Arnaud Meersseman: Bataclan attack spurred me on

On the anniversary of the attack in Paris, AEG Presents France head Arnaud Meersseman, who was among those wounded in the Bataclan, reflects on the past five years

AEG Presents France GM Arnaud Meersseman

AEG Presents’ Arnaud Meersseman has said the attack on the Bataclan, which took place five years ago today, left him more determined than ever to keep working in live music.

Meersseman, whose then-company, Nous Productions, was the promoter of the ill-fated show, says that the alternative to continuing – to quit promoting concerts – would have been to hand victory to the terrorists responsible.

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Meersseman was one of hundreds of people injured when three heavily armed Islamic State gunmen attacked the Paris…

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