Soul Rebels Perform 8-Piece Jazz Anthem at NFL Paris Game as 110,000 Protest in France
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 25
Soul Rebels Perform 8-Piece Jazz Anthem at NFL Paris Game as 110,000 Protest in France
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 25
Summary
The Soul Rebels opened Steelers-Saints at Stade de France with an instrumental jazz version of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” giving the NFL’s Paris game a New Orleans-style pregame moment.
The eight-piece brass band’s selection fit the event’s French theme and New Orleans roots; the group also released a song titled “Saints in Paris” and was set to perform again at the end of each quarter.
Fan reaction on X split quickly, with some praising the brass-band anthem as a perfect touch for Paris and others calling it one of the worst renditions.
Outside the stadium, heavy security shadowed the game after French authorities estimated 110,000 protesters marched in and around Paris on Saturday, forcing PSG to move a match and prompting Trump to question playing as scheduled.