U2's Bono Replaced by Robot for Friday Headline Slot at Glastonbury?
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
Written by Elliott Batte
Glastonbury headliner’s U2 will be fronted by a new, robotic singer this Friday – Robo-Bono.
A year after the band pulled out of Glastonbury due to the singer’s spinal operation, U2 will be back with the iconic frontman better than ever – with Bono comparing himself to a robot.
Last year in May Bono suffered a bad injury while preparing for the band’s forthcoming tour, and had to be taken to a German neurosurgeon to perform emergency surgery on his back. Now, he is back and ready to finally perform at the prestigious Somerset festival.
“Last year I came out of surgery in Munich and it went very well, if it hadn't then things could have been very different for me.” said the ‘Vertigo’ singer.
“Were I to pull down my pants I have 'Made in Germany' stamped on my ass. So Bono 2.0. Through the wonders of science, I'm not just fixed, I'm better.”
Meanwhile, the band is still undecided on what set to play for their slot at Glasto on Friday. Although they have decided what songs they will be playing, there is still heated discussion between the members to see which order the songs are played in.
Drummer Larry Mullen Jr. told BBC Radio 1 “It's been exciting but there's been pressure. I'll be happy when it's over, in a positive way. We've gone through a number of combinations of songs. Everybody seems to have a slightly different opinion.”
“There's the 'Where the Streets Have No Name' camp and then there's the more subtle approach, the 'Achtung Baby' dynamic approach where you build slowly.”
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