Over 80 Artists Sign Open Letter Urging Sónar to Distance Itself From KKR

These are festivals such as the Viña Rock or the Sonar, acquired by this fund: "We will not participate until we change hands", says Sons of AguirreSuperstruct, the unknown owner of 30 Spanish festivals that has been placed as the second most important promoter in the world "We have decided not to participate again in the festival Viñarock or in the rest of the festivals acquired by KKR until this one changes hands", says the statement of the ba…

More than 70 artists call on Sónar to distance itself from KKR’s “complicit investments”

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DJs cancel their appearances at Field Day in London. Owner Superstruct belongs to the controversial investment firm KKR. The article Protest against KKR participation: DJs cancel London Field Day first appeared on Groove.

The main music festivals in Spain are under the magnifying glass. As El Salto has advanced, the pro-Israeli KKR fund has purchased the company Superstruct Entertainment responsible for managing many of these macroevents. On the list are some of the most mythical musical quotes on the Spanish calendar such as Viña Rock, Sonar, Resurrection Fest, Arenal Sound, FIB, Monegros, Interstellar, among many others.

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Music groups consider the media release launched by the Barcelona festival insufficient and demand that Sonar be guided by the principles of the BDS movement.Topics: Radical Magazine, MusicRead full article