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Tomorrowland: 'Devastating' blaze destroys main stage at major festival - two days before it was due to begin

Thursday, 17 July 2025 02:54

A huge fire has destroyed the main stage of a major festival in Belgium - two days before it was due to begin.

Tomorrowland is a dance music event as big as Glastonbury - and David Guetta was due to perform.

Footage showed flames and thick plumes of black smoke engulfing the stage and spreading to nearby woodland on Wednesday.

The annual festival in the town of Boom, north of Brussels, is one of the biggest in Europe and attracts about 400,000 people over two consecutive weekends.

It is famous for its immersive and elaborate designs and attracts big names within dance music - including Guetta, best known for tracks When Love Takes Over and Titanium.

Dutch DJs Martin Garrix and Charlotte de Witte were also due to perform, along with the likes of Swedish House Mafia, Eric Prydz and Alok.

The festival's website described the creative elements which went into the elaborate main stage.

The theme, described as Orbyz, was "set in a magical universe made entirely out of ice" and "full of mythical creatures".

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Organisers said no one was injured in the blaze but confirmed "our beloved main stage has been severely damaged", adding they were "devastated".

Spokesperson Debby Wilmsen added: "We received some truly terrible news today. A fire broke out on the Tomorrowland site ... and our main stage was essentially destroyed there, which is truly awful.

"That's a stage that took years to build, with so much love and passion. So I think a lot of people are devastated."

Despite the fire, Tomorrowland organisers said they were still expecting 38,000 festivalgoers at DreamVille, the event's campsite.

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