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Tomorrowland main stage burns with fireworks and smoke just two days before opening
The main stage of the annual Tomorrowland music festival caught fire on Wednesday, July 16, just two days before the event was set to begin in Boom, Antwerp province, Belgium, according to local media.
BRUSSELS - A huge fire erupted at Belgium's Tomorrowland music festival site on Wednesday and had "severely damaged" the main stage two days before the event was due to start, organizers said.
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No one was injured in the incident. Images shared on local news sites and social media showed flames and plumes of black smoke engulfing the stage and spreading to nearby woodland.
Smoke caused by a fire pictured at the festival site of the Tomorrowland electronic music festival, Wednesday 16 July 2025, in Boom. The first weekend of the festival takes place at the 'De Schorre' terrain in Boom, from 18 to 20 July. (Photo by TOM …
The annual festival in the town of Boom, north of Brussels, which is scheduled to start Friday, draws tens of thousands of visitors from around Europe.
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‘’Due to a serious incident and fire on the Tomorrowland Mainstage, our beloved Mainstage has been severely damaged,'' the organizers posted on the event's website. ‘’We can confirm that no one was injured during the incident.''
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The statement said the focus is now on "finding solutions" for the festival weekend. The cause of the fire was not given.
The Source: The Associated Press contributed to this report. The information in this story comes from official statements released by Tomorrowland festival organizers, local news reports, and social media posts showing images of the fire. This story was reported from Los Angeles.