Tickets for the 20th anniversary edition of Tomorrowland’s flagship Belgian festival sold out in less than a day.
The electronic music festival will welcome 400,000 ticket holders to Boom in the Antwerp province over two weekends, July 19-21 and 26-28.
of brussels times It reported that approximately 200,000 tickets reserved for Belgian citizens were sold out in 27 minutes, and the remaining allocation was sold out by the end of the first day of general sales.
A 3-day pass costs 304 euros and a 1-day pass costs 129 euros. All prospective ticket buyers had to register in advance.
Over 400 acts under the theme of “LIFE” including Armin van Buuren, Amelie Lens, Bonobo B2B Dixon, David Guetta, ANNA, Vintage Culture, Tale of Us, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Solomun B2B Four Tet, Swedish House Mafia appeared. It will appear over a total of 16 stages.
“It is up to the justice system, police and festival organizers to ensure a responsible and safe environment for all festival-goers.”
Organizers are working with local police to step up efforts to combat dangerous drugs at the event, including on-site testing of seized substances by the National Institute of Forensic Crime (INCC). The move follows the introduction last year of a system to immediately process fines imposed on drug users and bring dealers to court.
“Drugs are extremely harmful to health and can lead to death,” said Minister of Justice Paul Van Tigchelt. Brussels Times. “It is up to the justice system, police and festival organizers to ensure a responsible and safe environment for all festival-goers.”
Elsewhere, the fourth edition of Tomorrowland Winter, scheduled for March 16-23 in Alpe d’Huez, France, has also sold out.
The brand is also exported to Brazil, and last month it was revealed that it would be launching a new 10,000 Caps Festival in the Colombian city of Medellin in collaboration with local promoter The Breakfast Club.
The newly created CORE stage will be transported to Medellin’s Botanical Garden for a two-day event on May 11th and 12th. The CORE stage was first unveiled at January’s Tomorrowland event in Tulum, Mexico, and will be “spawning around the world,” including at Tomorrowland in Belgium.
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