They’ll be tryn’ to throw their arms around — Paris.
Just two weeks after pulling the plug on their upcoming concert in Paris the popular band has bravely decided to perform despite ongoing terror threats to the City of Lights and other major metropolises around the world.
Their new HBO concert will originate from Paris and air on Dec. 7 at 9p.m., the band said.
“So much that was taken from Paris on the tragic night of November 13th is irreplaceable,” U2 Bono said Monday.
“For one night, the killers took lives, took music, took peace of mind — but they couldn’t steal the spirit of that city. It’s the spirit our band knows well and will try to serve when we return for the postponed show… We’re going to put on our best for Paris.”
The show had originally been slated to take place on Nov. 14, — just 24 hours after ISIS-affliated terrorists slaughtered 130 people and injured hundreds of others in Paris.
The telecast, “Innocence + Experience Live in Paris,” will be taped at Accorhotels Arena in Bercy, a neighborhood in Paris and air a few hours later in the U.S.
The stadium, which holds more than 16,000 will obviously poses a significant security risk, but going on with the show sends a powerful message to those nabobs who hope stoke fear and silence peace (and music)-loving fans everywhere.
It’s no surprise that the first major concert to take place in Paris since the attacks will be U2.
The Dublin band, born in the crucible of violence that gripped Ireland in the 1970s and ’80s, has long collaborated with other musicians, artists, celebrities, and politicians to address issues concerning poverty, disease, and social injustice.
That they’ve now opted to challenge terrorism and fear should surprise absolutely no one.
