The Creative Compass festival in Gori, scheduled for September 26, was supported by 26 European cultural organizations. The highlight was a concert by Georgian electronic musician Alexander Kordzaia, known as Kordz. The musician emphasized that the event was peaceful and free of any political slogans or propaganda. He also noted that the festival was held with the support of the "Georgian Dream" party and pro-government NGOs. Kordzaia posted on Facebook on September 23 that the event was peaceful and free of any political slogans. The musician expressed hope that the peaceful event would help calm the mood in Gori and called for a real dialogue.