Sting to give 1st concert at Paris’ Bataclan since attacks
PARIS — Sting is to headline the first concert at the Bataclan theatre in Paris since it was targeted in Islamic State attacks a year ago that killed 130 people.
The British singer will perform Nov. 12, the night before the first anniversary of the attacks on the Bataclan, Paris cafes and the national stadium.
Most of the victims were killed in the Bataclan after three men laden with explosives and toting Kalashnikovs stormed a concert by California band Eagles of Death Metal, firing indiscriminately at revelers and turning the dance floor into a sea of blood and body parts.
Families of victims and those injured have been invited to the Nov. 12 concert, and proceeds will go to groups for attack survivors and loved ones of those who were killed.