Daytimers withdraw from Lost Village and Mighty Hoopla slots over Superstruct acquisition
The South Asian collective said it "sympathised with workers caught up in these acquisitions beyond their control" but wanted to stand by its "commitment to the Palestinian struggle"
South Asian underground collective Daytimers have pulled out of appearances at Mighty Hoopla and Lost Village festivals this year due to promoter Superstruct Entertainment's acquisition by private equity firm KKR.
Daytimers announced the news via a post on Instagram on March 17, with a post captioned: "In light of KKRs acquisitions, DAYTIMERS are dropping all commitments related to Superstruct owned events."
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"We will find ways to continue our goal of platforming South Asian artistry without letting our spaces be complicit in genocide," they continue.
Superstruct is the live entertainment company behind over 80 festivals across European and Australian electronic-focused festivals, including Mighty Hoopla, Lost Village, Field Day, Sónar, DGTL, Cross The Tracks, Brunch Electronik and recently acquired Boiler Room from DICE for an undisclosed sum.
The company was acquired by KKR, the world's second-largest investment firm, in June 2024 for a sum of $1.3 billion — joining several controversial projects in KKR's portfolio including weapon manufacturers Airbus Defence Electronics and Circor International, the Coastal GasLink pipeline and organisations linked to illegal Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory.
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In their post, Daytimers went on to detail that they "stand by our commitment to the Palestinian struggle, to Indigenous lives across the globe ruined by extraction and to those designated disposable by the forces of capital."
"We encourage other cultural actors to do the same and stand with organisations in the process of disengagement, joining us in this action of solidarity in the coming weeks," they said, adding "We deeply sympathise with workers caught up in these acquisitions beyond their control."
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