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Barbara Butch's Concert Cancelled: the DJ "Must Be Able to Find the Scene in Amiens", According to the Mayor

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Frédéric Fauvet, Mayor PS d'Amiens, "considers that the questioning of freedom of expression is unacceptable", he writes in a statement transmitted to the AFP. As a result, the metropolis, chaired by Mr Fauvet, "will make every effort to work with its partners on a new solution, having now the assurance that the state will ensure the optimal security conditions." The concert hall associative La Lune des Pirates, where Barbara Butch was to occur …

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Frédéric Fauvet, Mayor PS d'Amiens, "considers that the questioning of freedom of expression is unacceptable", he writes in a statement transmitted to the AFP. As a result, the metropolis, chaired by Mr Fauvet, "will make every effort to work with its partners on a new solution, having now the assurance that the state will ensure the optimal security conditions." The concert hall associative La Lune des Pirates, where Barbara Butch was to occur …

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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The DJ concert was cancelled following a call for a boycott by the association France Palestine Solidarité. "The defence of freedom of expression must not suffer from any renunciation," said the interior minister.

·Paris, France
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Read the full article on stephaneLarue.com Barbara Butch's electro concert in Amiens was cancelled after a call for boycott, two months after the interruption of her concert in Grenoble in July.

A concert by DJ Barbara Butch was cancelled in Amiens on September 9, 2026 for security reasons, triggering a strong political controversy. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez and several right-wing and far-right elected officials denounce this cancellation as a capitulation in the face of calls for a boycott of a pro-Palestinian association, while [...]

After the interruption of her performance in Grenoble on July 18, DJ Barbara Butch saw her concert scheduled for September 19 in Amiens be cancelled. The organizers highlight the security risk, after a call for boycott by the association France Palestine Solidarité.

·Paris, France
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Le Monde broke the news in Paris, France on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
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