U2 tour postponed after Bono undergoes back surgery

U2 frontman Bono has undergone spinal surgery after injuring his back during rehearsal, forcing the band to postpone the launch of their world tour and leaving a headline appearance at Glastonbury in the balance.

The singer, who celebrated his 50th birthday in New York last month, is to spend the weekend in a neurosurgery unit at a hospital in Munich.

The band announced tonight that it had postponed the first date of its U2360 degree tour, in Salt Lake City, on 3 June, and that other dates were now uncertain.

"Bono will spend the next few days there, before returning home to recuperate," the band said.

"Once his condition has been assessed further, a statement will be made regarding the impact on forthcoming tour dates."

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