On November 13 , 2015 , Eagles of Death Metal was playing a sold-out concert to about 1,500 guests at the Bataclan theatre in Paris . The band had started performing the song " Kiss the Devil " when an attack killed about 90 fans . According to reports , the attackers shot randomly into the crowd , including those seeking cover by lying on the floor , and then detonated explosive vests when the theatre was stormed by special police units . Hughes escaped via the backstage , and the rest of the band – Dave Catching , Julian Dorio , Eden Galindo and Matt McJunkins – survived the attack . However , 36 year old Nick Alexander , who worked at the band 's merchandise table during the group 's European tour , was among the people killed
an attack killed about 90 fans
November 2015 Paris attacks
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