Tomorrowland music festival main stage 'severely damaged' by massive fire
"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," read a post shared Wednesday on the Instagram page of the annual electronic music festival held in Boom, Belgium.
"We are focused on finding solutions for the festival weekend (Friday – Saturday – Sunday), the post continued. "More updates and detailed information will be communicated as soon as possible."
Belgian news broadcaster VRT reported that the fire broke out around 6 p.m. local time on Wednesday, or 12 p.m. ET. Within hours, the flames completely engulfed the festival's massive main stage, which has been totally leveled. It is unclear whether a cause has been determined, as no cause has been announced to the public.
Though no ticket-holders had entered the festival when the fire broke out, around 1,000 employees were on site. Firefighters were still on the scene late Wednesday evening, and some neighboring residents have been evacuated.Tomorrowland is set to run two consecutive weekends, from July 18-20, and again from July 25-27. The festival began humbly in 2005 and has since grown into a sprawling, multi-stage, multimedia experience, featuring music, food, art installations, light shows, and other immersive components.
This year's lineup features musical acts including David Guetta, Swedish House Mafia, AFROJACK, Steve Aoki, and Armin van Buuren.
The theme for the festival this year is "Orbyz."
According to the Tomorrowland website, the 2025 edition is, "Set in a magical universe made entirely out of ice, [and] will reveal a hidden community that has been existing under a gigantic ice cap for many years. Once the mass of ice and glaciers starts melting, the indigenous community rises to the surface, consisting of a unique source of light, energy, and power that originates from powerful, red-colored crystals and rocks."
400,000 people are expected to attend over the course of two weekends,
Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
Solve the daily Crossword
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
Popular rock frontman ‘doing great' amid battle with stage 4 cancer
Brad Arnold, the lead singer of 3 Doors Down, had a positive update for fans amid his ongoing battle with stage 4 cancer. 'A lot of folks asked how I was doing the other day. I'm doin' great fam! Almost every day, I feel a little better,' Arnold wrote in an Instagram post on Sunday, July 6. 'Things seem to be going great. Thank you for every prayer you all have prayed. With so much faith behind me and my own faith within me, I have no doubt of the outcome of this fight,' the singer wrote. 'God will continue to fight this [battle] for me……..and God doesn't fail. I love y'all!" Arnold's post was met with tons of supportive comments from fans and fellow musicians alike. 'Praying for you brother,' former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre wrote. Meanwhile musician Drew Jacobs commented, 'My heart is with you brother' and country artist Jason Micheal Carroll wrote, 'Still sending love and prayers, bro.' Arnold, 46, revealed his diagnosis with clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), the most common type of kidney cancer, on May 7. The cancer 'affects the tubules that filter waste from your blood' and 'involves surgery to remove the tumor or your entire kidney,' according to the Cleveland Clinic. The frontman said the stage 4 cancer had metastasized into his lung. Despite the grim diagnosis, the singer felt optimistic. 'I have no fear. I really sincerely am not scared it at all, but it is going to force us to cancel our tour this summer and we're sorry for that,' Arnold said in an Instagram video. The singer also asked fans to pray for him whenever they can. 'Thank you guys so much,' he said. 'We love you. See ya.' Arnold, alongside Matt Roberts and Todd Harrell, formed 3 Doors Down in Escatawpa, Mississippi in 1996. The band is best known for its 2000 debut single 'Kryptonite,' which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was included on 3 Doors Down's multi-platinum debut album 'The Better Life.' The band continued its success with its sophomore album 'Away from the Sun' in 2002. The multi-platinum project debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the hit singles 'When I'm Gone' and 'Here Without You.' The band's third and fourth studio albums, 'Seventeen Days' and self-titled fourth album both debuted atop the Billboard 200 and were certified platinum certification by the RIAA. The band's fifth and sixth albums album, 'Time of My Life' and 'Us and the Night,' peaked at No. 3 and 14, respectively. More music content Rock legend fighting incurable disease performs 7 years after retiring Live Wire: Eyrie House Ruins bring 'gothic folk' to Easthampton First Cambridge Porchfest, with live neighborhood concerts, kicks off July 19-20 Coldplay's Chris Martin calls out awkward moment at Gillette Stadium show New music from impactful folk singer to be released 58 years after death Read the original article on MassLive.
