The name of Ark It has been added to the casual list of the next edition of the Barcelona Festival Dream. Without confirmation of the reasons, the artist leaves her place at the Free Festival.
In recent weeks the controversy between the relationship of festivals with Supersruct Entertainment and with the KKR investment fund has splashed various events in our country. The one that is most receiving criticism and cancellations at the Sónar Barcelona Festival, due to its defense from its beginnings of values that could conflict with what these corporations represent. The festival points to it that “Supersruct Entertainment, a company with more than 80 festivals worldwide, acquired Sónar in 2018. At that time, Providence Equity Partners was the main investor of Supersruct. In October 2024, Providence retired and sold his participation to a consortium formed by KKR and more than ninety investors. It was a purely financial operation, in which we did not intervention, no voice, or vote.
On the other hand, it has also been clarified that Richie Hawtin will present a DJ set instead of acting as PLASTIKMAN. It will be a set created especially for this occasion, but whose change has nothing to do with the situation but that the show was not ready. This year’s edition will be the number thirty -two and will be held between June 12 and 14 in Fira de Montjuïc during the day and Fira Gran Vía during the night.
You can inform yourself about all changes or ask questions of any kind of the organization in a new section that the festival has launched under the epigraph of Sónar responds.
