When speaking to Gazet van Antwerpen about the festival, Van Damme stated that he believes the festival can still take place if attendees wear masks. He shared that test villages with rapid testing services are being discussed. It’s not yet clear what exactly would constitute a test village or how it would differ from a standard testing site. The report also suggests that there will be a meeting between festival and government officials in the near future, which will potentially lead to news for prospective attendees.

At the time of writing, Tomorrowland organizers have not released an official statement regarding the test villages or specific measures that will be implemented in 2021. In place of any concrete information on next summer’s event, a general health and safety statement was shared, stating that they will be operating by the rules set by the national government and affirming their commitment to the safety of those involved.

“The preparations for Tomorrowland 2021 are currently ongoing,” reads a passage. “Governmental instructions will be followed up closely during these preparations. The well-being, health, and safety of the People of Tomorrow, our partners, our neighbors, the artists, and our team are still our top priority.”

The next iteration of Tomorrowland is set to take place July 16th–18th and July 23rd–25th, 2021 in Boom, Belgium. Previous performers include Black Coffee, Carl Cox and Eric Prydz. Additional information on the event can be found on the event website.

According to Belgian news source De Tijd, the organizers of Boom, Belgium festival Tomorrowland have mended their relationship with LiveStyle, the company formerly known as SFX Entertainment. Tomorrowland spokesperson Debby Wilmsen said, “The relations between SFX and Tomorrowland were acidified, but now that new people are in control of the current LiveStyle, there is a new approach.”

Tomorrowland parent company ID&T organized the first edition of TomorrowWorld outside Atlanta, Georgia in 2013. In 2015, transportation breakdowns that endangered thousands of festival goers arguably became the most well-chronicled instance of SFX Entertainment’s mismanagement of its numerous electronic music brands, and easily the one to trigger the most fallout.

SFX declared chapter 11 bankruptcy in February of last year. An extensive corporate restructuring saw the multinational conglomerate rebrand itself as LiveStyle in December, with former AEG Presents CEO Randy Phillips replacing Robert F.X. Sillerman as chief officer, in addition to other leadership changes.

Wilmsen said that it was still uncertain whether TomorrowWorld would return in 2018 or further on down the road.

Source: Your EDM

According to a statement on the UNITE Spain website, a “technical malfunction” was responsible for the fire, which caused no injuries. “Authorities will follow up and continue the investigation with the local Spanish organizer of UNITE,” it said.

#tomorrowland barcelona was fire ?? pic.twitter.com/LVCEBA7AvD

— Alex Prim López (@ALEXPRIMLOPEZ7) July 29, 2017

Tomorrowland’s UNITE events afford fans abroad an opportunity to tune into the Boom, Belgium festival by streaming performances from its main stage along with synchronized effects and additional headliners. UNITE Spain had taken place at the Marsa Sports Grounds in Barcelona.

A post on a separate website instructs Tomorrowland UNITE Spain attendees to keep their bracelets, promising a full refund of the ticket price in addition to any leftover balance on their account.

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In a video segment from the Tomorrowland live stream that was later posted to the Paul van Dyk Facebook page, audio of the live debut of the track accompanies various shots from under the festival’s Trance Energy stage. Even without a featured vocalist, each euphoric crescendo of “Stronger Together” sends ripples of motion through the audience.

Although van Dyk’s trance credentials extend as far back to the genre’s early ’90s origins, Pierre Pienaar is a far more obscure artist. The latter has gained more momentum recently, though. A year ago a song of his titled “Novus Vitae” rose to #3 on Ferry Corsten‘s weekly radio show, Corsten’s Countdown, and in February another called “Emirembe” made it onto the podcast again.

Paul van Dyk and Pierre Pienaar’s “Stronger Together” came out on the former producer’s artist imprint, Vandit Records, on July 21st. Find the track for download via Beatport.

Source: The Trance Project

Belgian authorities screened ticket holders based on criteria that a handful of Belgian media outlets have called strict. While they did not specifically disclose what factors disqualified each one from attending, the measures were meant to identify individuals with potential for radical behavior. Belgian police also investigated staff members.

Tomorrowland’s organizers sold 400,000 tickets to the 2017 edition of the festival – over twice as many as last year. However, this year’s installment takes place over two weekends for a total of six days where the 2016 edition only ran for three.

Tomorrowland is slated for July 21st-23rd and 28th-30th at the De Schorre recreation ground in Boom, Belgium.

Source: Dancing Astronaut