Tomorrowland festival begins days after fire destroyed main stage
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The world's largest electronic music festival, Tomorrowland, opened in Belgium on Thursday, days after a fire destroyed its main stage. Organizers worked to avoid cancelling the event, which is expected to draw 400,000 people through the weekend.
Breakdown
- Tomorrowland's main stage was destroyed by fire days before the festival opened.
- Organisers decided to continue with the event despite the loss. 13s
- Fifteen other stages at the festival were not affected by the fire. 54s
- An investigation into the accidental fire has begun, with fireworks reported at the time. 1m 24s
- Tomorrowland is expected to draw 400,000 people over two weekends. 1m 38s