Foo Fighters' Sonic Highway World Tour Featuring Gary Clark Jr. At The Forum (Photo : Getty Images)
Other artists announced the cancellation of their Paris shows or appearances on Saturday a day after the six simultaneous terror attacks in the city of lights that left about 170 people dead.
Right after the attack, U2 announced it would cancel their Paris performance to assure the safety of band members as well as fans since one of the attacks, at the Bataclan theater, occurred during the concert of American rock band Eagles of Death Metal.
Associated Press reports that the Foo Fighters cancelled its remaining dates of their European tour. They were initially slated to hold their Paris show on Monday.
Also on Saturday, Mars, the film distributor of "Jane Got A Gun," cancelled the promotional appearance of lead star Natalie Portman. In a statement, Mars said, "Because of the events (Friday) night, we are canceling TV appearances, junket and preview appearances with Natalie Portman Nov. 15-16."
Since the terrorism-themed movie "Made in France" appears too close to reality, its producers, Pretty Pictures, postponed the scheduled release date on Nov. 18. The promotional poster for the movie had an automatic rifle on top of the French icon Eiffel Tower, while the trailer features a lot of Islamic-looking terrorists.
On Sunday, there was supposed to be a photo call for the movie "Bridge of Spies," but Twentieth Century Fox, the film's distributor, also cancelled the event. Scheduled to appear were Steven Spielberg, Mark Rylance and Amy Ryan.
U2, which announced the cancellation on Saturday morning, said in a statement, "In light of this senseless violence, the closing of borders, and international mourning, we can't continue right now ... There is no other way to say it. This is crazy and it sucks."
U2 singer Bono calls the Friday attack a "direct hit on music" as a lot of the victims were concert goers and the venue had a 150-year history of vaudeville, cinema and modern entertainment. Bataclan used to be owned by a Jewish family since they bought it 40 years ago. However, in September, the owners sold the theater which has received threats in the past because pro-Israel events were hosted there, reports the New York Daily News.
