'' Innocence Experience : Live in Paris '' was originally scheduled to air on American television network HBO on 14 November 2015 to showcase a performance from U2 on their Innocence Experience Tour at AccorHotels Arena in Paris , France from earlier that day . However , the broadcast was delayed after the terrorist attacks in Paris the day prior forced the postponement of the band 's final two Paris concerts , scheduled for 14 and 15 November . The shows were rescheduled for 6 and 7 December , making them the final dates of the European leg of the tour . According to tour producer Arthur Fogel , " minimal " refunds were requested ( 3,000 of the 34,000 tickets sold ) . The rescheduling posed logistical challenges for the band , as the tour was supposed to end in Dublin more than a week prior to the new Paris dates , and crew members and equipment had been set to disperse . Arena security was bolstered for the rescheduled shows . Writing about U2 's plan to return to a Paris still on high alert , Don Kaplan of the '' Daily News '' said , " The Dublin band , born in the crucible of violence that gripped Ireland in the 1970s and '80s , has long collaborated with other musicians , artists , celebrities , and politicians to address issues concerning poverty , disease , and social injustice . That they 've now opted to challenge terrorism and fear should surprise absolutely no one . " U2 paid tribute to the victims of the attacks by displaying their names on the video screen during their performance of " City of Blinding Lights " . The display was created by Willie Williams and the tour 's video team . Guitarist the Edge said the group tried to balance paying tribute " in an artful way that does n't feel exploitive or jingoistic or anything trite " . At the end of the show , the group were joined on-stage by Eagles of Death Metal , who were returning to the city for the first time since their show at the Bataclan where the deadliest of the attacks in Paris occurred , killing 89 people . Bono introduced the group by saying , " They were robbed of their stage , so we would like to offer them ours . " The two bands performed a cover of Patti Smith 's song " People Have the Power " before U2 left the stage and Eagles of Death Metal concluded the show with their song " I Love You All the Time " . The Edge singled out the moment in which the members of U2 handed their instruments to Eagles of Death Metal as his favourite of the evening . The concert was released on DVD , Blu-ray , and via digital download on 10 June 2016 . Deluxe editions of physical copies include bonus video material . A super deluxe bundle includes : a USB light bulb ; a 64-page hardcover book ; stencil set ; dog tags ; badges ; and a downloadable copy of the concert
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Innocence + Experience: Live in Paris