Overview

• The in-person fundraising night at the 6Mic in Aix-en-Provence was replaced by a livestream starting at 8 p.m. after striking technicians occupied the stage.
• Organizers emailed attendees urging them to stay home and said the event would proceed online to avoid risks to participants.
• Public access to the venue was closed off by a significant police deployment, according to local reporting.
• The charity series has faced recurrent protests since May over allegations it serves far-right networking, including a demonstration of roughly 400 people in Angers last week.
• Billionaire Pierre-Édouard Stérin helped finance early editions and left the board in June, as some associations reported political pressure and threats to public subsidies for taking part.