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French Festivals Drop Eagles of Death Metal After Jesse Hughes' Comments

Two French summer music festivals have canceled Eagles of Death Music's scheduled sets following controversial statementsÂ made by singer Jesse Hughes regarding the November terror attack in Paris and the Bataclan massacre. Although Hughes apologizedÂ for the comments he made in a March interview, both Le Cabaret Vert and Rock en Seine...

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19:41 on May 20 2016

French Festivals Drop Eagles of Death Metal After Jesse Hughes' Comments

Rolling Stone — Two French summer music festivals have canceled Eagles of Death Music's scheduled sets following controversial statementsÂ made by singer Jesse Hughes regarding the Nov... more info

Eagles of Death Metal

16:28 on May 20 2016

Festivals pull EODM over Bataclan claim

BBC News - UK — Eagles of Death Metal are dropped from two French music festivals, after their singer reiterated his suggestion that security at the Bataclan was complicit in 2015's terr... more info

Eagles of Death Metal

22:40 on May 20 2016