New York Post
2 hours ago
- New York Post
Olivia Culpo and daughter's emotional send off to Christian McCaffrey before 49ers training camp
Olivia Culpo gushed over husband Christian McCaffrey as she commemorated the start of his first NFL training camp as a new dad on Monday. The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model, who gave birth to their daughter Colette Annalise McCaffrey earlier this month, said that they're going to miss the 49ers All-Pro running back when he goes back to work. 'Best daddy in the world goes to camp today. Everyone go wish him luck @christianmccaffrey,' Culpo, 33, wrote, including a black and white photo of McCaffrey gazing at their newborn. 3 Christian McCaffrey spends time with his and Olivia Culpo's newborn daughter, Colette Annalise McCaffrey, before the starts of 49ers training camp for the 2025 season. Instagram/Olivia Culpo 'We're going to miss him so much,' she added with a crying emoji. Culpo and McCaffrey announced the arrival of their first child with a joint Instagram post on July 13, including a carousel of black and white photos showing the family of three in the hospital. One image showed Culpo on the operating table and McCaffrey holding her hand during her C-section surgery. Culpo was candid about hurdles with her health during her pregnancy. Taking to TikTok in March, the Miss Universe 2012 revealed she was on bed rest for weeks. 3 Olivia Culpo and her daughter Colette Annalise McCaffrey at home in Los Angeles, CA on July 17, 2025. Instagram/Olivia Culpo 'I had pneumonia and I was sick also for two weeks,' Culpo said in a 'get ready with me' video. 'All in all I've truly been on bed rest for four weeks… Towards the end of two weeks of being really sick, I got a subchorionic hematoma, which is basically a blood clot in my uterus and I was bleeding everywhere. 'So at this point, I was so exhausted, like two weeks of just not being able to move and then all of a sudden just purging. It was a lot. It was heavy… I went to the doctor and it was really exciting to see that there was still a heartbeat.' 3 Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey announced the arrival of their first child with a joint Instagram post on July 13, 2025 including a carousel of black and white photos showing the family of three in the hospital. Instagram/Olivia Culpo A subchorionic hematoma or hemorrhage is bleeding between the wall of the uterus and one of the sacs (chorion), per the Cleveland Clinic. Culpo announced in March that she was expecting her first child with McCaffrey. It came less than a year after they tied the knot in her native Rhode Island, which included their nuptials at Watch Hill Chapel before a lavish reception at the Ocean House resort. Culpo and McCaffrey, who have been together since 2019, got engaged in April 2023.
New York Post
2 hours ago
- New York Post
Ryan Seacrest breaks down in tears over dad's prostate cancer
Ryan Seacrest is getting candid. Seacrest, 50, got emotional and teared up during a July 21 broadcast of 'On Air With Ryan Seacrest,' while talking about his father, Gary Seacrest, 80, who is battling prostate cancer. During the broadcast, the 'American Idol' host confessed that he's 'never really spoken about this.' 10 Ryan Seacrest gets emotional on the July 21 episode of 'On Air With Ryan Seacrest.' onairwithryan/Instagram 10 Ryan Seacrest and his dad Gary Seacrest. onairwithryan/Instagram The 'Wheel of Fortune' host had previously talked about his father's health, but hadn't shared many details or personal feelings about it until now. In a 2021 Instagram post, he said that Gary had been 'battling cancer for several years.' At the time, they thought it was 'no longer detectable,' but on Monday's 'On Air with Ryan Seacrest,' he tearfully admitted that his father's cancer 'got worse and it spread.' 10 Ryan Seacrest gets emotional on the July 21 episode of 'On Air With Ryan Seacrest.' onairwithryan/Instagram 10 Ryan Seacrest in an Instagram photo. Ryan Seacrest/Instagram The former 'Live with Kelly and Ryan' co-host said that when this happens to a loved one, it's 'a hard thing to see, because the treatments that are commonly recommended can be barbaric to the system. They can cause so much damage to your body in other ways.' Gary also got pneumonia while undergoing chemotherapy, Ryan revealed. During 'American Idol' last season, he said that his sister Meredith called him to say, 'Dad is in the ICU, and how fast can you get here?' 10 Ryan Seacrest and Aubrey Paige in 2024. aubreypaige_/Instagram 10 Ryan Seacrest at 'American Idol.' Disney via Getty Images After he finished 'American Idol,' he recalled flying to Atlanta to go to the hospital. 'The night that I got there, the conversation they were having with [my father] about an emergency surgery was a life or death conversation, and I've never seen my strong, very smart father with the look on his face that he had — and the concern, and looking at me to help guide what decisions should be made in this moment,' Ryan said. Gary decided not to have surgery, but Ryan stuck around at the time and broadcast 'On Air with Ryan Seacrest' from his Atlanta hotel. 10 Ryan Seacrest and his sister Meredith, his dad Gary Seacrest and his mom, Connie. ryanseacrest/Instagram 'When you see a parent suffering and when you see them going through this and you don't understand it yourself, you're just listening to all the different doctors and trying to make sense of what they're trying to suggest and do,' he explained. The 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest' host said about his father: 'He could not get up to sit. He could not eat. He could not drink water. He could not go to the bathroom. Weeks go by in ICU and finally he began to get some strength back.' Ryan's mother, Connie, is also in remission after a cancer battle, which made him want to help out more, he explained. 10 Ryan Seacrest at 'Live with Kelly and Ryan.' Instagram/Ryan Seacrest 'I needed her to take a break,' he said. 'When you're a kid, no one tells you how to handle this with your parents.' He added that his parents have been married 'for over 55 years. They've got each other and the pneumonia is gone, but his cancer is not.' The prolific TV host explained that the nurses who looked after his father were 'angels… that nurture and care and have emotion about their patients' and that he 'loved' them. 10 Ryan Seacrest and his dad Gary Seacrest in 2021. ryanseacrest/Instagram 10 Ryan Seacrest and his dad Gary Seacrest and his family in 2021. ryanseacrest/Instagram Gary was released earlier this month and is home in Atlanta, Ryan said. He revealed that he's flown from Los Angeles to Atlanta every weekend to visit his father, who struggled to stand up from his chair. Getting emotional and saying, 'I'm embarrassed,' Ryan continued, 'I got the most powerful, good, happy picture from my dad and my mother, who was with him. They went to a beach to sit outside. They just went to look at the water. They can't do much, but I saw him smile. I saw my mom smile.' Ryan ended by sharing, 'Cancer affects every one of us in some ways. And it sucks. And the treatments suck … treatments are tough. But I know he's going to get through this.'
