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Instructions · What links here · Superstruct Entertainment (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 35 hours ago by Whatisbetter (talk: D · +) · Last edited 12 hours ago by Whatisbetter

Superstruct Entertainment is a British live entertainment company and one of the world's largest festival promoters. It was founded in 2017 by James Barton, the founder of Creamfields and former Live Nation executive, and Roderik Schlosser.^[1]

As of March 2023, the company had acquired over 85 festivals in Australia and Europe, making it the second-largest festival promoter in the world.^[2] In June 2024, the company was acquired from private equity firm Providence Equity Partners by KRR.^[3]

In January 2025, it acquired Boiler Room from DICE for an undisclosed sum.^[4]

Controversy

Following the acquisition by KKR, there have been boycotts and backlash by artists, due its stakes in weapons manufacturing companies, the Coastal GasLink pipeline, and in Israeli corporations operating in occupied Palestinian territories.^[5] As of May 2025, fifteen artists had dropped out of the 2025 edition of Field Day due to Superstruct's ownership by private equity firm KKR.^[6]

Current properties

References

^ Barrett, Christopher (19 May 2025). "Superstruct responds to KKR backlash". Access All Areas. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
^ Henderson, Lisa (14 March 2023). "Meet the world's second-largest festival promoter". IQ Magazine. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
^ "KKR acquires live music giant Superstruct in $1.4bn deal (UPDATE)". Music Business Worldwide. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
^ "Boiler Room acquired by Superstruct Entertainment · News ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
^ "More than 70 artists call on Sónar to distance itself from KKR's "complicit investments"". Mixmag. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
^ "Midland, Spray, Roza Terenzi and more cancel Field Day sets amid KKR boycott · News ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
^ Beeby, Sean (20 September 2021). "Superstruct Entertainment completes purchase of Dutch festival group ID&T". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Superstruct Entertainment buys big with UK Festivals". Gig Addict. 17 April 2019. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2025.

[1] Barrett, Christopher (19 May 2025). "Superstruct responds to KKR backlash". Access All Areas. Retrieved 19 May 2025.

[2] Henderson, Lisa (14 March 2023). "Meet the world's second-largest festival promoter". IQ Magazine. Retrieved 19 May 2025.

[3] "KKR acquires live music giant Superstruct in $1.4bn deal (UPDATE)". Music Business Worldwide. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2025.

[4] "Boiler Room acquired by Superstruct Entertainment · News ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 19 May 2025.

[5] "More than 70 artists call on Sónar to distance itself from KKR's "complicit investments"". Mixmag. Retrieved 19 May 2025.

[6] "Midland, Spray, Roza Terenzi and more cancel Field Day sets amid KKR boycott · News ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 20 May 2025.

[7] Beeby, Sean (20 September 2021). "Superstruct Entertainment completes purchase of Dutch festival group ID&T". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 20 May 2025.

[GigAddict-8] "Superstruct Entertainment buys big with UK Festivals". Gig Addict. 17 April 2019. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2025.

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