Barbara Butch Files Complaints After Grenoble Concert Was Forced to Stop

Overview

• During a show in Grenoble on Saturday, the DJ was exfiltrated after roughly 20 minutes when pro‑Palestinian protesters and supporters linked to La France insoumise interrupted the set and organisers reported projectiles thrown at the stage.
• The Grenoble public prosecutor opened an inquiry for 'délit d'entrave concertée aux libertés' to examine whether the action unlawfully obstructed artistic freedom.
• Barbara Butch and her lawyer announced multiple complaints to be filed in Grenoble and Paris alleging provocation to hatred and violence and other offences and naming LFI actors, the media Omerta and essayist Alain Soral among those targeted.
• The Culture Ministry met the artist and pledged to protect her integrity while organisers and the prefecture have tightened security for her next appearance with gendarmes, police and a reduced audience and no meet‑and‑greet planned.
• Around 300 public figures published a tribune in her support and political leaders have both condemned the violence and disputed responsibility, with LFI condemning projectiles but denying institutional antisemitism, in a story that reflects wider tensions over boycott tactics and threats to artists since October 2023.