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Tomorrowland (festival)

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Tomorrowland (festival)

Tomorrowland is a large-scale annual electronic dance music festival held in Boom, Antwerp, Belgium. Taking place within De Schorre provincial recreational park, it held its first edition in 2005, from an idea conceived by brothers Manu and Michiel Beers in 2004. Since then, Tomorrowland has become one of the best known music festivals in the world. It has won numerous accolades and awards, including being voted five times in a row as "best musical event of the year" at the International Dance Music Awards. It employs 80 people year-round for the organisation and 15,000 people during the event. Tomorrowland's success has led to the creation of spin-off festivals. From 2013 to 2015, the concept was briefly exported to the United States, near Atlanta, under the name TomorrowWorld. In 2015, a festival known as Tomorrowland Brasil was started in Brazil. Since 2019, the festival has set up a winter edition, Tomorrowland Winter, in the ski resort of Alpe d'Huez, France. In 2026, Tomorrowland announced its expansion into Asia for the first time, with Tomorrowland Thailand scheduled to take place in Pattaya, Thailand, from 11 to 13 December 2026.

Infobox

Genre
Electronic, pop, hip hop, dance, EDM
Dates
Final two weekends of July
Locations
De Schorre (Boom, Antwerp, Belgium) Tomorrowland has expanded beyond its original Belgian edition and now has two additional editions worldwide: one in South America and one in Asia: Tomorrowland Brasil – São Paulo state, Brazil (2015; resumed in 2023) Tomorrowland Thailand – Wisdom Valley, Pattaya, Thailand (since 2026)
Coordinates
51°05′32″N 04°23′08″E / 51 °N 4 °E / 51 ; 4
Years active
2004–2019, 2022–present
Founders
Manu Beers and Michiel Beers
Attendance
400,000 per edition
Capacity
200,000 per week-end
Organised by
We Are One World
Website
tomorrowland

Tables

· History › Event summary
2005
2005
Year
2005
Dates
14 August
Attendance
~10,000
Anthem
—N/a
Theme
—N/a
2006
2006
Year
2006
Dates
30 July
Attendance
15,000
Anthem
—N/a
Theme
—N/a
2007
2007
Year
2007
Dates
28, 29 July
Attendance
20,000
Anthem
—N/a
Theme
—N/a
2008
2008
Year
2008
Dates
27, 28 July
Attendance
50,000
Anthem
—N/a
Theme
—N/a
2009
2009
Year
2009
Dates
26, 27 July
Attendance
90,000
Anthem
—N/a
Theme
Masker (Mask)
2010
2010
Year
2010
Dates
25, 26 July
Attendance
180,000
Anthem
"Tomorrow (Give in to the Night)" (Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Dada Life, Tara McDonald)
Theme
Zon (Sun)
2011
2011
Year
2011
Dates
22, 23, 25 July
Attendance
180,000
Anthem
"The Way We See the World" (Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Afrojack, NERVO)
Theme
The Tree of Life
2012
2012
Year
2012
Dates
27, 28, 29 July
Attendance
270,000
Anthem
"Tomorrow Changed Today" (Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, WAV )
Theme
The Book of Wisdom
2013
2013
Year
2013
Dates
26, 27, 28 July
Attendance
270,000
Anthem
"Chatthoochee" (Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike)
Theme
The Arising of Life
2014
2014
Year
2014
Dates
18, 19, 20 July 25, 26, 27 July
Attendance
540,000
Anthem
"Waves" (Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, W&W)
Theme
The Key to Happiness
2015
2015
Year
2015
Dates
24, 25, 26 July
Attendance
180,000
Anthem
—N/a
Theme
The Secret Kingdom of Melodia
2016
2016
Year
2016
Dates
22, 23, 24 July
Attendance
180,000
Anthem
—N/a
Theme
The Elixir of Life
2017
2017
Year
2017
Dates
21, 22, 23 July 28, 29, 30 July
Attendance
400,000
Anthem
—N/a
Theme
Amicorum Spectaculum
2018
2018
Year
2018
Dates
20, 21, 22 July 27, 28, 29 July
Attendance
400,000
Anthem
—N/a
Theme
The Story of Planaxis
2019
2019
Year
2019
Dates
19, 20, 21 July 26, 27, 28 July
Attendance
400,000
Anthem
—N/a
Theme
The Book of Wisdom: The Return
2020
2020
Year
2020
Dates
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2021
Year
2021
2022
2022
Year
2022
Dates
15, 16, 17 July 22, 23, 24 July 29, 30, 31 July
Attendance
600,000
Anthem
"Worlds on Fire" (Afrojack, R3HAB, Au/Ra)
Theme
The Reflection of Love
2023
2023
Year
2023
Dates
21, 22, 23 July 28, 29, 30 July
Attendance
400,000
Anthem
—N/a
Theme
Adscendo
2024
2024
Year
2024
Dates
19, 20, 21 July 26, 27, 28 July
Attendance
400,000
Anthem
"Allein Allein" (Alok, INNERVERSE, FREY)
Theme
LIFE
2025
2025
Year
2025
Dates
18,19,20 July 25, 26, 27 July
Attendance
400,000
Anthem
—N/a
Theme
Orbyz / Unity
2026
2026
Year
2026
Dates
17, 18, 19 July 24, 25, 26 July
Anthem
—N/a
Theme
Consciencia
Year
Dates
Attendance
Anthem
Theme
2005
14 August
~10,000
—N/a
—N/a
2006
30 July
15,000
—N/a
—N/a
2007
28, 29 July
20,000
—N/a
—N/a
2008
27, 28 July
50,000
—N/a
—N/a
2009
26, 27 July
90,000
—N/a
Masker (Mask)
2010
25, 26 July
180,000
"Tomorrow (Give in to the Night)" (Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Dada Life, Tara McDonald)
Zon (Sun)
2011
22, 23, 25 July
180,000
"The Way We See the World" (Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Afrojack, NERVO)
The Tree of Life
2012
27, 28, 29 July
270,000
"Tomorrow Changed Today" (Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, WAV )
The Book of Wisdom
2013
26, 27, 28 July
270,000
"Chatthoochee" (Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike)
The Arising of Life
2014
18, 19, 20 July 25, 26, 27 July
540,000
"Waves" (Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, W&W)
The Key to Happiness
2015
24, 25, 26 July
180,000
—N/a
The Secret Kingdom of Melodia
2016
22, 23, 24 July
180,000
—N/a
The Elixir of Life
2017
21, 22, 23 July 28, 29, 30 July
400,000
—N/a
Amicorum Spectaculum
2018
20, 21, 22 July 27, 28, 29 July
400,000
—N/a
The Story of Planaxis
2019
19, 20, 21 July 26, 27, 28 July
400,000
—N/a
The Book of Wisdom: The Return
2020
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022
15, 16, 17 July 22, 23, 24 July 29, 30, 31 July
600,000
"Worlds on Fire" (Afrojack, R3HAB, Au/Ra)
The Reflection of Love
2023
21, 22, 23 July 28, 29, 30 July
400,000
—N/a
Adscendo
2024
19, 20, 21 July 26, 27, 28 July
400,000
"Allein Allein" (Alok, INNERVERSE, FREY)
LIFE
2025
18,19,20 July 25, 26, 27 July
400,000
—N/a
Orbyz / Unity
2026
17, 18, 19 July 24, 25, 26 July
—N/a
Consciencia
· Awards and nominations › DJ Awards
2012
Best International Dance Music Festival
Role(s)
Tomorrowland
Notes
Won
Year
Category
Work
Result
Ref.
2012
Best International Dance Music Festival
Tomorrowland
Won
· Awards and nominations › DJ Magazine
2015
World's Best Festival
Role(s)
Tomorrowland - Boom, Belgium
Notes
Won
2019
1st
2020
No Poll
2022
1st
Year
Category
Work
Result
Ref.
2015
World's Best Festival
Tomorrowland - Boom, Belgium
Won
2019
1st
2020
No Poll
2021
2022
1st
· Awards and nominations › European Festivals Awards
2009
Best Major Festival
Role(s)
Tomorrowland (Belgium)
Notes
Nominated
2010
Nominated
2011
Nominated
2012
Won
2013
Nominated
2014
Nominated
2015
Nominated
2016
Nominated
2017
Nominated
Year
Category
Work
Result
Ref.
2009
Best Major Festival
Tomorrowland (Belgium)
Nominated
2010
Nominated
2011
Nominated
2012
Won
2013
Nominated
2014
Nominated
2015
Nominated
2016
Nominated
2017
Nominated
· Awards and nominations › Electronic Music Awards
2017
Festival of the Year
Role(s)
Tomorrowland - Boom, Belgium
Notes
Nominated
Year
Category
Work
Result
Ref.
2017
Festival of the Year
Tomorrowland - Boom, Belgium
Nominated

