PRG reflects on Tomorrowland main stage drama
The production giant's EMEA & APAC president Bob Walpot tells IQ how a heroic team effort helped the festival win its race against time
News By James Hanley | 24 July 2025
PRG’s president for EMEA & APAC Bob Walpot has detailed the heroic team effort that allowed Tomorrowland 2025 to proceed with a replacement main stage.
Alongside crews from Stageco, Pixelscreen, Prismax, Phlippo Productions and Noizboyz, the production giant constructed a new stage for the electronic music festival in just 36 hours in front of the charred remains of the original Orbyz stage, which was destroyed in a huge fire on Wednesday last week.
Organisers swiftly formulated a back-up plan to enable…