The principle stage for Tomorrowland, the huge Belgian EDM pageant situated exterior of Antwerp, has caught fireplace and burned down simply two days earlier than the pageant was set to open.
Photographs and movies of the big fireplace started circulating round 12:30pm EST, with the Belgian information outlet VRT confirming the experiences. They state that emergency companies are actively making an attempt to place out the fireplace, and that fireworks have been heard through the blaze. VRT claims that as of this writing, the primary stage has been “nearly utterly destroyed.”
Luckily, no festival-goers have been reported to be on-site, because the pageant was set to start its first weekend on Friday, July 18th. It’s at the moment unknown if the fireplace resulted in any accidents or fatalities. The reason for the fireplace can be nonetheless unknown, although the stage is rigged for complete pyrotechnics every year and would clarify why fireworks accompanied the blaze.
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Replace: Tomorrowland has shared an announcement to their official web site, confirming that nobody was injured through the fireplace and that they’re engaged on “discovering options for the pageant weekend.” Learn their assertion beneath.
“As a consequence of a severe incident and fireplace on the Tomorrowland Mainstage, our beloved Mainstage has been severely broken.
We will verify that nobody was injured through the incident.
We will announce that, DreamVille (campsite) will open tomorrow (Thursday, July 17) as deliberate and might be prepared for all DreamVille guests.
All World Journey actions in Brussels and Antwerp will happen as deliberate.
We’re targeted on discovering options for the pageant weekend (Friday – Saturday – Sunday).
Extra updates and detailed info might be communicated as quickly as attainable.”
The Tomorrowland mainstage is at the moment on fireplace — updates might be offered as relevant.
🎥: r/tomorrowland pic.twitter.com/Jh78scXf2a
— Festive Owl (@TheFestiveOwl) July 16, 2025
One other view of the fireplace at the moment affecting Tomorrowland’s mainstage.
This stays an lively and evolving scenario — additional updates might be shared as obtainable. pic.twitter.com/wGygXbyotu
— Festive Owl (@TheFestiveOwl) July 16, 2025
Tomorrowland’s mainstage has caught on fireplace
There are not any additional updates presently pic.twitter.com/IUUB1AoBAC
— Dancing Astronaut (@dancingastro) July 16, 2025
Tomorrowland stage has caught on fireplace..
No assertion from pageant but however most certainly occurred as a consequence of pyrotechnics.
Weekend 1 was supposed to start this Friday however this positively going to have an effect on it. pic.twitter.com/1gW3BXhEQ1
— Samarth (@iamstake) July 16, 2025