Tomorrowland music festival opens after main stage destroyed by huge fire
Workers laboured around the clock to clear out the debris from the elaborate backdrop that was consumed in Wednesday's fire.
Shouting 'We made it!", the festival's opening performers, Australian electronic music group Nervo, were able to take to the main stage Friday after a last-minute scramble and slight delay. Some charred frames were still visible behind them.
No one was hurt in the fire, organisers said. The causes are being investigated.
Hundreds of thousands of people from around the world attend Tomorrowland's annual multi-day festival outside the Belgian town of Boom.
Some 38,000 people were camping at the festival site Friday, Tomorrowland spokesperson Debby Wilmsen said.
'Maybe there are some few people that say, 'OK, we would like to have a refund', but it's only like a very small percentage because most of them are still coming to the festival," she told AP.
'It is all about unity, and I think with a good vibe and a positive energy that our festival-goers give to each other and the music we offer, I think they will still have a good time," she said. 'We really tried our best." Australian fans Zak Hiscock and Brooke Antoniou — who travelled half the world to see the famed festival as part of a summer holiday in Europe — described hearing about the fire.
'We were sitting having dinner when we actually heard the news of the stage burning down. We were very devastated and shattered, quite upset because we travelled a long way," Hiscock said.
Ukrainian visitor Oleksandr Beshkynskyi shared their joy that the festival went ahead as planned.
'It's not just about the one DJ or two DJs you're looking to see, but about all the mood and about the dream being alive," Beshkynskyi said. (AP) GRS GRS
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