British festival boycotted by multiple DJs due to owners' connections to Israel
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Nearly a dozen DJs boycotted the event
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A series of DJs boycotted a festival in Lincolnshire after the event's owners reported connections to Israeli tech and data firms.
Activist group Ravers For Palestine revealed that a number of DJs pulled out of the Lost Village festival due to its ties with Superstruct Entertainment and KKR.
Lost Village is owned by Superstruct, who last year was bought by two US private equity firms, CVC and KKR and Co.
KKR has been widely criticised for its reported connections to Israeli tech and data firms, weapons manufacturers, and defence contractors.
Artists who boycotted the event include ANOTR, Jorg Kuning, Optimo, Terenzi, Mia Koden, Livwutang, Crystal, Narciss, HUNEE, Mr Scruff, OK Williams, Roza Terenzi, and Norriyah.
A spokesman for Campaign Against Antisemitism told GB News: "This is yet another example of cultural spaces being hijacked by anti-Israel obsessives.
"More than four-fifths (84 per cent) of British Jews agree that boycotts of Israeli artists, academics or businesses selling Israeli products constitute intimidation, according to our representative polling. It seems that barely a festival goes by this year without being dragged into it.
"It is commendable that Lost Village has not capitulated to this pressure, and organisers everywhere must show the same resolve in rejecting these absurd boycotts."
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Despite the boycott, Lost Village's owner said it was their 'most successful' festival yet
|DJs have boycotted other events with ties to KKR, including those who withdrew from Field Day in London in May.
Over 50 artists withdrew from Sonar 2025 over its connections to KKR in June, including Palestinian DJ and producer Sama Abdulhadi.
A Superstruct spokesman told GB News: "With feelings running high in the artist community, a significant number of events from Glastonbury on have been affected by events in Gaza.
"We regret a small number of artists felt unable to play Lost Village, but all slots were refilled and this year's festival was our most successful yet with all tickets sold."
At this year's Glastonbury festival, multiple pro-Palestine messages were displayed at the event.
Controversial artist Bob Vylan shouted "death to the IDF" while performing live on stage and being broadcast on the BBC.
The artist shouted: "We are seeing the UK and the US be complicit in war crimes, in genocide happening over there to the Palestinian people," followed by multiple chants of "Free Palestine".
Member of Irish rap trio Kneecap, Liam Og O hAnnaidh, who performs under the name Mo Chara, said on stage at Glastonbury: "There's no hiding it. Israel are war criminals. It's a genocide. Free Palestine."
Ravers for Palestine shared the artists who had boycotted the event
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Mr Og O hAnnaidh is set to appear in Westminster Magistrates' Court on September 26 after his legal team argued that the case should be thrown out because of a technical error in the way the charge was brought against him.
The 27-year-old is alleged to have displayed a flag supporting proscribed terror organisation Hezbollah at a gig at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town, north London.
The band announced the news to fans on social media and claimed they were subject to a "witch-hunt" by the Government.