After requiring emergency back surgery last week, Bono is expected to return full health. U2’s massive U2 260 Tour of North America had to be called off for 2010, as the rock star will need to undergo a involved rehabilitation process. With more than one million tickets already sold for the tour, the dates are expected to be rescheduled for the summer of 2011. In 2009, the 360′ Tour raked in $311 million dollars, and was expected to break the Rolling Stones all-time tour gross of $558 million. Their concert DVD U2360: Live at the Rose Bowl will be released early on in June, so fans we’ll be able to at least be able to watch U2 that way. Gorillaz will replace U2 as the headlining act at the UK festival Glastonbury.   

Bono was in the capital city of the United State to meet with President Barrack Obama. Besides showing the President a dance move or two, Bono and Obama spoke about the U2 front man’s recent trip to Africa. Bono was also able to conduct an interview with Obama for the Canadian newspaper Globe and Mail about the upcoming G8 Conference in Canada. They discussed topics ranging from how new technologies can help Africa’s economy grow and the way first world countries can help third world goverments be more just. Obama spoke about his memories from his last trip to Africa, remembering his visit to Ghana right as the country had held a successful election. It is rumored that Obama may make an appearance at the World Cup this summer in South Africa. In other notes, U2 get back to the 360 Tour in 14 days playing their first show of the spring in Salt Lake City, UT on June 3rd.

Bono and former US President Bill Clinton attended the 35th American Ireland Annual Fund to help raise money for musical education for children in Ireland. Like U2’s front man. Clinton has long been a supporter of the arts in his time in public service. Growing up playing the saxophone, Clinton wasn’t able to further his musical education because his family didn’t have the money. During his time in office, Bill Clinton was very active in the Ireland-Northern Ireland peace process, and continues to be involved in Irish affairs. One of the biggest contributors to Bono’s desire to make music himself was when his family sold their piano when he was young. U2 has donated 7 million dollars to the cause alone. Who knows? The money going towards musical education could foster Ireland’s next U2 someday.