Boiler Room is reportedly expecting to lay off staff in the double digits, including “some of the best people we’ve ever had,” per an email sent out to team members.
Boiler Room has internally announced that it will lay off a large percentage of its staff in 2026.
The broadcast platform broke the news to its employees via a November 24 companywide email reviewed by Resident Advisor, who first reported on it. It stated that “changes to the structure of the business” were underway, and as such, “a number of roles” are at risk of being eliminated. An unnamed source separately told the outlet that this applies to a number of positions in the double digits.
“Anyone whose role is at risk will have already received an invite to a meeting today,” said the email. “For those who haven’t, your role isn’t impacted but we’d ask you to support those who are.”
Boiler Room was launched in 2010 when founders Blaise Bellville and Thristian Richards livestreamed a DJ set from a modest London office. In the years that followed, their weekly live broadcasts grew to platform performances by the likes of Solomun, Carl Cox, and Richie Hawtin in famous venues across the globe.
The brand has courted its fair share of controversy over the years. In 2017 and 2020, Boiler Room was awarded grants by Arts Council England that some have speculated was a result of Bellville and Richards’ ties to the British Elite.
Ticketing platform DICE acquired the Boiler Room in 2021. In 2025, it sold it to Superstruct Entertainment, whose ties to investment firm KKR have led to boycots of the broadcaster in cities like London, Lisbon, and Kuala Lumpur.
EDM Identity has reached out to Boiler Room for comment and they have yet to respond at the time of writing.
