Bono
showed off his injuries for the first time since his nasty cycling
accident on Christmas Eve, refusing to be held down by the unfortunate
incident.
The
U2 front man sported a cast on his left arm as he hid behind a thick
scarf and under a camouflage hat, walking to The Cliff Townhouse
restaurant in Dublin to party with celebrity friends.
The
cycling mishap saw the band cancel their Tonight Show residency in the
immediate aftermath in November and on Wednesday, it was the annual
Grafton Street festive performance that Bono was forced to pull out of.
Still healing: Bono revealed a cast on his left hand as he arrived at the The Cliff Townhouse in Dublin on Christmas Eve
Shane MacGowan,
of The Pogues fame, and Victoria Clarke were also seen entering the
same Cliff Townhouse venue later that evening.
Bono's
left arm was taped up in a heavy-duty cast and he was forced to robe
his jacket around his shoulders with the arm out of the sleeve.
The star is said to have broken his arm in six places when he collided with another cyclist while out in New York City.
The
star's 'high energy' bike injuries required three metal plates, 18
screws and five hours of reconstructive surgery, doctors said at the
time.
Head down: Back in his native Ireland, the star cowered beneath a camouflage cap and a silk scarf
Nasty accident: Bono required three metal plates, 18 screws and five hours of reconstructive surgery, doctors said at the time
Not
keeping him down: Despite not being able to appear at the
annual Grafton Street festive performance, Bono was determined to step
out
Celebrating
the festive season in his native Ireland on Wednesday, Bono donned his
signature tinted glasses and matched his scarf to his hat as he tried to
go relatively unnoticed.
Despite it being structured with plasters and tape, Bono managed to grasp a phone with his left hand.
Bono's
bandmate the Edge recently revealed the extent of the star's injuries,
confirming to KROQ that they wouldn't be able to perform at the KROQ
Almost Acoustic Christmas.
Resting: Bono appeared to be on the mend having broken his arm, finger and damaged his eye socket
Party time: Shane MacGowan and Victoria Clarke were seen arriving at The Cliff Townhouse later that night
Christmas feeling: Shane, of The Pogues fame, would no doubt be partying to his iconic festive song
Messy: The star looked like he'd had a few spillages as he rocked up in a stained ensemble that night
Party guests: Shane and Victoria arrived at the same venue after Bono was seen heading in
Lothario: Shane stopped to give a lady a kiss on the hand as she sat outside the restaurant
The
star revealed: 'He managed to come out of it with what you could only
describe as injuries from a car crash, literally, multiple fractures of
bones in his elbow and in his back. But he's doing OK.
'He actually showed us an X-Ray a couple of days later, and it looked like a miniature of the Eiffel Tower was in his elbow.'
The Edge said Bono had been 'doing physio to keep the joints active twice a day' at home in Dublin.
It's now been a month since Bono suffered the painful injuries of his New York's Central Park crash.
On the road to recovery: U2 frontman
Bono is pictured for the first time since his cycling crash in Dublin at
the start of this month, wearing the same outfit
And understandably he'd been laying low for the past few weeks but it looks like the singer is well on the road to recovery.
The
U2 frontman was pictured out and about in his hometown of Dublin at the
start of this month, wearing the same low-key outfit regardless of the
outfit.
Wearing
the same khaki cap and double-breasted jacket, the father-of-four kept
his head down as he tried to blend in with his fellow Irishmen and
women.
Aside
from his arm injury, the 54-year-old ended up undergoing five hours of
surgery broke his little finger and suffering a broken eye socket.
Injured: Bono was performing with U2 just days before his New York Central Park accident
The
guitarist admitted Bono was disappointed about the timing of the
injury: 'He's so upset about the fact that, unfortunately we're about to
announce, we're not going to be able to do the Acoustic Christmas
because he's been told by his doctors that he's got to stay put. He's
back in Dublin right now and basically he can't move for the next couple
of months.'
Bono is expected to be fully healed when the band kick off their North American tour in 2015.
Earlier
this month, Bono was replaced by Bruce Springsteen and Coldplay's Chris
Martin during a surprise show for AIDS relief Monday in New York.
MailOnline has contacted a spokesperson for Bono for further information.
Busy year ahead: The band will be performing a North American tour in 2015
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