References

  1. Special 10th Anniversary Festival
  2. Whilst not an official Tomorrowland anthem, "Pizza" by Martin Garrix was intended to be a Tomorrowland exclusive however
  3. Tomorrowland: Around the World, the virtual festival that took place instead, attracted over one million online attendee
  4. Special 1st Festival Post Pandemic
  5. Special 20th Anniversary Festival
  6. From 2015 to 2017, only winners were chosen. From 2019, the award entered a chart format.
  7. No award ceremony was held in 2017. In 2018 winners were chosen by the Winter Music Conference themselves. 2019 marks th
  8. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tomorrowland-2023-lineup-1235207583/
  9. belgium
    https://belgium.tomorrowland.com/en/this-is-tomorrowland/
  10. The Bulletin
    https://www.thebulletin.be/tomorrowworld-belgium-successfully-exports-its-hit-dance-music-festival-us
  11. Forbes
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/kayvannikjou/2019/09/06/is-tomorrowland-worlds-best-music-festival/?sh=41dd4b644a89
  12. Billboard
    http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1553846/sfx-purchases-75-stake-in-idt-announce-us-edition-of-tomorrowland-at-ultra
  13. Business Insider
    http://www.businessinsider.com/tomorrowworld-is-coming-to-atlanta-2013-5
  14. www
    https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tomorrowland-winter-festival-france-2019-8239702
  15. BBC
    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cql45lykx5eo
  16. belgium
    https://belgium.tomorrowland.com/en/welcome/
  17. Festicket
    https://www.festicket.com/magazine/features/tomorrowland-history-themes/
  18. Sherpa Land
    https://www.festivalsherpa.com/the-5-tomorrowland-anthems-worth-reliving/
  19. "27th Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2012 - WMC 2012"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20120325150119/http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2011#idmanominees
  20. "27th Annual International Dance Music Awards Nominees and Winners"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170622032744/http://dancemusic.about.com/od/intldancemusicawards/a/27th-Annual-International-Dance-Music-Awards-Nominees-And-Winners.htm
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