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Photo report: Dir En Grey European tour final in Paris

February 24, 2020 roppongirocks

When Japanese rockers Dir En Grey played the final show of their “This Way to Self-Destruction” European tour at Elysée Montmartre in Paris, France on 8th February, photographer Valentina Giacomini was there to document the show for Roppongi Rocks. Please click on the thumbnail images in the gallery below to view the photos.

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