Heal The Scene Updates
Stories from our staff and community on progress towards our mission of healing the scene, including behind-the-scenes goals and results, interviews from supporters and volunteers, special podcasts, and more.
Contagious Community at Louder Than Life: Jessica’s Story
One fan’s honesty at HeartSupport’s booth at Louder Than Life led to an outpouring of support and interconnected community.
HeartSupport partners with Insomniac to bring hope to Warped Tour Orlando 2025
HeartSupport facilitated hope and community at Warped Tour Orlando 2025.
HeartSupport celebrates on-the-ground support in 2025 by sharing how you can keep it going in 2026
HeartSupport showed up in a big way in 2025, providing on-the-ground mental health support at 13 festivals and 21 tour dates.
When We Were Young 2025 supports each other at the HeartSupport booth
HeartSupport had the opportunity to facilitate vital moments of connection at When We Were Young 2025.
Aftershock 2025 attendees open up about loss through HeartSupport
Through over 800 conversations on Aftershock 2025’s four days, HeartSupport was able to come alongside attendees in the ups and downs of life and loss.
HeartSupport reprises its impactful presence at Furnace Fest 2025
HeartSupport impacted the mental health of hundreds of music fans at Furnace Fest 2025.
Mental health help forges forward at New England Metal and Hardcore Fest
This year, HeartSupport was on the ground for the first time at New England Metal and Hardcore Fest, a growing heavy music experience headlined by acts such as Lorna Shore, Cannibal Corpse, and Khublai Khan.
HeartSupport impacts Louder Than Life Festival 2025 with an all-volunteer presence
HeartSupport’s first all-volunteer led festival deployment impacts over 1,500 music fans at Louder Than Life!
Mind Blown Festival brings grassroots metal and mental health together in Glens Falls, New York
Andy French brought mental health and metal to his community through the first annual Mind Blown Festival in Glens Falls, New York.
How does our Support Wall work?
HeartSupport’s Support Wall can inflate in just seven seconds, immediately providing a place of physical connection for event attendees.
Listeners opened up about their mental health for the first time at Warped Tour Long Beach
HeartSupport provided on-the-ground mental health support at Warped Tour Long Beach, changing hundreds of lives in the process.
HeartSupport continues growth by supporting 1,629 music fans in the second quarter of 2025
HeartSupport has reached 1,629 music fans in the first half of 2025, with plans for continued expansion of their unique peer-led mental health outreach.
HeartSupport helps fuel Warped Tour’s return with mental health support
Warped Tour is back— and so is HeartSupport’s presence providing on the ground support.
Walking into the light at Boardwalk Rock Fest 2025
At Boardwalk Rock Fest 2025, HeartSupport shared the festival grounds with bands like Def Leppard and Rob Zombie to bring light to struggling music fans.
HeartSupport brings solidarity and vulnerability to Welcome to Rockville
HeartSupport made a massive impact at Welcome to Rockville 2025, offering mental health support and solidarity through over 700 conversations.
Asking Alexandria fans find solidarity through HeartSupport
At an Asking Alexandria concert in Buffalo, New York, Asking Alexandria fans found mental health support and solidarity at the HeartSupport booth.
Citizen Soldier announces the 2025 HeartSupport Tour
Citizen Soldier is partnering with HeartSupport to bring mental health support to fans on their 2025 tour with 10 Years and Adelitas Way.
Imminence brings mental health help to fans in new concert experience with HeartSupport
Metalcore band Imminence partnered with HeartSupport to meet fans exactly where they were with mental health support. One attendee, Megan, courageously shares how she was impacted.