{"id":245795,"date":"2022-11-30T18:14:04","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T00:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=245795"},"modified":"2022-11-30T19:21:35","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T01:21:35","slug":"u2-health-emergency-jeopardizes-las-vegas-residency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/u2-health-emergency-jeopardizes-las-vegas-residency\/","title":{"rendered":"U2 Health Emergency Jeopardizes Las Vegas Residency"},"content":{"rendered":"

Will U2 perform its Las Vegas residency next year with or without founding drummer Larry Mullen Jr.? That\u2019s the question reverberating through the live concert business right now in the wake of a U2 profile in the Washington Post<\/em> this week. The profile revealed that the Irish band\u2019s drummer needs surgery to continue drumming.<\/p>\n

Though U2 is reportedly slated to open the brand new MSG Sphere<\/a> in September, the Post <\/em>stated that \u201cif the band plays live in 2023 it will probably be without (Mullen), as he needs surgery to continue playing \u2014 and admits the dynamics in the band are not the same as they were decades ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

Did you catch that \u201cif<\/em> the band plays live in 2023?\u201d U2\u2019s residency has been reportedly scheduled to run six weekends, 12 performances total.<\/p>\n

\"Larry
U2’s Larry Mullen Jr. says he’s a damaged man who requires surgery to fix the toll taken by years of drumming. Will this put the kibosh on the band’s first Las Vegas residency? (Image: dublinlive.ie)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to the Post<\/em> report, the required surgery is for longtime neck and elbow problems \u2013 though it notes that the drummer also suffers from back problems. Mullen previously underwent knee surgery in 2009 at the Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado.<\/p>\n

11 O\u2019clock Tick Tock<\/h2>\n

Mullen, 61, cofounded U2 in 1976, when he, singer Paul \u201cBono\u201d Hewson, guitarist Dave \u201cThe Edge\u201d Evans, and bassist Adam Clayton were high school buddies. In fact, it was Mullen who formed the band, pinning a note to the bulletin board at Mount Temple School in Dublin seeking fellow musicians.<\/p>\n

Reporter Geoff Edgers buried this bombshell news deep in his Post<\/em> profile, which was pegged to the band\u2019s upcoming Kennedy Center Honors PBS broadcast on Dec. 28. However, Edgers tweeted the following quotes from Mullen, which didn\u2019t make it into his story: \u201cMy body is not what it used to be physically. Like next year, I won\u2019t be performing live next year. I don\u2019t know what the band\u2019s plan is. There\u2019s talk of all kinds of things \u2026 I have lots of bits falling off, elbows, knees, necks, and so, during COVID, when we weren\u2019t playing, I got a chance to have a look at some of these things. So, there\u2019s some damage along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

U2 has a history of waiting out health scares \u2013 postponing concerts when Edge\u2019s daughter was diagnosed with leukemia in 2010, after Bono had a bicycle accident in Central Park in 2014, and when Bono underwent heart surgery in 2016 to repair a blister on his aorta. And it has never played a gig with a substitute member. When considered along with the lack of any confirmation of U2\u2019s Sphere residency so far from the band or venue officials, this could spell a major delay, if not a cancellation.<\/p>\n

The news also seems to shed light on why, during an interview on Ireland\u2019s \u201cThe Brendan O\u2019Connor Show\u201d earlier this month, Bono stated: \u201cI can\u2019t announce Vegas, you\u2019d have to shoot me! But if it happens, I can promise you it won\u2019t be like anything you\u2019ve ever seen in Las Vegas or anywhere, ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Once again, there’s that dreaded \u201cif<\/em> it happens.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Will U2 perform its Las Vegas residency next year with or without founding drummer Larry Mullen Jr.? That\u2019s the question reverberating through the live concert business right now in the wake of a U2 profile in the Washington Post this week. The profile revealed that the Irish band\u2019s drummer needs surgery to continue drumming. Though […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":245797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3313,81886],"tags":[23,81969,82132,81968],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nU2 Health Emergency Jeopardizes Las Vegas Residency - Casino.org<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Will U2 perform its Las Vegas residency next year with or without founding drummer Larry Mullen Jr.? 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