{"id":2042630,"date":"2026-07-14T12:01:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T09:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2042630"},"modified":"2026-07-14T12:01:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T09:01:29","slug":"kkr-protesters-at-boiler-room-event-in-new-york-reportedly-assaulted-and-trampled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2042630","title":{"rendered":"KKR Protesters at Boiler Room event in New York reportedly \u201cassaulted\u201d and \u201ctrampled\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/boiler-room@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">KKR Protesters at Boiler Room event in New York reportedly \u201cassaulted\u201d and \u201ctrampled\u201d<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Boiler Room said they \u201crespect the right to peaceful protest\u201d and will be \u201creviewing what happened\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Liberty Dunworth<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-14T13:01:29+01:00\">14th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/boiler-room@2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Crowd at Boiler Room event. CREDIT: Caitlin Mogridge\/Redferns\/Getty\" title=\"boiler-room@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Crowd at Boiler Room event. CREDIT: Caitlin Mogridge\/Redferns\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Activists who went to a Boiler Room event in New York have reportedly been \u201cassaulted\u201d and \u201ctrampled\u201d when protesting the promoter\u2019s ties to KKR.<\/p>\n<p>The group came together to protest Boiler Room\u2019s ties to the controversial US investment firm KKR. It is the parent company of its owner Superstruct Entertainment, which has alleged investment in Israeli weapons manufacturing and its connections to Israeli settlements in the West Bank amid the country\u2019s ongoing conflict with Palestine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Coming together on Friday night (July 10), activists staged a \u201cdie-in\u201d during the first of a two-night Boiler Room take over at the Under The K Bridge venue. That type of protest sees participants lie down and act dead, in an attempt to raise awareness for their cause.<\/p>\n<p>The protest was organised by campaign group Boycott Room, according to MixMag, and allegedly organised to show that they were \u201cpart of the refusal to cede cultural ground to these war-profiteers\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>At the gig, some protestors were reportedly \u201cassaulted\u201d and \u201ctrampled\u201d by clubbers around them, according to the campaign group. \u201cThe rave went on as usual while our martyrs\u2019 faces were trampled with indifference,\u201d the protest organisers alleged, also accusing Boiler Room of \u201cendangering humans to protect their brand.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DauM5MwBoWk\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In response, spokespeople for Boiler Room said that they were \u201caware of footage\u201d from the night circulating online, and had seen a clip of what \u201cappears to show an attendee acting towards a protester in a way that has no place at our events\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe respect the right to peaceful protest, and the wellbeing of everyone at our events matters to us. We\u2019re reviewing what happened and speaking with the venue,\u201d they added. \u201cWe\u2019d encourage anyone who believes they have been a victim of a crime, or has information on this matter, to make themselves known to the police.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The second of the two-night event in New York saw more demonstrations and a \u201ccounter-rave\u201d take place nearby. More footage online seems to show one protester getting onto the stage at Boiler Room and attempting to disrupt the set, before being removed from the event.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DauQz0tBgd_\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In 2025, when Boiler Room was acquired by Superstruct Entertainment, the broadcaster distanced itself from the company\u2019s alleged actions, saying that its staff did not have \u201cany ownership or voting rights in the company\u201d. It also added that \u201cno investor, past or present, has ever influenced our output, this will never change\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>NME<\/em> has reached out to Superstruct, KKR, and Boiler Room for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Superstruct Entertainment also owns and operates festivals including Field Day, Mighty Hoopla, S\u00f3nar and Tramlines, for approximately $1.3billion. Since it joined with KKR, some artists have decided not to play festivals connected to the company due to the alleged investments in weapon manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, 50 artists including Massive Attack and Brian Eno, signed an open letter urging Field Day to distance itself from KKR, while another 11 artists announced later that they were boycotting Field Day festival in solidarity with Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>Several festivals themselves also publicly addressed their concerns about being connected to KKR last year. 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band<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Activists who went to a Boiler Room event in New York have reportedly been \u201cassaulted\u201d and \u201ctrampled\u201d when protesting the promoter\u2019s ties to KKR.<\/p>\n<p>The group came together to protest Boiler Room\u2019s ties to the controversial US investment firm KKR. It is the parent company of its owner Superstruct Entertainment, which has alleged investment in Israeli weapons manufacturing and its connections to Israeli settlements in the West Bank amid the country\u2019s ongoing conflict with Palestine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Coming together on Friday night (July 10), activists staged a \u201cdie-in\u201d during the first of a two-night Boiler Room take over at the Under The K Bridge venue. That type of protest sees participants lie down and act dead, in an attempt to raise awareness for their cause.<\/p>\n<p>The protest was organised by campaign group Boycott Room, according to MixMag, and allegedly organised to show that they were \u201cpart of the refusal to cede cultural ground to these war-profiteers\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>At the gig, some protestors were reportedly \u201cassaulted\u201d and \u201ctrampled\u201d by clubbers around them, according to the campaign group. \u201cThe rave went on as usual while our martyrs\u2019 faces were trampled with indifference,\u201d the protest organisers alleged, also accusing Boiler Room of \u201cendangering humans to protect their brand.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DauM5MwBoWk\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In response, spokespeople for Boiler Room said that they were \u201caware of footage\u201d from the night circulating online, and had seen a clip of what \u201cappears to show an attendee acting towards a protester in a way that has no place at our events\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe respect the right to peaceful protest, and the wellbeing of everyone at our events matters to us. We\u2019re reviewing what happened and speaking with the venue,\u201d they added. \u201cWe\u2019d encourage anyone who believes they have been a victim of a crime, or has information on this matter, to make themselves known to the police.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The second of the two-night event in New York saw more demonstrations and a \u201ccounter-rave\u201d take place nearby. More footage online seems to show one protester getting onto the stage at Boiler Room and attempting to disrupt the set, before being removed from the event.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DauQz0tBgd_\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In 2025, when Boiler Room was acquired by Superstruct Entertainment, the broadcaster distanced itself from the company\u2019s alleged actions, saying that its staff did not have \u201cany ownership or voting rights in the company\u201d. It also added that \u201cno investor, past or present, has ever influenced our output, this will never change\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>NME<\/em> has reached out to Superstruct, KKR, and Boiler Room for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Superstruct Entertainment also owns and operates festivals including Field Day, Mighty Hoopla, S\u00f3nar and Tramlines, for approximately $1.3billion. Since it joined with KKR, some artists have decided not to play festivals connected to the company due to the alleged investments in weapon manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, 50 artists including Massive Attack and Brian Eno, signed an open letter urging Field Day to distance itself from KKR, while another 11 artists announced later that they were boycotting Field Day festival in solidarity with Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>Several festivals themselves also publicly addressed their concerns about being connected to KKR last year. Tramlines, for example, said they would \u201cnever send them a single Euro\u201d, while Mighty Hoopla stated their \u201cclear opposition to KKR\u2019s unethical investments\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/kkr-protesters-at-boiler-room-event-in-new-york-reportedly-assaulted-and-trampled-3956916&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/boiler-room@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News KKR Protesters at Boiler Room event in New York reportedly \u201cassaulted\u201d and \u201ctrampled\u201d Boiler Room said they \u201crespect the right to peaceful protest\u201d and will be \u201creviewing what happened\u201d By Liberty Dunworth 14th July 2026 Crowd at Boiler Room event. 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