Superstruct expands wellbeing support for artists across festival portfolio 

Superstruct Entertainment is extending its wellbeing support programme to artists performing across its festivals this summer through an expanded partnership with mental wellbeing platform OpenUp. 

The initiative will provide artists with free and confidential access to certified psychologists and wellbeing experts through OpenUp’s digital platform. Support will be available for issues including performance anxiety, burnout and the wider pressures associated with life as a professional performer. 

The move comes as concerns continue to grow around mental health in the music industry. Findings from the first UK Musicians’ Census, published by Help Musicians and the Musicians’ Union, found that 30 per cent of professional musicians reported poor mental wellbeing. 

The artist support pilot builds on an existing partnership between Superstruct and OpenUp, which already provides wellbeing support services to employees across the festival business. 

Superstruct operates a portfolio of festivals and live events across Europe, making the programme one of the more significant examples of wellbeing support being extended beyond employees to freelance and self-employed workers within the live entertainment sector. 

The initiative reflects a broader shift in how organisations are approaching workforce wellbeing, recognising that mental health support may be needed by those working within wider supply chains and ecosystems, not solely direct employees. 

For artists, the demands of touring, travel, irregular working patterns and public performance can create pressures that differ from those experienced in traditional workplace settings. Industry bodies have increasingly highlighted the need for greater mental health support across the music sector, particularly as awareness grows around burnout, anxiety and the challenges of sustaining long-term careers in live entertainment. 

The pilot will run across Superstruct’s festival portfolio this summer, giving participating artists direct access to professional support through OpenUp’s platform. 

The announcement highlights the growing focus on preventative mental health support and early intervention, with organisations increasingly seeking to provide access to professional help before issues escalate into more serious wellbeing concerns.