Saturday December 7 from 9 p.m. on France 2, Stéphane Bern will take control of an exceptional program to mark the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris. 5 years after the terrible fire which ravaged the building in the heart of the capital. Interviewed on the set of C Media this Sunday, December 1, 2024 on France 5, the host of History Secrets dropped a bombshell by announcing that former Beatles Paul McCartney was among the French and international artists who will gather in the heart of the Île de la Cité during this grandiose concert.
“Rumors say there will be Paul McCartney…?”, we asked him. “Oui“said Stéphane Bern on the set, generating cries of joy from the guests present during the show. ““he added, visibly very sure of himself. Except that in the end, the Franco-Luxembourgish writer seems to have unfortunately been mistaken and insisted on making his mea culpa a few hours later on X.
“I let myself be carried away by my enthusiasm and I was bewitched by the charm of Melanie Taravant! Nothing is confirmed for Sir McCartney but I pray for it every day! Positive thinking is creative“, he said a few hours later on his X account.
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For their part, the entourage and the producer of McCartney's concerts deny the information given by Stéphane Bern, according to our colleagues at BFMTV. “Paul McCartney received an invitation“, declared Jackie Lombard this December 1st. It's a great honor for him. The production denies live participation. There is no recording planned either.“
However it is true that Parisian concerts are happening this same week in Paris for the artist, would this then be a surprise that the organizers wish to keep secret at all costs? Not at all according to Jackie Lombard. “There have been a lot of rumors about this due to the fact that his two Paris concerts fall in the same week, but he is on tour and has to leave quickly“, she said, (almost) putting an end to fans' hopes. But who knows, a miracle is always possible especially in such circumstances.
One thing is certain, the following artists will be present: Clara Luciani and Vianney, the brothers Renaud and Gautier Capuçon, the Franco-Georgian pianist Khatia Buniatishvili, the Franco-American cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the Swedish violin prodigy Daniel Lozakovich and the Franco-Swiss tenor Benjamin Bernheim. On the pop side, the Franco-Beninese star Angélique Kidjo and Garou are announced.
