INTERVIEW
By Bandsintown - Nov 16, 2015
Original Artwork by Jean Julien
The news of the Paris Attacks came to us early Friday evening. It was
a time of chaos and confusion—not many seemed to know exactly what had
yet happened at Le Bataclan concert hall, Le Petit Cambodge, La Belle
Equipe, and Le Carillon restaurants, and Stade de France.
Over the last few days, information has come to light including who
may behind these horrific acts, who the victims are, and how something
so terrible may occur.
Our hearts are broken by these events.
Bandsintown is a concert discovery platform. We exist to let music
fans uncover concerts happening by their favorite artists in their own
cities. Because of our position in the music industry, we have direct
ties to what has happened in France: Eagles of Death Metal are one of
our own artists; Bataclan is owned by one of our shareholders, Lagardère
group; one of our own family members, who is also an artist manager,
has worked with victim Nick Alexander on tour; we ourselves are music
fans and are musicians.
As Bandsintown’s chiefs and natives to France, we know very well the
iconic venue that existed as the place of so much horror on November 13,
2015. We have personally spent countless nights there, and have only
good memories of Le Bataclan.
In the wake of this terrible tragedy, we will continue to support our
artists and their fans. We will play from the stage louder than ever;
we will sing from the crowd louder than ever. We will strive forward as
the voice of live music. We will not let terrorism silence us.
Rest in Peace, all victims of terror around the world.
Sincerely,
Fabrice Sergent, Julien Mitelberg, and the entire Bandsintown family
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