Bruce Springsteen To Team With Bono-less U2 In Times Square

Before Bono injured himself in a cycling accident, U2 had signed on to perform in NYC’s Times Square tonight for World AIDS Day. Now that Bono is unable to perform, the show will still go on with Bruce Springsteen and Chris Martin fronting the other members of U2 on songs from the Irish band’s catalog.

“This year is a World AIDS Day like no other,” said Bono, in a press release announcing the performance. “The world reached a tipping point in the fight against AIDS -more people were newly added to life-saving treatment than were newly infected with the virus. A lot of people are calling it the beginning of the end of AIDS. We wouldn’t be at this point without American leadership, people from the left and the right. Today, 13 million people have access to life-saving treatment, up from 300,000 just over ten years ago. Americans don’t know the role they’ve played in this fight. Tonight’s event is to inform them and thank them.” Carrie Underwood and Kanye West will also perform at the event, which is expected to start at 7:30 p.m. ET.

The event starts at 7:30 p.m. ET at Duffy Square in Times Square, on Broadway between 46th & 47th Streets. Attendees should enter at 50th Street and Broadway.

UPDATE: You can watch pro-shot footage of the concert below including Chris Martin and U2 minus Bono’s “Beautiful Day” and “With Or Without You” as well as Springsteen leading the group through “Where The Streets Have No Name” and “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.”