he recovers.
I loved everything U2 did in the 80s, after that not so much. Last album I bought was the Joshua Tree. Never got to see them live.
Just another band that gained wild commercial success and never looked back.
Have no ill wishes for Bono and hope he recovers.
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[quote name="tvltre"]
Sorry you spent all that money and now, you won't see the concert.[/quote]
????? He would have to pay me to go to his show....A LOT!
Sorry you spent all that money and now, you won't see the concert.[/quote]
????? He would have to pay me to go to his show....A LOT!
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IHF I've seen U2 in concert 3 times and the "Zooropa" tour was my final straw. I agree the show is great, but the music just departed from what I liked about the band.
Bono's give money to Africa bullshit bothers me too. I've asked a few artists over the years "Why Africa and not some other poor nation?" and nobody can seem to give me a good answer.
Bono's give money to Africa bullshit bothers me too. I've asked a few artists over the years "Why Africa and not some other poor nation?" and nobody can seem to give me a good answer.
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Really? No one has come up with this one yet?
I see carrying the weight of the world has finally taken it's toll. Poor Bono.
Sarcasm at it's best.
I see carrying the weight of the world has finally taken it's toll. Poor Bono.
Sarcasm at it's best.
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[quote name="jakobeast"]Really? No one has come up with this one yet?
I see carrying the weight of the world has finally taken it's toll. Poor Bono.
Sarcasm at it's best.[/quote]
Good one.
I see carrying the weight of the world has finally taken it's toll. Poor Bono.
Sarcasm at it's best.[/quote]
Good one.
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WHO GIVES A SHIT !
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[quote name="jakobeast"]Really? No one has come up with this one yet?
I see carrying the weight of the world has finally taken it's toll. Poor Bono.
Sarcasm at it's best.[/quote]
I'm ashamed of myself for not thinking of this. LMAO Jako.
I see carrying the weight of the world has finally taken it's toll. Poor Bono.
Sarcasm at it's best.[/quote]
I'm ashamed of myself for not thinking of this. LMAO Jako.