After the fire, Tomorrowland 2025 in Belgium, follows confirmed

With a premiere scheduled for this Friday (18), the organization runs to find a solution after fire reaches the main structure in Belgium

A few days from the beginning of Tomorrowland 2025A large fire has completely destroyed the main phase of the Festival, which takes its name from Orbyz. The structure was consumed by the flames in the late afternoon of Wednesday (16), in Boom, Belgium, causing confusion between fans and workers of the event. Despite the fear and uncertainty they stopped in the air, the organizers have confirmed that the festival will continue as expected and have already started receiving the first thousand campaignors Thursday (17).

The fire started around 18:00 local time, with about a thousand people who worked on the meeting assembly. Fortunately, there have been no injuries. The residents of the Region have even been evacuated, while the firefighters have acted quickly to contain the spread of flames in residential areas and nearby forests.

According to reports, the fireworks were tested at the time of the fire, which generated speculations on a possible technical failure, although the official cause has not yet been confirmed. “We were finishing the last details. Another day and we would be ready. Four weeks of work, lost in half an hour,” said an employee to the local newspaper Het Niewwsbladdescribing the scene as “apocalyptic”.

Also in front of the tragedy, the organization of Tomorrowland He has ensured that he is committed to finding solutions. In a declaration on social networks, the Festival stressed: “Orbyz’s stage was not just a stage … it was a living world”. The mayor of Rumst, Jurgen CallaertsHe also reaffirmed that the cancellation of the Festival is out of the question. “It’s the last thing we want,” he said BBC.

With names like David Guetta, Mafia of the Swedish house, Lost frequencies AND Witte Charlotte In the formation, the Festival also has 14 other clues of dance scattered throughout the giant land, which should allow filming in the programming.

Fans on social networks are divided between the optimism of seeing the event reinventing themselves and reimbursement requests in the absence of the most emblematic phase of the festival.

Held since 2005, the Tomorrowland It is considered one of the largest electronic music festivals in the world and usually receives over 400,000 people per edition, divided into two weekends. In 2025, the event is scheduled for 18-20 and 25-27 July, and the expectation is now seeing how the “Rinasche from the ashes” festival, since many are already betting that it will happen.

Source: Terra

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