U2 cancel tour, pay tribute to Bataclan victims of Paris attack

u2 canceled two Paris concerts following the terrorist attacks in Paris that killed 129 people. Members of the famous band visited the memorial site set up near Bataclan to pay homage to the victims. U2 were to have performed at Paris’ AccorHotels Arena this weekend, the first of which was supposed to be telecast live on HBO. The shows were hastily canceled amid the state of emergency declared by President Francois Hollande.

French media showed footage of Bono, the Edge, Adam Cullen and Larry Mullen Jr. laying flowers at the memorial site strewn with candles and other tributes to the estimated 89 people who died while attending a performance by California band Eagles of Death Metal. Bono earlier condemned the attacks as a “direct hit on music.”

The Foo Fighters have also announced the end of their European tour and have canceled their concerts in Torino, Paris, Lyon and Barcelona.