Pro-Palestinian activists disrupted a Boiler Room electronic-music event in Brooklyn, New York, by staging a “die-in” on the dance floor to protest the company’s ownership links to private-equity giant KKR.
At least five protesters lay motionless on the floor during the July 10 event at Under the K Bridge. They wore shirts and displayed messages accusing Boiler Room of being owned by “Israeli arms investors” and telling attendees they were “dancing on every martyr’s grave.”
Footage circulating online shows partygoers continuing to dance around the demonstrators. Some appeared to step on them, while one attendee was filmed jumping onto the group. Both the protesters and the attendee were reportedly removed from the venue.
The campaign group Boycott Room organized the action over Boiler Room’s corporate ownership. Boiler Room was acquired in 2025 by Superstruct Entertainment, which had itself been purchased by KKR the previous year. Activists accuse KKR of maintaining investments connected to Israel and the defence industry.
Boiler Room said it respected the right to peaceful protest, condemned violence and was reviewing what happened. The company has previously described itself as “unapologetically pro-Palestine” and said its staff had no control over the change in ownership.
