French music festivals cancel Eagles of Death Metal performances over anti-Islam remarks
A man witnesses the massacre of 90 people by Muslim terrorists; they are his fans and some are his friends. Then he, a victim, is the one punished when he expresses his displeasure. From Deutsche Welle.
Music festival organizers in France have canceled performances by the Eagles of Death Metal following controversial remarks by its frontman. The band’s Bataclan concert was a target of November’s Paris terror attacks.
The Rock en Seine and Cabaret Vert festivals announced Friday that the band would no longer feature in their line-ups after its singer Jesse Hughes said in a magazine interview that he “saw Muslims celebrating in the street” during the November 13 attack on the Bataclan theater.
The festival organizers said they were in “total disagreement” with the allegations.
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French music festivals cancel Eagles of Death Metal performances over anti-Islam remarks
Music festival organizers in France have canceled performances by the Eagles of Death Metal following controversial remarks by its frontman. The band’s Bataclan concert was a target of November’s Paris terror attacks.
The Rock en Seine and Cabaret Vert festivals announced Friday that the band would no longer feature in their line-ups after its singer Jesse Hughes said in a magazine interview that he “saw Muslims celebrating in the street” during the November 13 attack on the Bataclan theater.
The festival organizers said they were in “total disagreement” with the allegations.
In an interview titled “Surrendering to Death” published May 14 in the online “Taki’s Magazine,” Hughes also blamed “the liberal mentality” for fans’ deaths. He also said he’d spotted at least one of the attackers in the venue before the concert.
Hughes is known for his pro-gun stance, conservative politics and support of Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump.