The Edge provided fans with an update on Bono’s biking accident and injuries while speaking with KROQ’s Kevin and Bean on Wednesday morning to announce U2’s world tour and the news that U2 wouldn't be performing at the radio station's Almost Acoustic Christmas concert.

Edge confirmed that Bono’s accident occurred on Sunday morning, Nov. 16, while he was cycling in Central Park as part of his workout regime, and that the injuries were akin to being in a car crash. "There were a lot of people in the park and he just wasn’t paying enough attention," Edge said. "He was going fast down a bit of a hill and somebody come out onto the cycle way. He swerved to avoid them and just went straight over the handlebars.”

After saying that Bono was made of tough stuff, Edge described the injuries: “The poor guy. Basically his left elbow was shattered, so a lot of the work was reconstructing the joint and putting in wires and plates. He showed us an X-ray a couple of days later and it looked like a miniature of the Eiffel Tower was in his elbow. Then the same had to happen with the fracture of his pinkie. The joint there was totally messed up. That needed a bone graft. Then the most vulnerable was his upper back and scapula. They couldn’t put any plates in there. They decided to not do surgery. So, basically he’s got to be very still and not move around until that’s healed.”

Edge said Bono’s doing physical therapy twice a day to keep his joints active.

Because of Bono being sidelined, the band almost canceled out on the World AIDS Day event in New York City, but didn't because it was a charity event, Times Square was shut down for the night, and they were fortunate to have a little help with lead vocals. “It was an amazing experience, but it feels a little bit like we were cheating on Bono,” he said.

Edge told Kevin and Bean that he has never performed without Bono. “It never happens and it’s not an experience I want to repeat again.” He reiterated that as one of the reasons why U2 was pulling out of the KROQ Acoustic Christmas event. “We can’t have somebody fronting U2 for a whole show. That would be ridiculous.”

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