Belgium: A huge fire had engulfed the iconic Mainstage of Belgium’s globally-renowned Tomorrowland electronic dance music festival, just two days before the event was scheduled to begin with an expected audience of 100,000 people.
“Due to a serious incident and fire on the Tomorrowland Mainstage, our beloved Mainstage has been severely damaged,” festival organisers said in an official statement. “We can confirm that no one was injured during the incident,” they added.
Several hundred firefighters were deployed to combat the flames in an attempt to save the massive stage structure. Authorities from Antwerp have launched an investigation into the cause of the fire, although they stated that it appears to have been accidental.
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The annual Tomorrowland festival, held in the town of Boom, north of Brussels, is scheduled to begin on July 18. Approximately 100,000 participants are expected to attend, with many planning to camp on-site for the duration of the event.
Despite the incident, organisers confirmed that the festival’s campground will open as scheduled, when attendees are expected to begin arriving. They also assured fans that they are “focused on finding solutions for the weekend events.”
The 2025 edition of Tomorrowland is set to run across the next two weekends. Several dozen world-famous DJs and electronic music artists, including David Guetta, Lost Frequencies, Armin van Buuren, and Charlotte de Witte, are slated to perform from 1st day onward. Two-thirds of the scheduled events were planned to take place between the now-destroyed ‘Mainstage’ and the ‘Freedom Stage.’
Tomorrowland, which was founded 20 years ago by two Belgian brothers, has grown into an internationally celebrated festival. In addition to the flagship summer event in Belgium, Tomorrowland also hosts a winter edition in the French ski resort of Alpe d’Huez and another festival in Brazil.
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