The Guardian is reporting that Eagles of Death Metal frontman Jesse Hughes was turned away from Sting’s concert at the Bataclan in Paris on November 12th, according to the venue’s management, who said he was “not welcome”. The American rock band were performing in the theatre on November 13th last year when it was attacked by Islamic extremist suicide bombers, who killed 89 people.

In the months after the massacre, Hughes provoked anger when he suggested Bataclan security staff were complicit in the attack. He later apologised.

On the eve of the first anniversary of the atrocity, former Police frontman Sting, 65, reopened the 150-year-old venue and Hughes was not allowed in, the Bataclan boss said. However a representative for the band reportedly disputed the venue’s version of events.

Jules Frutos, the manager of the theatre, said Hughes and his manager were turned away at the door. Frutos told the Press Association: “They tried to enter the venue and they are persona non grata. They are not welcome after what he said about the security.”

Frutos said of Hughes: “Even if he came back on what he said. I mean, this man is just sick. That’s all.” He said the band used what happened at the Bataclan to get “promotion”, asking: “Who did know about this band before?” 

Frutos said the band’s attitude showed “no respect for the victims”, adding that the singer and his manager did not have tickets for Sting’s concert. The band’s management said Hughes was in Paris with family, friends and fans to commemorate the “tragic loss of life that happened right in front of his eyes during his show”.

Marc Pollack, of The MGMT Company, accused Frutos of “tainting a wonderful opportunity that could’ve been used to spread peace and love”.

“Jesse never even tried entering the club for Sting’s show tonight,” he told US magazine Billboard.

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Eagles of Death Metal frontman Jesse Hughes alleged during an interview with FOX Business Network that the Bataclan venue's security team may have been in on the November 13th, 2015 terror attacks in Paris that left 89 people dead. Hughes made the allegations in the interview saying he became suspicious when security staff didn't show up at the venue the day of the band's concert.

Check out a few clips from the interview below.

Following the interview, a Bataclan representative issued the following statement: "Jesse Hughes spread some very grave and defamatory accusations against the Bataclan teams. A judicial investigation is undergoing. We wish to let justice proceed serenely. All the testimonies gathered to this day demonstrate the professionalism and courage of the security agents who were on the ground on November 13th. Hundreds of people were saved thanks to (these agents') intervention."

Hughes released the following statement regarding his comments:

"I humbly beg forgiveness from the people of France, the staff and security of the Bataclan, my fans, family, friends and anyone else hurt or offended by the absurd accusations I made in my Fox Business channel interview. My suggestions that anyone affiliated with the Bataclan played a role in the events of November 13th are unfounded and baseless — and I take full responsibility for them. They do not reflect opinions of my bandmates or anyone associated with Eagles Of Death Metal. The shame is 100% mine. I've been dealing with non-stop nightmares and struggling through therapy to make sense of this tragedy and insanity. I haven't been myself since November 13. I realize there's no excuse for my words, but for what it's worth: I am sincerely sorry for having hurt, disrespected or accused anyone."

Hughes recounted the horrific massacre in an interview Saturday (February 13th) on Sweden's TV4, saying he realized what was happening the moment that gunshots rang out in the cheering concert hall.

The attack started after "a very last note of the song, like almost a diabolical synchronicity," Hughes said. "I knew exactly what was going on."

A portion of the NBC transcript:

Tears welled up in his eyes as he described watching fans he knew succumbing to the barrage of bullets, and then his own horrifying search for his girlfriend.

"I didn't see my girl, Tuesday. She's, you know, the love of my life and ... I went back up into the backstage area to look for her and she wasn't there, and then I opened up a hallway and when I went inside the hallway there was a dude at the end of it holding a gun," Hughes said.

The musician said the gunman fired: "I thought I was dead, I just waited for the shots to hit me." But Hughes escaped and eventually found Tuesday.

When she called out his name, "there's never been the sweeter-sounding voice that you can imagine," he said.

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Eagles Of Death Metal have announced a new documentary that chronicles the events before and after the tragic November 13th terrorist attacks at the Bataclan in Paris, reports Pitchfork.

Eagles Of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends) will debut on HBO in February. Directed by Colin Hanks (Tom Hanks’ son) and produced by Live Nation Productions and Company Name, the documentary will look at Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme’s relationship with each other, as well as with their fans. It also features the band’s return to Paris earlier this year when they performed with U2.

In a scene from the new documentary, the band’s front-man Jesse Hughes makes clear that he will be marked by that night forever. “I take it as a holy charge, this duty of leadership that” has fallen to him, says Hughes, in a startling close-up.

His face is rough and bearded, but his voice, recorded long after the murderous attack at Le Bataclan Theatre, struggles through near-sobs. What he wants, says Hughes, is partly for rock and roll to become what it was: A binding force, for joy and elevation. More, he hopes to communicate something that came home during the attack, though he had first learned it as a kid in Palm Desert, when he was bullied by stronger types who once dumped him into a pool at a party, and kept him there. “Next time, stand up for yourself,” he says of the life-lesson. “Make sure you’re never the weakest one.”

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