Entertainment Music Rock Music Bono Has Emergency Back Surgery The U2 singer was injured during tour-preparation training By Marla Lehner Marla Lehner Marla Lehner is the former west coast news director at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2013. People Editorial Guidelines Published on May 21, 2010 12:50PM EDT Photo: Jun Sato/WireImage U2 frontman Bono has been hospitalized after having surgery, the band said in a message posted online Friday. “Bono has today undergone emergency back surgery for an injury sustained during tour preparation training,” reads the message on U2.com. “He was admitted to a specialist neurosurgery unit in a Munich hospital, and is under the care of neurosurgeon Prof. Dr. Jorg Tonn and Dr. Muller Wohlfahrt. Bono will spend the next few days there, before returning home to recuperate.” It’s unclear how the band s tour will be affected by Bono’s injury. “Once his condition has been assessed further, a statement will be made regarding the impact on forthcoming tour dates,” says the message. The Guys from U2 Go to College