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'If last year there was some understanding, now it's over'
Global industry professionals spurn major Israeli music showcase amid cultural boycott
Yemen Blues performing at the 2025 Showcase Music Festival at Teder TLV, an outdoor venue in south Tel Aviv (Courtesy)
By Jessica Steinberg
Upcoming festival seeks to bring local talent to the attention of international scouts, but funding cuts and hostile attitudes to Jewish state have it starting on a sour note
Ofra Yitzhaki, on piano, is the artistic director of the Kol Hamusica festival, taking place October 29-November 1, 2026, in the Upper Galilee (Ofer Moskovitz)
October 13, 2026, 5:25 am
Upper Galilee to remember its own at music festival
Concert to be held in memory of Ofer ‘Poshko’ Moskovitz at Kol Hamusica; Azrieli Hatikvah Project staging 11 shows in nine locations
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative image of the Ozora trance music festival in Hungary. (YouTube screenshot)
July 31, 2026, 9:03 am
Israeli festivalgoer stabbed in Hungary, two arrested over drug suspicions
Police don’t indicate motive, but Ozora festival has history of violent incidents unrelated to identity; trance event draws tens of thousands each year, including many Israelis
By ToI Staff
Families of the remaining 50 hostages take the stage at the second annual Nova Healing Concert in Tel Aviv's Yarkon Park, August 14, 2025. (Eclipse Media)
August 15, 2025, 11:38 am
Nearly two years after tragedy, 2nd Nova Healing Concert unites 30,000 in Tel Aviv
Survivors, bereaved families and artists gather to honor victims of the October 7, 2023, Nova massacre and celebrate resilience, hope, and community
By Stav Levaton
Illustrative image of the Ozora trance music festival in Hungary. (YouTube screenshot)
August 4, 2025, 1:52 am
Israeli stabs another Israeli in Hungary, causing life-threatening injuries
Hungarian police say 28-year-old Israeli tourist stabbed a 26-year-old Israeli ‘several times’ at the Ozora trance festival; suspect, who was also injured, is detained
By ToI Staff
Israeli DJ Skazi performs at a protest against new COVID-19 restrictions, in Tel Aviv, July 25, 2020. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
July 26, 2025, 1:37 pm
Set by Israeli DJ at Belgian music festival nixed over ‘security considerations’
Cancellation of Skazi’s set at Tomorrowland’s 2nd weekend comes after two Israeli festival-goers were briefly detained there for alleged war crimes last week
By ToI Staff
The purple and white flag of the IDF's Givati brigade (L) and Israeli flags fly in the crowd at Belgium's Tomorrowland music festival, July 19, 2025 (X, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
July 21, 2025, 4:29 pm
2 Israelis briefly held in Belgium after activists urge their arrest for ‘war crimes’
Civilian and soldier, who were attending Tomorrowland festival, released after questioning; Hind Rajab Foundation says they were responsible for Gaza ‘genocide’
By Nava Freiberg
Israeli flags fly in the crowd at Belgium's Tomorrowland music festival, July 19, 2025 (X, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
July 20, 2025, 12:27 pm
Activists, citing ‘war crimes,’ urge Belgium to arrest Israelis at music festival
Hind Rajab Foundation claims to identify two people at Tomorrowland tied to ‘genocide’ in Gaza, shares photo of men waving flag of IDF’s Givati Brigade at concert
By ToI Staff
Michael Garcia waves a Supernova festival flag at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK, June 2025. (Courtesy)
July 12, 2025, 10:40 am
As UK festivals go anti-Israel, some Jewish concert-goers try to crowd surf above the hate
Despite pervasive anti-Israel sentiment in music culture, some Jewish attendees also say they have no trouble finding others in tune with their values
By Lianne Kolirin
Bobby Vylan of British duo Bob Vylan performs on the West Holts Stage on the fourth day of the Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm in the village of Pilton in Somerset, south-west England, on June 28, 2025. (Oli SCARFF / AFP)
July 3, 2025, 6:34 pm
BBC to stop broadcasting ‘high-risk’ gigs after antisemitic chants at Glastonbury
UK public broadcaster says it will ‘ensure proper accountability’ for team that failed to shut down live-stream of festival set where rap duo Bob Vylan called for ‘Death to the IDF’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
The flag of Palestine is waved in a crowd of festivalgoers at the hip hop trio Kneecap's performance during the Glastonbury Festival in Worthy Farm, Somerset, England, June 28, 2025. (Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
June 29, 2025, 3:44 am
‘Death to the IDF’: Palestine takes center stage at Glastonbury music festival
Irish rap group Kneecap, other performers, lead pro-Palestinian chants and deliver profanity-laden rants about ‘Zionists’ to cheering crowds at the world-renowned event
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A member of Irish band Kneecap wears a Hezbollah flag at a concert in London on November 21, 2024. (Screen grab/YouTube)
May 3, 2025, 8:34 am
Pogues, Thin Lizzy, Massive Attack among bands to defend Kneecap’s ‘freedom of expression’
Dozens of performers sign letter supporting Northern Irish rappers who projected ‘F*ck Israel’ at Coachella, appeared to cheer Hamas and Hezbollah, urged fans to ‘kill your local MP’
By Ben Sales
Screen capture from video of Irish band Kneecap displaying anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian messaging during its performance at the Coachella music festival in California, April 19, 2025. (X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 20, 2025, 2:45 pm
Irish band Kneecap projects ‘F*ck Israel’ on Coachella music festival stage
Group accuses US government of enabling Israel to commit ‘genocide’ in Gaza Strip, makes good on promise to repeat remarks that were cut from livestream a week earlier
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
A woman is carried over the crowd at the Lollapalooza concert in Pownal, Vermont, July 9, 1996. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
April 9, 2025, 3:34 am
The surprisingly Jewish history of iconic counter-cultural music festival Lollapalooza
From its creator, to performers, promoters, and now the chroniclers of a new oral history on it, Jews have always had a hand in the traveling show that changed America
By Jordan Hoffman
The poster for Woodstock for Peace, a three-day gathering of music, art and peace, which will be held December 26-28, 2024 at Shitim in Israel's south (Courtesy)
December 12, 2024, 3:05 pm
Local ‘Woodstock’ aims to unite Israelis, Palestinians for peace
Six activists look to change the conversation and think about a shared future, with three days of music, art and discussion in the desert
By Jessica Steinberg
Israeli flags flank the DJ stage at the Dragonfly trance music festival near Modiin on January 6, 2024. (Dragonfly)
January 16, 2024, 9:53 am
Commemorating Supernova victims, electronic music scene attempts a low-key comeback
One of the country’s first major rave parties after the October 7 massacre features no commercial activity and plenty of symbolism
By Canaan Lidor
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