Tomorrowland 2021 in doubt as mayor pulls the plug

Organisers and local government are racing to save Tomorrowland after the municipality of Boom unilaterally announced the mega-festival's cancellation

Tomorrowland, Belgium
The 15th Tomorrowland Belgium took place in 2019

The 2021 edition of Tomorrowland hangs in the balance after local authorities decreed the dance music festival would not be allowed to go ahead, despite the Belgian government having cleared 75,000-capacity festivals from 13 August.

In an update to fans on Friday, the festival explained that the mayor of Boom – the town near Antwerp where Tomorrowland has taken place since 2005 – is of the opinion that events of more than 400 people are illegal until ministers publish details of the…

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