Watch: Macron s bizarre Élysée heavy metal gig spectator.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from spectator.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The result of a bet Emmanuel Macron lost to French comedians McFly and Carlito
Video of CONCOURS D'ANECDOTES vs LE PRÉSIDENT DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE May 24, 2021
French President Emmanuel Macron now has something in common with your local crust-punks: both of them have hosted a grindcore band at their respective houses. The 43-year-old politician sat and watched as a French grind band called Ultra Vomit played in a garden at his Elysee palace.
According to
Reuters, the performance was the result of a bet that Macron lost to French comedians McFly and Carlito. Back in February, the president pledged that if the famous YouTubers garnered 10 million views on a video promoting social distancing, masks and hand-washing, then he d allow them to film an episode of their series at his private palace. The goofballs met their goal, and Macron obliged by letting them film a 36-minute video that features a tour of his home and humorous chit-chat with the two hosts.
May 24, 2021
Screengrab/YouTube
PARIS - Millions of people tuned in on Sunday (May 23) to watch France s Emmanuel Macron at a private heavy metal gig in the gardens of his Elysee presidential palace, part of a YouTube video by two comedians.
Mr Macron pledged in February to welcome McFly and Carlito, two French YouTubers followed by 6.5 million people, in the Elysee if they succeeded in garnering more than 10 million views for a video promoting social distancing measures during the pandemic.
McFly and Carlito won the bet and were allowed to shoot a 36 minute video, which within hours of release on Sunday morning had been viewed almost 2.7 million times.
Macron accused of dumbing down presidency after anecdote duel with Youtube comedians yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.