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Tomorrowland Organizers Rush to Reconfigure Site After Main Stage Blaze

Temporary stages are rising around the festival grounds under an ongoing Antwerp fire investigation.

The Tomorrowland 2025 main stage on fire.
Smoke billows above the site of the Tomorrowland electronic music festival in Boom, northern Belgium on July 16.
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Overview

  • No injuries were reported when the Orbyz main stage collapsed into metal framework during a fire on July 16 at the Boom site.
  • DreamVille campsite opened on schedule on July 17, welcoming early arrivals ahead of the weekend.
  • Organizers are reallocating headline acts to alternative stages and exploring a temporary main stage to meet Friday’s opening.
  • Belgian fire and emergency services secured the site and have declared it safe for festival operations.
  • The Antwerp public prosecutor’s office continues its inquiry into the blaze’s unknown cause.