TOMORROWLAND FESTIVAL: The World’s Biggest Dance Festival

You might be wondering what Tomorrowland Festival is and why you never heard of it before. Tomorrowland Festival is a three-weekend-long EDM (Electronic Dance Music) festival held in Belgium. Organized by Tomorrowland Foundation the festival has run since 2005 and returns this year after the pandemic hits the world. Interested enough? Read below to know more about the Tomorrowland Festival.

Tomorrowland Foundation has a purpose for making this festival become a place for everyone around the world to unite and make beautiful memories with each other and gain friendship from it. The Foundation itself has been known for its attention to music and art education. Held in Boom, Belgium, in 2022 this annual event captivated 600.000 attendance per day, gaining 200.000 more since the last offline event in 2019. The astonishing line up which features a total of 40 big-name artists in the EDM world will make the attendees immersed and lost in the euphoria of the festival. This year, the festival will be held from July 15, 2022 – July 31, 2022.

Since the beginning of the Festival in 2005, there are several themes that Tomorrow Festival has used. Here’s the list alongside total of attendees each year:

2005 (No theme) – 10,000 attendees

2006 (No theme) – 15,000 attendees

2007 (No theme) – >20,000 attendees

2008 ( No theme) – 50,000 attendees

2009 (Masker) – 90,000 attendees

2010 (Zon – Sun) – 120,000 attendees

2011 (The Tree of Life) – 180,000 attendees

2012 (The Book of Wisdom) – 180,000 attendees

2013 (The Arising of Life) – 180,000 attendees

2014 (The Key to Happiness) – 360,000 attendees

2015 (The Secret Kingdom of Melodia) – 180,000 attendees

2016 (Elixir of Life) – 180,000 attendees

2017 (Amicorum Spectaculum)  – 360,000 attendees

2018 (The Story of Planaxis) – 400,000 attendees

2019 (The Book of Wisdom: The Return) – 400,000 attendees

2022 (The Reflection of Love) – 600,000 attendees

For those who attend the festival and want to stay in a nearby accommodation, the organizer also prepares a place you can book, named DreamVille city, that can accommodate up to 10,000 people. DreamVille consists of accommodation, a marketplace, and food stands that include a barbeque place.  

If you like to attend music festivals and are a big fan of EDM, might as well put Tomorrowland Festival on your bucket list!

References:

Kilpin, J. (2022, June 16). Tomorrowland: A History in Themes. Festicket. Retrieved August 2, 2022, from https://www.festicket.com/magazine/features/tomorrowland-history-themes/

Tomorrowland. (n.d.). TOMORROWLAND. Retrieved August 2, 2022, from https://www.tomorrowland.com/en/festival/welcome