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 the 70,000-cap event in Boom, Belgium, to go ahead between 18-20 July, with the main stage opening at 4pm last Friday.
“We’ve been trying to make it as normal a week as possible, but it was simply impossible after the adrenaline and euphoria of last…
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