A huge fire has consumed the main stage of Belgium’s world-famous Tomorrowland festival, days ahead of its planned opening on Friday. “Due to a serious incident and fire on the Tomorrowland Mainstage,

The main stage at Tomorrowland, an electronic dance music festival in Boom, Belgium, has been destroyed in a major fire. It became rapidly engulfed in flames on Wednesday, July 16, as seen in footage shared by Belgian news station VRT NWS.

A day before Tomorrowland was set to kick off on Thursday, videos of the fest’s main stage engulfed by flames began circulating online. The festival’s official website and Instagram released an official statement confirming the “serious incident and fire,” adding that the event’s “beloved Mainstage has been severely damaged.”