Goldband cancel Zwarte Cross appearance over KKR Israel links - DutchNews.nl
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Artists are once again refusing to perform at the Zwarte Cross festival due to ties between Israel and KKR, the owner of the Zwarte Cross. It is not the first time that venture capitalist KKR has come under fire. But is that justified?
The Dutch band Goldband will not perform at the Dutch festival Zwarte Cross. The band is taking this decision because KRR, the new controversial American owner of the festival, allegedly has ties to Israel. "We hope to make it clear that we actively refuse to be part of a music industry that directly or indirectly contributes to genocide, war or inequality," the band writes on social media.
The festival's new owner, KKR, is controversial because of its investments in Israeli data centers and tech companies, among others.
Controversial investor: American private equity fund KKR, which owns more than eighty music festivals in Europe and Australia, is also investing in…
Those who cancel today would have to cancel a lot more tomorrow, but that's not what the discussion about the boycott of the Sónar Festival is all about. The article KKR, Gaza and the Sónar question: Why not cancel is attitude first appeared on Groove.
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