U2 cancels HBO concert after Paris attacks

Irish rock band U2 was minutes away from the shootings in Paris on Friday night, during which dozens were wounded and killed in a coordinated attack.

Frontman Bono was seen rehearsing earlier in the day at AccorHotels Arena, 2.8 miles away from the concert hall Bataclan where a gunman opened fire during a concert by American band Eagles of Death Metal. The band members -- guitarist The Edge, bassist Adam Clayton and drummer Larry Mullen Jr. -- and crew were promptly moved into lockdown and are safe at accommodations nearby, according to insiders.

U2 was in town to perform Saturday and Sunday at AccorHotels Arena, the former set to be broadcast live on HBO. That show has since been canceled.

The band later posted a statement to its official website: “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. U2 and Live Nation, along with HBO who were due to live broadcast the Saturday concert, are fully resolved to go ahead with this show at an appropriate time.”