U2 and HBO rightfully cancelled its scheduled Paris concert on the same day as the attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015. It was rescheduled for December 9 and HBO aired it live. At the end of the concert, U2 brought out the Eagles of Death Metal, whose performance at the Bataclan Concert Hall was cut short that night. They performed one song together, and then Bono graciously let them close out the show. The entire event was a proper tribute to the victims of the attacks and a testament to the city's resilience and determination to continue on. And boy does U2 know how to put on a show. They packed a large stadium full of fans. There was a large rectangular screen that spanned the length of a football pitch that contained mesmerizing projections and closeups of the musicians. They performed some of the songs from their latest album, the one that was given to all iTunes users for free, much to their chagrin. The songs are not a great representation of their full potential, but by no means are the songs bad. They still have the classic U2 sound. But luckily, they also performed a good deal of their old material. After all, a U2 performance just wouldn't be right if the fans didn't get to sing "One."
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