Boiler Room announced a Dublin show today that was immediately removed from socials after backlash on the post.
Boiler Room announced its return to Dublin this morning with a free show at an undisclosed venue on Thursday June 11th, featuring UK headliner Riordan alongside special guests.
The post was quickly removed from social media amid immediate backlash over Boiler Room’s corporate owners Superstruct Entertainment, which was acquired in 2024 by private equity firm KKR.
KKR is the second largest private equity firm in the world, with documented ties to both weapons manufacturers and Israeli companies developing data centres and advertising real estate on illegally occupied land.
The social media announcement was quickly met with Palestinian flags in the comments, with users stating they did not want Boiler Room hosting events in Dublin according to Four Four who reported this first.
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The invite, however, is still live at boilerroom.tv/session/dublin and RSVPs remain open. A tech-house and garage special from 7pm to 11pm, venue undisclosed, free entry. “Dublin! It’s your turn” is the tagline.
Boiler Room has continued to hold events in major cities around the world since boycott calls intensified in January 2025, but had not returned to Ireland during that period. This announcement marked its first attempt to do so.
Superstruct Entertainment / KKR backlash
Superstruct Entertainment owns approximately 80 music festivals and brands across Europe, including Sonar, Sziget, Field Day, Oya, Mighty Hoopla and Boiler Room.
Superstruct itself is owned by KKR – Kohlberg Kravis Roberts – the second largest private equity firm in the world, with documented investments in weapons manufacturers and Israeli technology companies building data centres and advertising infrastructure on illegally occupied Palestinian land.
Since those ownership links became widely publicised in late 2024 and into 2025, a growing number of artists have cancelled appearances at Superstruct-owned events or refused to play them entirely. Mighty Hoopla in London saw several acts withdraw. Sonar and Sziget faced similar pressure. The argument made by those boycotting is straightforward: ticket revenue flows up through Superstruct to KKR, and engaging with any Superstruct platform – whether as a performer or a paying attendee – means participating in an ownership chain that directly profits from and enables Israeli military and settlement activity.
Superstruct has described itself as operationally independent from its parent company, an unsatisfying position to take.
The response was predictable. Ireland has been one of the most consistently vocal countries in Europe in its support for Palestine, and the Dublin electronic music community has been particularly engaged with the Superstruct/KKR ownership question.
Comments on the Four Four Boiler Room post about it make the community position pretty clear:
“Bye bye BR!!! Not in our city!!!,” says prominent DJ EMA and booker behind Dublin club Tengu.
“Good going Ireland. We dont support corporate capitalism taking over the dance music scene. Dance music is the revolution,” reads another comment.
Boiler Room has not responded and the show has not been pulled.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
