Nice Jazz Festival set to feature Robert Plant cancelled

By Scott Munro
( Classic Rock )
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Nice Jazz Festival set to feature Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters cancelled following lorry attack in city which left 84 people dead

Robert Plant
Robert Plant (Image credit: Getty)

This weekend’s Nice Jazz Festival which was to feature artists including Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters has been cancelled after Thursday night’s lorry attack in the city.

A total of 84 people were killed when a lorry driven by Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel ploughed through a crowd who had gathered to watch the Bastille Day fireworks in the southern French city.

A further 202 people were injured – 52 critically, with 25 more currently in intensive care.

As a result, festival organisers have decided to cancel the music festival which was scheduled to get underway on Saturday.

Organisers say: “Following the tragic events, Nice is in mourning. The Nice Jazz Festival is cancelled. Our thoughts are with the victims.”

Other artist who were scheduled to perform at the event included the James Hunter Six, George Clinton, Snarky Puppy, Massive Attack and Gallant.

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Scott Munro
Scott Munro

Scott looks after and updates Louder’s online buyer’s guides and also scouts out the best deals for music fans from every corner of the internet. He's spent more than 28 years in newspapers and magazines as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014, where he wrote extensively about rock, metal, prog and more, before moving to the eCommerce team full-time in 2020. Scott has previous written for publications including IGN, Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky.