Patrick Bruel's 2026 tour is entering a period of significant turbulence. Since mid-March, the singer has been accused of sexual assault by at least nine women, while three formal complaints have been filed, including one for rape. Around forty concerts are scheduled between now and the end of the year in France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Canada, as part of the tour. So look at 35launched for the album's 35th anniversary So look.
In Salon-de-Provence, the Salon Féministe collective is demanding the cancellation of the concert scheduled for July 4th.
The first protest in France arose in Salon-de-Provence, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, where Patrick Bruel is scheduled to perform on July 4th at the Château de l'Empéri. The Salon Féministe collective sent an open letter to the mayor demanding the cancellation of the event. The letter states: “Allowing an artist who has been implicated to perform (and therefore be celebrated) is tantamount to asserting that violence against women is less important than the career of a potentially abusive man; it is an affront to all victims and those who fight alongside them.”The group adds: "We therefore ask you to cancel this concert, in a strong gesture of support for the victims and to affirm that every woman will be heard and believed here in Salon. Victims, we believe you."
For its part, the town hall has already indicated that there is no reason to cancel the concert, as Patrick Bruel has not been tried. The event organizer maintains the same position and defends the show's continuation, arguing that "Patrick Bruel benefits from the presumption of innocence. To publicly shame someone before the justice system has ruled is not possible."
In Switzerland too, feminist groups are mobilizing against several dates of the tour
The protest extends beyond France. In Fribourg, the feminist collective Grève féministe Fribourg has opposed the singer's appearance at the Bellarena festival, where he is scheduled to perform on June 26. The collective is demanding his removal from the lineup, but for the time being, the concerts planned in French-speaking Switzerland remain on, notably in Pully, Fribourg, and Geneva.
In Belgium, the date of June 28th for the Bastogne Summer Festival is still scheduled at this stage.
In Belgium, Patrick Bruel is still scheduled to perform on June 28th at the Bastogne Summer Festival, a date presented by the festival as his exclusive appearance in the country this summer. When questioned by Sud Info, the mayor of Bastogne stated "that an accusation, however serious, is not a judgment."
As a reminder, the case took a public turn on March 18, when Mediapart published an investigation based on the accounts of eight women accusing Patrick Bruel of alleged acts that occurred between 1992 and 2019. The media outlet specifies that one of them was a minor at the time of the alleged events. Following this, a source close to the case and the Saint-Malo prosecutor's office indicated that the singer was under investigation for rape and was also the subject of a complaint for attempted rape and sexual assault.
A few days later, Le Parisien A third complaint has been revealed. Filed on March 24, it comes from Karine Viseur, a Belgian press officer, who accuses the artist of sexual assault in 2010. Patrick Bruel, for his part, denies the accusations. Through his lawyer, he maintains that he did not "never sought to coerce anyone into a sexual act" and denies all " violence " ou " constraint ".
