Tomorrowland stage catches fire, days before EDM music festival
Firefighters and law enforcement responded to the scene and attempted to prevent further spread of the fire, local police reported on Facebook just before 7:30 p.m. local time, on Wednesday, July 16.
Video footage circulating on social media showed large flames coming from the stage and black smoke billowing into the air. Photos published by Belgium-based GVA showed the staged effectively destroyed.
The fire broke out on the festival grounds, police wrote, adding "all emergency services are at the scene. Please give them all the space."
"The plume is heading towards Gemeente Rumst," police wrote in the post. "Those who experience odor obstruction, best close windows, doors and ventilation systems."
Police and festival organizers did not say what caused the fire.
Is Tomorrowland festival canceled?
Organizers had not cancelled the event, as of Wednesday evening, July 16 (local time), but said they were "finding solutions for the festival weekend."
Tomorrowland spokesperson Jordy Van Overmeire released the following statement to USA TODAY after the fire broke out:
"Due to a serious incident and fire on the Tomorrowland Mainstage, our beloved Mainstage has been severely damaged," reads the statement, which was also distributed on festival social media accounts. "We can confirm that no one was injured during the incident. 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."
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Who is performing at Tomorrowland 2025?
The music festival is slated to kick off Friday, July 18 and runs through Sunday, July 20, according to Tomorrowland's website.
Headline performers include French DJ David Guetta, Belgian DJ Charlotte De Witte and Dutch DJ Martin Garrix.
This is a developing story.
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X @nataliealund.
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