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What happened during Gojira’s Olympics performance?
Gojira performed “Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!),” a rendition of a French Revolution song, during the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony. Opera singer Marina Viotti joined the band. The ceremony’s staging showed an image of Marie Antoinette holding her own severed head; it was theatrical imagery, not footage of the historical figure.
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ABC Audio reported on August 30, 2024, that the band released a recording of the performance through digital outlets. The report does not establish a physical edition or availability at a particular retailer. ABC Audio’s report on the recording and performance.
How did Joe Duplantier respond to the “satanic” label?
In remarks quoted from a Rolling Stone interview, Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier framed the performance as French history rather than a statement of satanic intent. He said: “It’s French history,” adding, “It’s French charm, you know, beheaded people, red wine, and blood all over the place — it’s romantic, it’s normal. There’s nothing satanic.”
Those are Duplantier’s words in response to the characterization. They explain his framing of the performance, but do not establish what every viewer saw in the imagery or settle every interpretation of it.
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