Nearly two years after tragedy, 2nd Nova Healing Concert unites 30,000 in Tel Aviv

Survivors, bereaved families and artists gather to honour victims of the October 7, 2023, Nova massacre and celebrate resilience, hope, and community

Excerpt from The Times of Israel | By Stav Levaton

Some 30,000 people gathered Thursday night in Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park for the second annual Nova Healing Concert, an evening of music, remembrance, and resilience marking nearly two years since Hamas’s massacre at the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023.

Organized by the Nova Tribe Community Association — a collective created to support survivors and bereaved families — the event seeks to transform grief into a shared space of healing. The inaugural concert was held in June 2024.

This year’s concert had originally been scheduled for June 26 but was postponed due to Israel’s war with Iran. The gathering sought to transform grief into a shared space of remembrance and resilience.

Israeli artists, including Infected Mushroom, Yuval Raphael, and Captain Hook, headlined the stage, while survivors and families of victims filled the crowd. For many, the night was a delicate balance between sorrow and hope.

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Cover photo of Nova Festival Flag by Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons