"In the face of threats" : Bilal Hassani canceled his concert at a church in Metz

Bilal Hassani had planned to sing at an old church in Metz on Wednesday, April 5, unfortunately this concert became a point of contention for him because local Catholic and traditionalist movements denounced the singer’s arrival as an outrage against his beliefs. Reason ? The artist, known for participating in the TF1 telecrochet, Sound: The most beautiful soundToday, she is the flag bearer of the LGBTQIA+ community and fully takes on her sexual orientation. “In the face of threats made to Bilal Hassani and his audience within the scope of his concert in Metz on April 5, all the producers and artists decided to cancel it with regret, sadness and hatred. this concert“” said Live Nation in a press release consulted by BFMTV. The production of the young man’s tour added that they “didn’t want” the event to happen.place of increased tension and malice“.

On March 28, the discussion began with a message posted on the collective’s blog “Catholic Lorraine“. This “desecration“He called the believers to mass prayer just outside the concert hall. They felt the singer’s performances. I’m still dancing “nothing but pornographic“. The collective even planned “repair rosary” 15 minutes before the start of the concert corresponds to praying to get together and repair sins. While this request was conveyed by various media outlets, tour organizers were afraid to see the exercise overflow.

“Should one of the oldest religious buildings in France, now designed for acoustic concerts, suffer this disgrace in the middle of Holy Week before Easter? Back to common sense!‘, wrote Françoise Grolet, regional councilor Rassemblement national du Grand-Est, on his account. Facebook, then interrogates the mayor of Metz, François Grosdidier (former LR). “Not Christian, but Roman and in a civilized sense, this ancient basilica, connected with water structures and seeing the inhabitants of the time bathe naked, was for a short time just a church. It has not been consecrated for over 500 years and today has become a performance hall highly acclaimed by Messins and artists of all kinds. I am a congressman who will always oppose whatever ignorance and extremism may be.‘, François Grosdidier replied in a press release.

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