Tomorrowland eyes third festival weekend for 2022

The extra weekend would "cushion the financial hangover" of six cancelled festival weekends across 2020 and 2021, say organisers

Tomorrowland takes place in Boom, in the region of Flanders
Tomorrowland takes place in Boom, in the region of Flanders © Julian Dael/Wikimedia Commons

The organisers of marquee Belgian festival Tomorrowland have officially submitted an application for a third festival weekend in 2022 “out of economic necessity”.

According to organisers, the third weekend would help compensate for six cancelled festival weekends, including four in Belgium (Tomorrowland 2020 and 2021) and two in France (Tomorrowland Winter 2020 and 2021).

According to Het Laatste Nieuws, the two consecutive cancellations of the Belgian festival alone caused a financial blow of “no less than €25 million”.

“We really have to do this to cushion…

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