Boiler Room, Superstruct, Kkr – Festivals Suddenly Commercial?

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At the beginning of the year, after the important series of events Boiler Room was bought by the festival giant Superstruct, it rains critical comments and artist cancellations. What looks like a sudden sell-out shows once again the fundamental contradiction of music in capitalism. – A commentary by Enrico Telle. For days, the visitors wade in Wacken in the mud: what sounds like Woodstock, however, after heavy metal, rock and freedom, is long si…