A huge fire has damaged the main stage at the Tomorrowland festival site in Belgium. The fire broke out on Wednesday in the town of Boom, north of Brussels.

This is the dramatic moment smoke rises from a fire on the Tomorrowland stage in Belgium. Footage shows a cloud of black vapour from the burning site billowing into the sky on Wednesday, July 16. Witnesses reported hearing sounds similar to fireworks,

Footage shows thousands of people rushing in as soon as the gates open with the event due to attract 400,000 festivalgoers over July 18-20 and July 25-27. “The symbolism of this is very powerful it shows more than just a stage that was destroyed and rebuilt,” one fan wrote.

Tomorrowland, one of the world’s largest electronic music festivals, opened to the public Friday, July 18, just two days after a massive fire destroyed its main stage in Boom, near Antwerp, Belgium. Despite the damage,

Tomorrowland 2025 will open as scheduled on Friday (July 18) following a devastating July 16 fire that destroyed the festival’s mainstage.