Metallica, Tomorrowland and EDM festival
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The popular EDM festival, which takes place in Belgium, was saved by an unlikely source — a popular '80s metal band.
"Our teams are working day and night, with heart and soul, to turn the impossible into reality: Tomorrowland Belgium 2025 will open doors at 14:00. An alternative setup for the beloved Mainstage is planned to open at 16:00, pending any last-minute changes. All artists will perform as scheduled on all other stages as from 14:00."
After a fire tore through the Main Stage at Tomorrowland, the festival rebuilt a new stage almost overnight, with a little help from their friends, Metallica.
It’s a full-scale fantasy, with floating castles, sky-piercing lights, and towering stages that look like something from another world.Related: Disaster hit Texas, and this brand quietly stepped up fastFans travel from every continent to experience it.
Footage shows thousands of people rushing in as soon as the gates open with the event due to attract 400,000 festivalgoers over July 18-20 and July 25-27. “The symbolism of this is very powerful it shows more than just a stage that was destroyed and rebuilt,” one fan wrote.