Kendji Girac’s concert in Marseille cancelled
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Kendji Girac’s concert in Marseille cancelled

The singer, who was injured by gunfire on Monday in Landes, was to perform on Friday at the Esplanade de la Major in Marseille as part of the festivities organized by the metropolis and the department to celebrate the approach of the Olympic Games. Community is looking for a replacement.

Le Figaro Marseille

Panic in the old port. Friday 26 On April 1, the metropolis of Aix-Marseille and the department of Bouches-du-Rhône, both headed by Martine Vassal, organize a big celebration a few days before the arrival of the Olympic flame in Marseille (8 May) and three months before the Olympic Games are held in France. And for the occasion, the communities had invited a certain Kendji Girac, hospitalized near Bordeaux, to perform on stage for a showcase on the esplanade of the Major Cathedral.

The concert therefore had to be cancelled “given the context”, which Martine Vassal himself announced on X. Night from Sunday to Monday, the singer was hospitalized after being shot in the chest while in an area for travelers in Biscarosse in Landes. An investigation into attempted murder has been launched.

Looking for a replacement

“We are looking for another artist”, confide those around Martine Vassal. The interpreter of Color Gitano And Andalusian even mentioned one “random shooting” according to prosecutors, he was still hospitalized on Monday night at the Haut-Lévêque hospital center in Pessac, southwest of Bordeaux, where he was taken early in the morning. “in serious condition, but conscious”.

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