Sting Will Reopen The Bataclan in Paris

The British singer, Sting, will be at the Bataclan music venue a day before the first anniversary of the horrific attack the killed over 90 people there for a concert. Not to mention the others that were gunned down by the three heavily armed men that were wearing suicide vests. In the end, 130 people were killed in the coordinated attacks in Paris on November 13 last year.

The singer will take to the stage on Saturday, November 12th for a performance. It is an attempt to honor and remember the many people who lost their lives. To bring back the historic theater and celebrate music and life!

Ever since the Islamist gunmen stormed in on a concert by the American rock band – Eagles of Death Metal – the venue was shut down. However, it will now be reopened to the public and all the revenue from the concert will be given to 13 Novembre: Fraternite verite and Life For Paris.

Sting is the stage name of Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner. He got the nickname “Sting” from his days playing with the Phoenix Jazzman. He had a habit of wearing a “black and yellow” sweater that had hooped stripes. The bandleader, Solomon thought Sumner looked like a bee and gave him the nickname.

The masculine name Gordon is taken from a Scottish surname that was originally derived from the name of a place that meant “spacious fort”. In fact, it was used to honor a British General – Charles George Gordon – who died defending the city of Khartoum located in Sudan.