Øya: Festival boycotts are misguided
The Norwegian festival's CEO, Tonje Kaada, says there are more effective ways of helping the people of Gaza
News By Lisa Henderson | 11 August 2025
Øyafestivalen’s CEO has opened up about the boycott campaign over the festival’s ownership and commercial partnerships, and has called for ‘other means’ of influencing the war in Gaza. The Oslo-based festival was acquired in 2018 by Superstruct Entertainment, which was then acquired by KKR in 2024.
Øyafestivalen’s CEO has opened up about the boycott campaign over the festival’s ownership and commercial partnerships, and has called for ‘other means’ of influencing the war in Gaza.
The Oslo-based festival was …
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