This was the first day of Tomorrowland Belgium 2024

Saturday, 20 July 2024 - The first day of Tomorrowland’s special 20-year anniversary edition has ended. A magical day full of highlights and special moments, here’s a quick look at what the People of Tomorrow got to enjoy throughout the opening day and night.

The first performances at the brand-new ‘LIFE’ Mainstage
​Finally coming back to Tomorrowland after 12 years, the legendary trio Swedish House Mafia, consisting of Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello, made their grand return to the Mainstage of Tomorrowland. More incredible performances at the brand-new ‘LIFE’ Mainstage were brought by Armin van Buuren, Da Tweekaz, John Newman, Kölsch, Miss Monique, Netsky, Oliver Heldens, Öwnboss, Vintage Culture and W&W.

Sulta Selects at CORE
​After a series of spectacular shows in Tulum (Mexico) and Medellín (Colombia), the legendary new CORE stage made its debut in the enchanting forests of Tomorrowland in Belgium. The magnificent CORE stage was hosted by Denis Sulta’s record label Sulta Selects, welcoming performances by BASHKKA, Denis Sulta, Desiree, DJ HEARTSTRING, Shanti Celeste and more, alongside a spectacular audiovisual experience. Entirely designed and crafted in-house by Tomorrowland’s renowned creative team, the new CORE stage takes festivalgoers on a truly immersive multi-sensory journey, enveloped in a symphony of lights, dynamic videos, and enchanting scents.

A 3-hour set by Keinemusik at the Crystal Garden
​The Berlin-based music collective Keinemusik (Rampa, Adam Port, &ME), undoubtedly one of hottest names in electronic music, made their Tomorrowland debut, taking over the beautiful Crystal Garden with a 3-hour set, while inviting other guests like Alan Dixon,Samm, WhoMadeWho, and more.

Hard techno took over the Atmosphere stage
​Hard techno, characterized by its pulsating beats and high-energy rhythms, has emerged as the new face of techno and took over the impressive Atmosphere stage, inviting some of the most popular hard techno artists like Azyr, DYEN, OGUZ, Sara Landry, Trym, VIDO and more.

Hardwell closing down the Freedom Stage
​The Freedom Stage is a technical feat of epic proportions. Armed with a massive LED backdrop, giant dragonflies, and spotlights scanning the room for happy ravers’ faces, this is an unparalleled experience. Dutch legend Hardwell had the honor of closing down the Freedom Stage on the first day, while other performances were brought by Agents Of Time (live), Don Diablo, Mathame, Mau P, Rose Ringed and more.

The 14-year-old DJ Daan opened the Rise stage
​Spread over the two festival weekends, 7 young talents, from 9 to 17 years old, will get the opportunity to perform across different stages, in collaboration with the Tomorrowland Academy, Tomorrowland’s DJ & producer school for kids, youngsters, and adults. The 14-year-old Belgian DJ Daan got to open the Rise stage, nestled in green nature full of beautiful plants and summery vibes.

Follow the magic of Tomorrowland Belgium 2024 live via tomorrowland.com, the Tomorrowland App and on One World Radio.

Tomorrowland Belgium 2024
​Weekend 1: Friday July 19 – Sunday July 21
​Weekend 2: Friday July 26 – Sunday July 28
​Boom, Belgium
​tomorrowland.com

About Tomorrowland
​​​​Tomorrowland is one of the largest and most iconic music festivals in the world held in recreation area De Schorre in Boom, Belgium, organized and owned by the original founders, the brothers Beers. Tomorrowland was first held in 2005 and has since become one of the world’s most notable global music festivals, where music and magic converge to create an unparalleled experience. It takes place every year in summer and stretches over 2 weekends, welcoming 400,000 People of Tomorrow from over 200 countries, and selling out in minutes year after year. Tomorrowland caters to all genres in electronic dance music with hundreds of renowned artists performing across more than 16 different stages. More than a festival, Tomorrowland is a celebration of diversity and unity. Being a home to hundreds of thousands of people from all walks of life, one of the most unique things about Tomorrowland remains the whole world coming together in one magical place with everyone being equal and uniting as one – symbolizing the values of freedom, respect, diversity, and solidarity.

Celebrating 20 years of Tomorrowland, Tomorrowland Belgium 2024 takes place across two weekends from July 19-21 and July 26-28. Opening up a new world in the beautiful scenery of De Schorre in Boom in the summer of 2024, the festival’s new theme ‘LIFE’ is the prequel of the 2016 ‘Elixir of Life’ theme.

Over the past 20 years, Tomorrowland has become a true worldwide phenomenon that connects people from every corner of the world through the universal language of electronic dance music. Renowned for its compelling storytelling, Tomorrowland has evolved into a global entertainment brand and media powerhouse with new festivals & events like Tomorrowland Brasil in Itu, São Paulo, Tomorrowland Winter in Alpe d'Huez in France, CORE Festival in Brussels, CORE Tulum in Mexico and CORE Medellín in Colombia, the radio station One World Radio, the record labels Tomorrowland Music and CORE Records, the Tomorrowland Academy (DJ & producer school), the music management & booking agency One World Artists, the Tomorrowland Foundation with Music & Arts Schools in Nepal and India, the apparel & accessories label Tomorrowland Store, Tomorrowland Leisure (the Tomorrowland themed aqua experience LIFE, the INVENIO custom bikes and matching cycling apparel in collaboration with Ridley), the Tomorrowland Home Collection (the Tomorrowland scented candles and fragrance diffusers in collaboration with Baobab Collection), the year-round MESA - The Tomorrowland Restaurant and Tomorrowland DJ & Experience Store in Antwerp, the Tomorrowland Kitchen at Gare Maritime in Brussels, the sustainability platform Love Tomorrow, the entertainment innovation hub Lab of Tomorrow in Boom, Tomorrowland Fiction, the Terra Solis Desert Destination in Dubai, the spectacular immersive experience The Great Library of Tomorrow in Barcelona and Madrid, a yearly residence at Ushuaïa Ibiza, the annual Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike shows in Sportpaleis Antwerp, the iconic Tomorrowland aftermovies, trailers and several exclusive documentaries, several groundbreaking digital festivals, the sparkling wine Solo Vida by Tomorrowland, the Acta Non Verba wines by Tomorrowland, Europe’s most spectacular rollercoaster The Ride to Happiness by Tomorrowland at Plopsaland De Panne, the specially painted aircraft Amare in collaboration with Brussels Airlines, the Tomorrowland hot air balloon Zephyr, Tomorrowland art projects (The Stairway To Unity, One World Bridge, Magical Troll Forest), the Tomorrowland Hymn by Hans Zimmer, Tomorrowland NFTs and much more.