Tomorrowland Releases First Official Statement Following Main Stage Fire

After the world was shocked by the sad news that the Tomorrowland Main Stage was consumed in a fire earlier today, the team behind the festival have released their first official press statement with information on what happened and what will come in the following days. At 20:30 CET, a live conference was held in Belgium, and information was posted to the official Tomorrowland socials.

The key takeaways are: no casualties emerged from the fire; DreamVille, the official campsite, will open tomorrow Thursday, and solutions are still on the works for the festival itself. The statement reads:

IMPORTANT UPDATE
Due to a serious incident and fire on the Tomorrowland Mainstage, our beloved Mainstage has been severely damaged.
We can confirm that no one was injured during the incident.
We can announce that, DreamVille (campsite) will open tomorrow (Thursday, July 17) as planned and will be ready for all DreamVille visitors.
All Global Journey activities in Brussels and Antwerp will take place as planned.
We are focused on finding solutions for the festival weekend (Friday – Saturday – Sunday).
More updates and detailed information will be communicated as soon as possible.

Check it out below. We are heartened that nobody was hurt, but heartbroken for everyone, especially the Tomorrowland team. We’ll stand with whatever outcome is on the horizon for this year’s festival.