Bono spent Christmas Eve the same way he has almost every year since 2009: amid the twinkle of a thousand camera flashes while busking on Dublin's Grafton Street.
"As a result of the ongoing state of emergency across France, the U2 Paris concert scheduled for 14th November will not be going ahead as planned," the band wrote in a message on their official website.
After releasing a pair of offbeat and avant garde albums in the mid-'90s, U2 returned to anthemic rock and mainstream adoration thanks in part to one "Beautiful Day."
U2 kicked off their Innocence + Experience Tour last night in Vancouver with a career-spanning set list, a stunning new stage setup and a stunning mishap.