Overview

• The blaze consumed the Orbyz main stage on July 16, leaving only a scorched metal frame two days before the festival’s first weekend.
• Emergency services contained the fire without injuries and safely evacuated about 1,000 staff from the Boom, Belgium site.
• DreamVille campsite opened on July 17 as scheduled, welcoming thousands of early arrivals ahead of Friday’s performances.
• Organizers are finalizing contingency plans to relocate headline acts to other stages across the festival grounds for weekend shows.
• The Antwerp public prosecutor’s office has launched an official investigation into the fire’s origin.