“We will always remain unapologetically pro-Palestine”: Boiler Room issue statement addressing new ownership after artists pull out of eventsBoiler Room has issued a statement addressing concerns over its new owners, Superstruct Entertainment.
The online music broadcaster and club promoter was recently acquired by Superstruct Entertainment, the second largest festival group in the world, from ticket site DICE.
According to Resident Advisor, Superstruct’s parent company is KKR, a private equity firm with alleged ties to weapons manufacturers and businesses involved in the development of Israeli settlements on the West Bank, including Axel Springer, Guesty, Circor International, and Advanced Navigation.

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Following the acquisition, various artists, including Ikonika, Beatrice M., Mia Koden, BasicDisarm, jtamul, and 8ULENTINA, have cancelled their Boiler Room performances in protest.
Of their decision to pull out of Boiler Room’s London festival performance this summer, electronic musician Ikonika wrote, “In light of this, I will no longer be performing at the event and urge my peers on the lineup to reconsider appearing. I will always stand in solidarity with the Palestinians and Indigenous people across the globe.”
And now, responding to the backlash on social media, Boiler Room says that while KKR holds “investments that categorically do not align with our values”, the platform had no control over the acquisition.
“No Boiler Room staff at any level held any ownership or voting rights in the company and had no control over the sale. We are also unable to divest because we have no say in our ownership.”
The platform also maintains that despite the new ownership, “we will always remain unapologetically pro-Palestine”.
The statement continues: “Boiler Room has been through various changes in control, investors, boards, and ownership, and through this our commitment to editorial independence and Palestine has never wavered. No investor, past or present, has ever influenced our output, this will never change. “

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