Why Le Bataclan Was Right To Open, And Why We Need To Keep Celebrating Live Music
by The Daily Eye Team November 25 2016, 1:16 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 33 secsOn 13 November 2015, at around 8.55pm, a friend nudged my side and whispered that something was happening in Paris.We were at the Roundhouse, one of the most iconic music venues in London, watching Suede perform.At the same time, three gunmen were firing into a crowd of music fans at an Eagles of Death Metal gig at the Bataclan – one of the most iconic music venues in France.It could have been the Roundhouse. Since the attack, security experts have pointed out how music fans are particularly vulnerable to attacks, as festivals and nightclubs are viewed by terrorists as “soft targets”.