The 'What Do You Mean?' hitmaker takes time to pray for Paris at his L.A. concert amid the horrifying terrorist attacks.
- November 14, 2015
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Justin Bieber paid tribute to Paris during his concert at Staples Center in Los Angeles as he decided to move forward with the gig as scheduled. He opened his Q&A with his pastor, Judah Smith, with prayer for the victims of the terrorist attacks and their grieving families.
This was absolutely beautiful. I love Justin and Judah. pic.twitter.com/MTzX8Xv1c0
— Nina (@gianinajb) November 14, 2015
justin bieber just led a stadium of thousands in a prayer 🙌🏼🙏🏼 #Purpose
— hannah moreno (@hannahmorenoo) November 14, 2015
Justin Bieber just opened up with prayer alongside Judah Smith little to say I cried
— Katie Feaster (@kefeaster) November 14, 2015According to Billboard, security was tight at the sold-out concert and many police officers were spotted at the venue as a precautionary measure.
Justin Bieber just showed up on stage and said a prayer for all the devastation happening around the world. Respect. #EveningWithJB #Purpose
— melissa (@dearmelissa) November 14, 2015
Justin Bieber's onstage prayer. Much respect. Damn
— sarah schwartz (@SarahisJewish) November 14, 2015The singer said to his fans during the Q&A, "I felt like I lost my purpose for a while and I want to just be a light and let people know that whether you feel you don't have a purpose, whether you feel like you're just trying to figure it out, there's a light at the end of the tunnel."
Bieber performed his songs and his setlist was a mix of old and new tracks. At one point, he seemed to forget the lyrics when delivering "Love Yourself" as he said to the crowd, "I don't know the words, do you know the words?" During another song, he skateboarded around the stage.
Besides the live performances, the 21-year-old singer treated his devotees to a 30-minute video that saw each track in his new album "Purpose" getting different dance routines.
The intimate concert was supposed to be one night only to celebrate the release of his new CD but two more shows were added after the first one sold out. "You guys just got me crying. Damn. I missed this and u. Thank u so much. Thank you. #EveningWithJB #Purpose," he wrote on Twitter.
