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Belgium's Tomorrowland Music Festival Opens After Main Stage Was Destroyed by Fire
BOOM, BELGIUM, JUL 17 – Organisers built a smaller main stage in under 48 hours after a fire destroyed the original, allowing the festival to open on schedule for around 400,000 attendees, officials said.
- Blazes broke out around 5pm Wednesday at the festival site in Boom, near Antwerp, Belgium.
- Tomorrowland is held each July in Boom, attracting hundreds of thousands globally, and the cause of the blaze remains unknown and is under investigation.
- Tomorrowland organisers erected a smaller main stage in under 48 hours, featuring a giant LED screen and no fireworks for safety reasons.
- No injuries were reported, and Debby Wilmsen, Tomorrowland spokesperson, said the festival will proceed this weekend and next.
- With the rebuilt main stage, Tomorrowland Belgium 2025 will continue full-capacity performances, expected to host around 400,000 attendees, and generate over 100 million euros for the local economy.
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Tomorrowland finally opened its doors this Friday with access to the entire venue and with a new stage replacing the main one, after the fire that destroyed that emblematic installation two days ago, as announced by the organizers of the famous electronic music festival.
In just 36 hours, Tomorrowland managed to design and build a brand-new main stage. "I've seen and done a lot, but I never want to experience this again."
·Amsterdam, Netherlands
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