U2’s Bono writes Paris attacks song ahead of French gigs

“So much that was taken from Paris on the tragic night of November 13th is irreplaceable”, U2 Bono said Monday, U2’s lead singer Bono said.

Less than three weeks after postponing their iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE concerts in the wake of the Paris attacks, U2 was back to rock the French capital with a powerful and fearless live performance on Sunday.

Last week, reports surfaced that U2 would have Eagles of Death Metal join them onstage during their final song of the night, but the Irish outfit released a statement earlier in the day stating that wouldn’t be the case.

Bono recited the lyrics of “Streets Of Surrender” on an American talk show following a question about whether U2 would write a song in response to the Paris attacks.

U2 has returned to Paris to make up the two concerts they rescheduled after November’s horrific terrorist attacks – but the special guest many were hoping for won’t be joining them Sunday. I love it. Every time I get lost down these ancient streets, I find myself again. “I came down these streets of love and pride to surrender”.

The worst of the violence took place at the Bataclan music venue, where 90 people were killed during a gig by the Eagles of Death Metal. Our friends went to see rock and roll and died.

In a video interview with Vice News last week, Eagles Of Death Metal vocalist Jesse Hughes, 43, recalled how the gunmen slaughtered everyone who had fled into a dressing room apart from “a kid who was hiding under my leather jacket”.

The Nov. 13 terror attacks killed 130 people in Paris, including 89 people who were attending the concert of Eagles of Death Metal at the Bataclan.

“We tried to find a plane for them to get out and things like that”, he told CNN.