More than 80 Sónar participants past and present are calling on the Sònar festival to meet the demands that Palestinians have made of all Superstruct-owned events.
The signatories also include artists who have already withdrawn from the festival. BDS are calling for escalating pressure on Sónar, including through boycotts.
Spread the word to any artist(s) who plays/played at Sònar wants to sign the open letter :
Open letter from artists to Sónar festival on KKR
THIS LETTER CAN BE SIGNED ONLY BY THE ARTISTS WHO ARE PLAYING OR PLAYED AT SONAR FESTIVAL As current and previous Sónar participants, we believe it is our responsibility to act according to our ethical values and to raise our voices against injustice. International complicity enables Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and therefore we oppose the involvement of complicit corporations in our festivals and venues. Sónar is one of 80 events owned by Superstruct Entertainment, which in turn is now majority owned by private equity giant KKR that is deeply complicit in Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Many artists have already boycotted Sónar for these reasons. We respect and support all strategic and ethical decisions that our fellow artists are making in response to KKR’s complicity. We support the demands that the largest Palestinian coalition leading the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has made of all Superstruct-owned events. Sónar is also sponsored by Coca-Cola and McFlurry (a McDonald’s product). Both companies are BDS targets because of their clear involvement in Israel’s genocide against Palestinians. As the BDS movement has noted, Sónar’s recent statement “is clearly insufficient to undo the harm caused by its involuntary complicity through its ownership structure.” Sónar festival is a platform that prides itself on creativity, innovation, and cultural exchange. We hope that it recognises the urgency of the moment and will meet the Palestinian demands: Distance itself from KKR’s complicit investments Adopt ethical programming and partnership policies Respect BDS guidelines Engage with artists on all the above Signed, ABADIR Abundance AINES Aïsha Devi Alice Sparkly Kat AKAZIE AMANTRA ANCIENT PLEASURE Andrea Belosi Animistic Beliefs Bill Kouligas Baba sy ( acien pleussur) Brodinski Cashu Cibelle Colin Self Dania Daphne Xanthopoulou Dis Fig DJ Bruce Lee dj haram DJ Paca DJ SOSA RD DJSPORT dublabBCN Emma dj ESMERALDA/ANCIENT PLEASURE EYRA Fever Ray Flore Florentino Günseli Yalcinkaya heith hwaas Ikonika Ivy Barkakati Jehia Jeisson Drenth Jokkoo collective Juliana Huxtable Julietta Ferrari KEBRA Kode9 LaFrancesssa LANAV Le Motel Lechuga Zafiro Lolo & Sosaku Loraine James Mago Hart Maguette Dieng Malcolm Pardon / Roll the Dice MANS O Manuka Honey Marco Freivogel Mika Oki Nahoomie nara is neus Natalia Gima NEXUS (B4MBA X MOOKI6) Nicholas Evans (MTG-UPF) Nina Emocional Noela covelo velasco - Ancient Pleasure Nueen Objekt Oliver Torr Olof Dreijer Om Unit oma totem Opo Peder Mannerfelt PETER KIRN Phran Pura Cadera R-010 & Venerandi rbf.linh of Animistic Beliefs Rebecca Salvadori Roman / ANCIENT PLEASURE Santiago Latorre Saint Abdullah Sara Persico Selectya Glossy Sergi Botella Llongueras Sevi Iko Domochevsky Shannen SP Shapednoise SHYBOI Sofia Sunny Graves The Knife Tiyumii Tom Heyes Tim Reaper UBALDO YESSi PERSE This list will be updated periodically as more signatures come in. If you are a Sónar artist past or present and you would like to join our effort, please add your name below.
