French festivals ditch Eagles of Death Metal over singer's comments

[Eugene]

Source: Agence France-Presse

French festivals ditch Eagles of Death Metal over singer's comments

Agence France-Presse in Paris
Friday 20 May 2016 18.24 BST

Two French festivals on Friday cancelled shows by Eagles of Death Metal, the band whose 13 November show in Paris turned into a bloodbath, after the frontman made remarks critical of Muslims.

The Rock en Seine and Cabaret Vert festivals took issue with an interview by singer and guitarist Jesse Hughes, who renewed allegations that Muslim staff at the Bataclan club had been involved in the attack.

“As we are in total disagreement with Jesse Hughes’s recent allegations given in an interview with an American media (outlet), both Cabaret Vert and Rock en Seine festivals have decided to cancel the band’s performance,” said a statement by the two festivals, which take place in late August.

Eagles of Death Metal had briefly become heroes in France after jihadi extremists attacked their concert, killing 90 people in the deadliest of a series of coordinated assaults that claimed 130 lives across Paris.

But Hughes has since proved controversial in his remarks. He is known for his rightwing politics and champions gun ownership as well as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/20/french-festivals-ditch-eagles-of-death-metal-over-singers-comments-jesse-hughes

[mwrguy]

1. Good. Islamophobia has no place in modern society

[WhiteTara]

2. Good to know. I thought their name was creepy

but racism is worse.

[MisterP]

3. now renamed "the Charlie Daniels of Death Metal"