The band reportedly escaped when the gunfire began, though two crew members are unaccounted for. Given the now-trending hashtag #PrayForParis, the performance and song choice seems especially fitting.Īt least 118 have been confirmed dead following shootings at Le Bataclan theater, where Eagles of Death Metal were the night’s headliners. TV show TFI Friday and performed “Save a Prayer” with Duran Duran, from their 1982 album Rio. Not long before that tragic concert, on Oct. Paris Shootings: Hostages Taken at Eagles of Death Metal Concert, 118 Reported Dead The aim of the Facebook page, Eagles Of Death Metal For No.1, is to get the song to number one in the UK charts, as a way of showing solidarity against terrorism. 13), when a mass shooting at their Paris concert left more than 100 people dead. In light of the tragedy, a Facebook campaign has been launched, encouraging the public to purchase Eagles of Death Metal’s cover of Duran Duran’s Save a Prayer. Watch Eagles of Death Metal Play ‘Save a Prayer’ With Duran Duran Days Before Paris Shootingsĭuran Duran’s Simon Le Bon and Eagles of Death Metal’s Jesse Hughes on “TFI Friday”Įagles of Death Metal have been around for awhile now - forming in 1998 and releasing a debut album in 2004 - but many people were introduced to the band under horrifying circumstances on Friday (Nov.
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