When the tragic hearth took down the beautiful Orbyz mainstage in July 2025, one of many points that got here up was what would occur in Brazil for 2026. Tomorrowland Brazil all the time options the earlier 12 months’s mainstage from Belgium. With no Orbyz stage to ship over for 2026, the pageant is in a bind. Now, Tomorrowland Brasil won’t happen in 2026, and might be postponed to April or Could 2027, says pageant CEO Bruno Vanwelsenaers in an unique interview with VEJA (a serious Brazilian media outlet). The postponement follows a harmful hearth in Belgium that destroyed the pageant’s foremost stage, often known as Orbyz, jeopardizing the timing and logistics for its use in Brazil in response to VEJA.
“It’s not doable to carry the 2026 version right here with the time we’ve got after the Belgian one”
In response to our inquiry, Tomorrowland issued the next official assertion confirming the experiences:
In October 2025, Tomorrowland Brasil will proudly have a good time its fifth version, themed LIFE. Throughout this particular version, we may also share an necessary replace: there might be no Tomorrowland Brasil in 2026. As an alternative, the following version is scheduled for early 2027 – spring in Europe, autumn in Brazil.
This isn’t a cancellation, however a postponement. Tomorrowland Brasil is right here to remain. We consider deeply in Brazil, in Itu, and within the Folks of Tomorrow who collect right here with a lot ardour and love.
The shift from late 2026 to early 2027 is because of two causes. First, after the unlucky stage hearth in Belgium this summer time, Tomorrowland is at the moment with out its MainStage. ORBYZ, the 2025 stage, was initially deliberate to journey to Brazil, however that is not doable. This sudden setback pressured us to return to the drafting board – actually and figuratively – to reimagine our stage setup and international planning.Second, 2026 might be an exceptionally busy 12 months with a number of worldwide initiatives and new expansions, making the worldwide manufacturing calendar extraordinarily advanced. To safeguard the creativity, top quality, and flawless group Tomorrowland stands for, we determined to provide Tomorrowland Brasil slightly extra time and return in 2027, stronger than ever. Our purpose stays to develop Tomorrowland Brasil in a sustainable means – with continuity, with love, and all the time with deep respect for our Brazilian group.
Tomorrowland Brasil has already grow to be a landmark in Latin America, and we’re dedicated for the long run. By taking this quick pause, we make sure that once we return in 2027, it is going to be with much more magic, consolation, and unforgettable moments.
Debby Wilmsen – Tomorrowland Spokesperson
In July 2025, a fire broke out at the Orbyz stage in Belgium, the flowery “glacial palace” foremost stage with in depth set design and structural options. The Orbyz stage is shipped by boat to Brazil for Tomorrowland Brasil. As a result of the construction was destroyed, there merely isn’t sufficient time to rebuild or change it forward of a 2026 version. Studying between the traces, it will seem that Tomorrowland Brazil 2026 won’t happen, and Tomorrowland Brazil 2027 might be moved up and have the Tomorrowland Belgium 2026 stage. It’s unclear whether or not Tomorrowland Brazil would return to an October date for 2028.
2025 Occasion Nonetheless On Monitor
- Tomorrowland Brasil 2025 will go forward as scheduled October 10-12, at Parque Maeda in Itu, Brazil, utilizing the identical construction that was deployed in Belgium the earlier 12 months.
- Organizers forecast 180,000 digital music followers in attendance, with a reported funding of US$25 million, about 20% greater than within the earlier 12 months.
What This Means for the Future
- With the massive Belgian stage destroyed, organizers say it’s not possible to organize a brand new construction and transport it in time for a 2026 Brazil version. Therefore the postponement to April or Could 2027.
- Regardless of delays and logistical challenges, Tomorrowland Brasil has vowed to make the 2025 version “one of the best in historical past” for Brazil.
- The editorship additionally notes that earlier editions have confronted weather-related disruptions, particularly heavy rain. Organisers have invested round R$30 million in entry enhancements at Parque Maeda. VEJA
Context
- Tomorrowland Brasil first ran in 2015, however attributable to varied causes, together with the collapse of its Brazilian enterprise accomplice SFX Leisure and the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, editions between 2017-2022 didn’t happen.
- The hiatus now from 2025 to 2027 represents a virtually two-year hole between editions for the primary time.
