The Eagles of Death Metal have returned to Paris to perform with U2 less than a month after the deadly attack on the Bataclan.

"They were robbed of their stage three weeks ago and we would like to offer them ours tonight," Bono said.

In an interview just a few days after the attack, the lead singer said the band wanted to carry perform a tribute to those people who had lost their lives.

“Our friends went to see rock and roll and died. I want to go back there and live,” the Jesse Hughes said.

“I cannot wait to get back to Paris and play.”

He claims that they would perform at the Bataclan theatre once it reopened to “finish” their gig.

Eagles of Death Metal appear at end of U2 show in Paris to perform. pic.twitter.com/Zh45SxUCgt — Alexander Marquardt (@MarquardtA) December 7, 2015

After the band was spotted arriving at Charles De Gaulle airport this week, expectation had been mounting that the "special guests" would be joining them at their two rescheduled Paris gigs.

A statement was later released denied these rumours.

Bono embraced Eagles of Death Metal singer Jesse Hughes and they sang a rousing rendition of "People Have the Power" amid emotional scenes.





The Irish rockers then left the stage after a few headliners so Eagles of Death Metal could play their own "I Love You All the Time."

Bono said: “We must also think of the terrorists’ families … I know it is hard right now.” The singer said the attackers’ families had also been robbed of their loved ones, by “an ideology that is a perversion of the beautiful religion of Islam”.

HBO taped U2's 2015 iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE concert on that emotional first night in Paris.

U2 had been due to play on November 14 and 15, but the gigs were cancelled after the shootings and suicide bombings that left 130 people dead.











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