Tomorrowland 2025 is set to begin as planned on Friday, July 18, even after a fire on July 16 destroyed its mainstage.
In an update released on Thursday, July 17, organizers stated that “hundreds of people are working tirelessly at the Mainstage area to ensure we can open the gates tomorrow. It’s a race against time, but we’re doing this together with the best and most amazing people in the world.”
They presented two scenarios for how the weekend could go, depending on the progress made by opening time. One possibility is that “if the Mainstage area can be secured and a new setup completed, the festival grounds will open as planned for all visitors and all ticket types.”
Alternatively, if full opening isn’t feasible, organizers will treat the DreamVille camping site and the festival grounds “as two separate areas on Friday to ensure the safety of all guests.”
In that case, DreamVille will feature the artists originally booked for the mainstage on July 18, but its residents won’t have access to the rest of the festival site. Meanwhile, festival grounds will still welcome everyone else, including Friday Day Pass holders, Global Journey Hotel guests, and Full Madness passholders — though without the mainstage.
This backup plan essentially creates two separate attendee groups — DreamVille campers confined to the temporary DreamVille stage, and all other guests having access to the roughly 15 other stages throughout the grounds. The lineup for Friday’s mainstage includes Axwell, Martin Garrix, Alok, Artbat & Kolsch, Meduza, and more.
Organizers seem to be considering this approach because the mainstage area alone can accommodate more than 70,000 people. If unavailable, hosting a full crowd elsewhere could be unsafe. They expect the full site to reopen to everyone by noon on Saturday, July 19.
The incident occurred after the mainstage burned down on July 16. No one was injured, and the fire’s cause is still unknown. Tomorrowland draws around 400,000 attendees over two weekends, running from July 18–20 and July 25–27.
Complete Tomorrowland Statement:
Dear People of Tomorrow,
We are still devastated, but the support we’re receiving from all over the world and the energy and joy of the visitors at DreamVille (the campsite) today are truly heartwarming.
Meanwhile, hundreds of people are working tirelessly at the Mainstage area to ensure we can open the gates tomorrow. It’s a race against time, but we’re doing this together with the best and most amazing people in the world.
What we can confirm is that we will be able to welcome everyone tomorrow. Currently, there are two possible scenarios for Friday, July 18. We expect to have more clarity by tomorrow morning.
SCENARIO 1: If the Mainstage area can be secured and a new setup completed, the festival grounds will open as planned for all visitors and all ticket types.
SCENARIO 2: If we are unable to open at full visitor capacity, DreamVille and the festival grounds will function as two separate areas on Friday to ensure the safety of all guests.
In this case:
• The Gathering Stage at DreamVille will host the Mainstage artists originally scheduled for Friday, July 18.
• DreamVille visitors will not be able to access the festival grounds.
• The festival grounds (without the Mainstage) will be open to all other visitors (Friday Day Pass, Global Journey Hotel Packages, and Full Madness Pass holders).
In both scenarios, doors will open at 14:00 (and not at 12:00).
Even in these challenging times, we will be able to offer a program for all visitors and ticket types.
Starting Saturday, we expect the full festival grounds to be open to all visitors and all ticket types from 12:00 onwards. We will unite.
