In response to Sónar‘s parent company being bought out by KKR, a large number of artists have withdrawn from the festival. Animistic Beliefs, a self-described “bi-cultural” duo based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, were one of the artists that led the charge. “We’re stepping away because Sónar is owned by Superstruct, which is backed by KKR – an investment firm that has profited off war, climate destruction, and systems of oppression for decades. We don’t want to be part of that,” they wrote in an Instagram post dated April 21st 2025. “We know no space is free from contradiction. But somewhere, the line has to be drawn.⁣⁣⁣ Maybe you’ve felt something like that too.⁣⁣⁣ For us, it stops here⁣⁣,” their statement says. More names such as Julianna Huxtable, ABADIR, James Ferraro, Colin Self, Manuka Honey

So Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) owns Superstruct Entertainment.

Special thanks to all this artists for standing up for what's right.

This is good to know. Thank you for posting this.