Superstruct festivals respond to KKR boycott calls

Superstruct and a number of its festivals have responded to criticism of its parent company, global investment firm KKR.

The New York-based firm, which acquired festival giant Superstruct in June last year, has been criticised for its investment in Israeli tech and data firms, as well as reported connections to weapons manufacturers and defence contractors.

Pro-Palestine groups and artists have put pressure on Superstruct’s festivals to “distance themselves from KKR’s complicit investments”.

In response, today Superstruct said in…

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