A massive fire destroyed Tomorrowland’s main stage in Belgium on Wednesday evening, only two days before the event. Despite the damage, organisers confirmed the festival will continue as planned.
Tomorrowland shared on Instagram, ‘A serious incident and fire severely damaged our beloved Mainstage.’’ They also confirmed that no injuries or deaths occurred.
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The electronic music festival begins Friday and expects 400,000 visitors over two weekends, reported the BBC. Tomorrowland will open the DreamVille campsite on Thursday for performances and activities. Events in Brussels and Antwerp will also continue “as planned,” organisers added.
For the main event from July 18 to 20, organisers said, “We are focused on finding solutions for the festival weekend. Organisers will share more updates and detailed information as soon as possible.
Tomorrowland spokesperson Debby Wilmsen told Rolling Stone, “Years of love and passion have gone into building that stage. Those teams are devastated.” She added, “Tomorrow, 38,000 festival-goers will arrive. We’re really looking forward to that, and we’re going to give them a warm welcome. We’re going to make it a wonderful festival.”
Wilmsen confirmed other stages remain “intact.” She said, “The intention is for the festival to go ahead. But we can’t do magic, so it will be without the main stage. Our production team will now do everything they can to make it truly special.”
Hundreds of artists will still perform. The lineup includes David Guetta, Lost Frequencies, Swedish House Mafia, and Charlotte De Witte. The 2025 list also features Steve Aoki, Dillon Francis, Deadmau5, and Eric Prydz.
The fire’s cause remains unknown. Sources told Gazet van Antwerpen that fireworks testing might have gone wrong. Local firefighter François van den Eynde said, “The blaze spread very quickly, likely because of the materials used to build the stage. Despite all our resources, it was impossible to stop something like that.”
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He added, “We tried to extinguish the fire, but as soon as you realise you’re not succeeding, you have to limit the damage to the rest of the festival site. That’s what we did. Everything is under control.”
Tomorrowland started 20 years ago and is now the world’s biggest EDM festival. Last year, 400,000 people attended. This year promises another huge crowd despite the setback.
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