--- title: Adele Pays Tribute to Paris Attacks at New York City Concert description: During a performance of "Hometown Glory" canonical: https://time.com/4118048/adele-paris-tribute-radio-city-music-hall/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-11-18T15:47:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:46:48.668Z og:title: Watch Adele's Tribute to Paris at Her New York City Concert og:description: During a performance of "Hometown Glory" og:url: https://time.com/4118048/adele-paris-tribute-radio-city-music-hall/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Adele's Tribute to Paris at Her New York City Concert twitter:description: During a performance of "Hometown Glory" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Adele's Tribute to Paris at Her New York City Concert > Sponsored content. 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Later in the song, the entire stage was bathed in the colors of the French flag: > [](https://twitter.com/AdeleNowuk/status/666943871348310016) As [_Mashable_](http://mashable.com/2015/11/18/adele-tribute-paris/#a5A6tEbYYgqa) points out, the song’s lyrics took on special meaning in the wake of the attacks: “Shows that we ain’t gonna take it. Shows that we ain’t gonna stand s–t. Shows that we are united.” _Read next:_ [_Watch Adele Perform Her New Song ‘When We Were Young’ in Full_](http://time.com/4116083/adele-album-25-when-we-were-young-song/) ### See Adele’s Life in Pictures  Adele performs on the MTV2 Gonzo On Tour stage during the Great Escape Festival in Brighton, England, on May 19, 2007. Dave Etheridge-Barnes—Getty Images  Adele receives the Critic's Choice Awards at The Brit Awards 2008 at Earls Court in London on Feb. 20, 2008 . Jon Furniss—WireImage/Getty Images  Adele attends the "Late Show with David Letterman" at Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York City on June 16, 2008. 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