WASHINGTON — British pop star Sting performed at the reopening of the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, a year after an attack that killed at least 130 people.

The Bataclan said all 1,000 Sting tickets had sold out quickly, while other tickets were given to the families of those slain.

Sting, in a T-shirt with a guitar slung over his shoulder, asked concertgoers in fluent French to observe a minute of silence as he opened the show.

“We’ve got two important things to do tonight,” the singer said. “First, to remember and honor those who lost their lives in the attacks a year ago … and to celebrate the life and the music of this historic venue. … We shall not forget them.”

He then strummed out a string of hits, including “Fragile” and “Message in a Bottle.”

Last year on Nov. 13, extremists with automatic weapons and explosive belts launched coordinated attacks on bars, restaurants and the sports stadium in Paris. At least 130 were killed, and hundreds more were injured.

Aurelien Perrin, 25, a survivor of the Bataclan massacre who attended the concert, said, “I’m here because it’s important to finally finish a concert that was never allowed to end. It’s for the memory of my friend and for all the 90 people who died.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.