Bono writes Paris attacks song ahead of France gigs

U2 frontman Bono has written a song about the Paris attacks ahead of a defiant return to the French capital on Sunday that may also feature the Eagles of Death Metal whose show was targeted by the jihadists.

The Irish rock band canceled their shows in Paris earlier this month in the wake of the attacks on November 13 that left 130 dead.

But they quickly rescheduled them and are due to appear at the 16,000-capacity AccorHotels Arena on Sunday and Monday.

“We think of music as the sound of freedom,” says guitarist The Edge, in an interview with CNN.

“We think rock and roll has a part to play, so going back to Paris to us is not just symbolic. I think we’re actually starting the process of resistance, of defiance against this movement,” he says, referring to the Islamic State group that carried out the attacks.

— AFP