Digital music competition Tomorrowland will go forward as deliberate, regardless of the principle stage being destroyed by an enormous fireplace on Wednesday — simply in the future earlier than festivities had been set to start.

In an announcement shared on Instagram, organizers of the competition in Belgium wrote, “As a consequence of a critical incident and fireplace on the Tomorrowland Mainstage, our beloved Mainstage has been severely broken.” Additionally they confirmed there have been no deadly accidents.

Organizers stated Tomorrowland will open its DreamVille campsite on July 17, the place a number of occasions and performances will happen. Extra occasions deliberate in Brussels and Antwerp can even go forward “as deliberate.”

As for the remaining days of the competition, which is ready to run July 18 by way of 20 within the city of Increase, south of Antwerp (and with weekend two working from July 24 by way of 27), organizers stated: “We’re centered on discovering options for the competition weekend. Extra updates and detailed info can be communicated as quickly as potential.”

Movies posted to social media in the previous couple of hours present clouds of thick smoke engulfing the stage. Firefighters and regulation enforcement haven’t but recognized the reason for the hearth, however they’ve confirmed all emergency providers are on the scene.

Representatives for Tomorrowland didn’t instantly return Selection‘s request for remark. Over 400,000 are folks anticipated to attend throughout the 2 weekends.

The lineup for this yr’s competition included such artists as Swedish Home Mafia, Dillon Francis, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Steve Aoki and Eric Prydz, amongst others.