Attacks: the tears of the Eagles of Death Metal at the Bataclan – Le Figaro

IMAGES – The California rock band, who went to pray on Tuesday for the first time at the concert hall, was upset at the countless anonymous messages left in tribute to victims.

After being invited to attend the U2 concert at Bercy on Monday night, members of the California rock band Eagles of Death Metal surrendered Tuesday before the entry Bataclan to honor the victims of the attacks of 13 November. The rockers, whose coming had not been announced, arrived early in the afternoon under a light rain before the 50, Boulevard Voltaire in Paris, aboard several cars with tinted windows.

Moved to tears in front of the countless anonymous messages left in tribute to victims, kissing each other, the musicians remained long minutes there, without a word, looking at the pictures of victims left on places. One of them filed a flower in honor of the 90 people killed.

thus the group back on stage Monday night in Paris, to sing two songs during a U2 concert in Bercy has waved the hundred onlookers gathered behind barriers and contained by police.

Some of them also came to pray before the Bataclan, without imagining they intersect the Eagles of Death Metal, whose name is known around the world for the bloody attack against the Bataclan.

“We did not recognize them, but when silence was made, it was immediately understood that it was the band playing that night, “said AFP Vendemia Elisabetta, an Italian visiting Paris, who wanted to dedicate a day to visit the scene of the attacks. “What should move them the most is that all these people had come to see, them,” adds her companion, Salvatore Calo.

For most people on site, the presence of group less than a month after the tragedy was a powerful symbol of courage and brand.

“It is admirable on their part to be there. It’s true that it does not give life to those that have lost it, but it is a magnificent gesture, “said David Benoit and Osmont, thirty-two came from Normandy. For Yolaine, a sexagenarian native of Montpellier, “is a lot of emotion is very strong and it warms the heart.” “It is a sign of hope,” added Guy, sixties too.

Held secret until the last moment for security reasons, the presence of Eagles of Death Metal, Tuesday Bataclan, was framed by a heavy security. Many police were deployed near the room to channel passersby, while the Boulevard Voltaire was partially closed to traffic by police.

The five rockers were playing at the Bataclan to close 1,500 people on November 13 when a jihadist commando entered the famous concert hall and opened fire, leaving 90 dead, including one of the sales managers of the group, Nick Alexander.

They had canceled their European tour after the attack but had said shortly after they wanted to be “the first band to play at the Bataclan when it would reopen.”