Shockwaves from the Paris terrorist attacks of November 13 continue to vibrate through the music industry, but in a hopeful nod, U2 were able to reschedule their Paris shows and now have a new HBO broadcast date.
The band were close to the events of that night, when armed members of ISIS opened fire at an Eagles of Death Metal concert at Parisian venue Le Bataclan. The band was reportedly a very short distance from the tragedy and Bono had been seen rehearsing at the AccorHotels arena earlier that day for their concert the next day.
Due to obvious circumstances, namely the state of emergency across France, their concert for November 14 was cancelled. The concert had been slated to be a live broadcast but the band, in agreement with Live Nation, decided that it was not an appropriate time to move forward.
The 'iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE' tour and live HBO broadcast dates will continue early next month on December 6 and 7 at the AccorHotels arena.
According to Billboard, Bono released a statement on the events that read, "So much that was taken from Paris on the tragic night of November 13th is irreplaceable. For one night, the killers took lives, took music, took peace of mind - but they couldn't steal the spirit of the city. It's a spirit our band knows well and will try to serve when we return for the postponed shows on December 6th and 7th. We're going to try to put on our best for Paris."
The attacks on Paris hit the music industry hard and amongst the 90 killed at the concert were music reporter Guillaume B. Decherf, Mercury Records international product manager Thomas Ayad and Eagles of Death Metal's merchandise manager Nick Alexander.
U2 were also not the only band to nix concerts following the attacks and reported cancellations included Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Marilyn Manson and Papa Roach shows.
