Bono sustained the back injury which caused the postponement of the gig during band rehearsals and, on the eve of their show this year, a video has been released on U2’s official website featuring their frontman giving his thoughts on the cancellation shortly after an operation.
“This is not very rock and roll. This is a different kind of rehab,” he explains. “They’ve explained to me that apparently I’m not indestructible. The drugs by the way are very good.”
“U2’s never played Glastonbury – I was really looking forward to it. I actually cannot believe this has happened. Really sad, disappointed, pissed off about that – this is, actually, Spinal Tap.”
U2 will be followed on the Pyramid Stage tomorrow night by Coldplay, with popstar Beyonce bringing proceedings to a close on Sunday evening.
