In the days and weeks following the Manchester bombing, Oasis’ Don’t Look Back In Anger has become someone of an unofficial anthem for both the city and the country standing together.
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Ahead of the friendly between France and England in Paris, a band played a cover of the song in tribute to both the Manchester and London attacks.
The France and England fans join together to sing Don't Look Back In Anger! pic.twitter.com/bZOCWCKAuk
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) June 13, 2017
Both sets of fans joined in, and it was a very touching moment of unity and strength between two nations both hit by terror in recent times.
Players walk out and Don't Look Back In Anger ends: pic.twitter.com/N4hb367PSj
— James Olley (@JamesOlley) June 13, 2017
The players emerge to Oasis classic 'Don't look back in anger' being played by the band of the Republican Guard. Respect. pic.twitter.com/uhC265MT8F
— Andy Walker (@_andywalker_) June 13, 2017
Here is footage of the band practicing earlier in the day.
Don't look back in anger…🙏🏻 #FRAENG pic.twitter.com/sFGCD759Iv
— Grégoire Margotton (@gregmargotton) June 13, 2017
The French fans also joined in with God Save The Queen.
It was a particularly poignant, as the area surrounding the Stade de France was the site of part of the Paris attacks in November 2015. At the England – France friendly at Wembley Stadium that was less than a week after those attacks, English fans sang along with the French national anthem – so to see the French fans do the same was especially touching.
