Bruce Springsteen and Chris Martin Step In For Injured Bono At World AIDS Day Concert

Bruce Springsteen sings with U2 in Times Square on World AIDS Day

After a Central Park bike accident put Bono in the hospital with serious injuries, it looked like U2's World AIDS Day concert in Times Square was not going to happen.

Until, Bruce Springsteen (!) and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin stepped up and stepped in for the still recovering Bono.

Springsteen performed "Where the Streets Have No Name" and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" alongside U2's Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen Jr. in Times Square in front of few hundred fans, who stood in the rain.

Aside from highlighting the fight against AIDS, the night's other theme was supporting an injured Bono. Springsteen said he hoped the 54-year-old was recovering in Dublin, and Martin told the crowd after performing: "Sending my love to Bono."

A bike accident in Central Park last month left Bono with multiple injuries, including a facial fracture involving his left eye socket, a fractured left shoulder blade and a fractured left elbow. He underwent a five-hour surgery.

Martin, who wore a T-Shirt that read "Substitu2," sang "Beautiful Day" and "With or Without You."

Kanye West and Carrie Underwood also contributed performances. Watch the concert below:

Chris Martin of Coldplay with U2 on World AIDS Day

(from AP)