Barbara Butch concert interrupted in Grenoble amid boycott by LFI militants
On Saturday, July 18, 2026, DJ Barbara Butch was forced to interrupt her concert in Grenoble after around a hundred pro-Palestinian activists protested her presence. The boycott was called by local 'insoumis' (LFI) elected officials because Butch had signed a column supporting a proposed law 'aimed at combating renewed forms of anti-Semitism'. Grenoble's ecologist mayor, Laurence Ruffin, condemned the 'intimidation strategy' of the 'insoumis'. The incident highlights growing divisions within the French left over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and anti-Semitism.
Key facts
- Barbara Butch's concert was interrupted on July 18, 2026, in Grenoble.
- Around 100 pro-Palestinian activists protested against her presence.
- The boycott was initiated by local LFI (La France Insoumise) elected officials.
- Butch had signed a column supporting a law against renewed forms of anti-Semitism.
- Mayor Laurence Ruffin denounced the 'intimidation strategy' of the 'insoumis'.
- The event reveals divisions within the French left on the issue.
Entities
Artists
Institutions
- La France Insoumise
- Le Monde
- Mairie de Grenoble
Locations
- Grenoble
- France