Bataclan announces first shows for November reopening

The Bataclan will reopen this November, three days after the first anniversary of the horrors of 13 November 2015.

Libertines and Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty, who is expected to release his second solo album this year, will headline the first show on 16 November, with concerts by Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour, American alt-rock act Nada Surf and French rapper MZ also scheduled, for 18 November, 2 December and 3 December, respectively.

The Bataclan has been closed since 13 November, when Islamic State-affiliated gunmen massacred 90 people at an Eagles of Death Metal concert at the 1,500-capacity Paris venue.

Eagles of Death Metal returned to Paris on 16 February for an emotional show at the Olympia, for which survivors of the Bataclan attack were given free tickets. The American band have expressed an interest in playing at the Bataclan when it reopens.