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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY ANTHONY LUCAS (FILES) This file photo taken on November 13, 2015 shows US rock group Eagles of Death Metal performing on stage on November 13, 2015 at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, few moments before four men armed with assault rifles and shouting "Allahu akbar" ("God is great!") stormed into the venue. / AFP / Rock&Folk / Marion Ruszniewski Image Credit: AFP

The owners of the Paris concert hall where 89 people were massacred by terrorists say they are aiming to host music shows again before the end of the year.

The Bataclan is a historic venue whose distinctive 19th-century Chinoiserie-style building has been shuttered since the November 13 attacks across Paris that left 130 people dead and 350 others wounded.

In a statement on Wednesday, the club owners said “we’ll do our best to host events before the end of 2016.”

The Bataclan, in Paris’ 11th district near the Place de la Republique, was one of the capital’s top venues for live music before the attacks. In the months since, dignitaries and international music stars including U2 and Madonna have laid flowers there to honour the attack victims.