Pete Doherty Will Be the First Musician to Perform at the Bataclan Since the Paris Attacks

Pete Doherty Will Be the First Musician to Perform at the Bataclan Since the Paris Attacks

In a statement posted on Facebook Wednesday morning, Le Bataclan, the Paris concert hall targeted by terrorists last November, announced that the venue will reopen this fall. “The work of renovating Le Bataclan has started,” the statement said in French. “We’re going to try and preserve its warmth and friendliness. We want to maintain its spirit.”

The post also said that British rocker Pete Doherty, formerly of The Libertines, will be the first act to perform at Bataclan. Doherty is scheduled to play on November 16, only three days before the anniversary of the attacks, which killed more than 130 people. “Other concerts and shows will of course be announced in the coming days,” the statement said. “And on this particular day, we can’t help but think of all the victims of November 13 and their families.”