With nowhere else to go but cyberspace after its controversial 2021 postponement, Tomorrowland is gearing up for the second edition of its virtual “Around The World” festival. The digital festival is, of course, a far cry from the idyllic electronic music utopia in Belgium’s De Schorre Park. However, organizers are doing their best to deliver the experience at the upcoming Tomorrowland Around The World event, which will feature six meticulously designed 3D stages and performances from Armin van Buuren, Afrojack, Charlotte de Witte, and many more. Check out the full list of set times below. Tomorrowland Around The World 2021 will move forward on the heels of the acrimonious postponement of the festival’s IRL events, which were originally planned over two weekend...
Amid a tumultuous year for Tomorrowland, the iconic dance music festival brand is set to move forward with the second edition of its virtual event, Tomorrowland Around The World. And after announcing the first wave of artists in early May, organizers have now shared a staggering full lineup. In typical Tomorrowland fashion, they’ve tapped a slew of major DJs, who will join previously announced headliners Adam Beyer, Armin van Buuren, Claptone, Nicky Romero, and Tale of Us. These include Tomorrowland favorites Alan Walker and Lost Frequencies, among many others. Tomorrowland The digitally rendered version of Tomorrowland’s fabled Mainstage will be graced by Walker, Afrojack, van Buuren, Claptone, Fedde Le Grand, KC Lights, Kölsch, Lost Frequencies, Nicky Romero, Robin ...
Organizers of Tomorrowland Around The World, the virtual version of the iconic dance music festival, recently confirmed it would be returning for its second year. They’ve now announced the dates for the two-day digital music festival, Friday, July 16th and Saturday, July 17th. For being the company’s first foray into the convoluted world of virtual festivals, the inaugural edition was impressive, winning the prestigious FWA of the Month honors, the largest online award program in digital design and development. Round two is looking to be no different with numerous world-class artists already signed on to perform. Joining the lineup will be Adam Beyer, Armin van Buuren, Claptone, Nicky Romero, and Tale of Us. More acts will be announced in the coming weeks. Armin...
As the dates of its 2021 festival hang in the balance due to the uncertainty of COVID-19, the organizers of Tomorrowland have confirmed a virtual event. Back in July the fabled festival brand aired its first-ever digital edition, Tomorrowland Around The World, tapping David Guetta, Martin Garrix, Eric Prydz, Charlotte de Witte, and many more for performances and attracting over 1 million viewers from an exhaustive list of countries. Organizers then followed with a momentous virtual fest on New Year’s Eve, broadcasting an expansive slate of performances from elite DJs performing on the brand’s curated 3D stages. The event brought together fans from a staggering 151 countries. A new report by Billboard has uncovered plans for a second edition of Tomo...
After its historic debut earlier this summer, Tomorrowland Around The World is making a comeback. This time around, Tomorrowland’s virtual music festival will say au revoir to 2020 with a massive New Year’s Eve streaming event. Tomorrowland has now shared a cryptic countdown for the event, which will sputter out at 12AM on January 1st, 2021. The only other detail available on the countdown’s microsite is that more information will become available on Tuesday, November 10th. Last week, Billboard reported that a follow-up to the brand’s inaugural virtual fest was being planned in spite of underwhelming results in terms of revenue. After failing to turn a profit despite attracting over 1 million ticketed viewers, the organizers behind the venerated dance music fes...
Tomorrowland just dropped their documentary Never stop the music – The Creation of Tomorrowland 2020, which gave fans an intimate look into the making of the inaugural edition of the the brand’s “Around The World” virtual festival. However, recent reports revealed that although the organizers went above and beyond to plan the historic streaming event, the ticketed livestream failed to pull in the numbers they desired. Billboard reports that the online music festival cost around $10 million to fund, but Tomorrowland’s co-founder Michiel Beers clarified it was actually more along the lines of $5 million with the partnerships, sponsorships, and media deals factored in. He shared that they “about broke even.” Despite the underw...
Back in July, Martin Garrix graced the virtual stage for an enormous set for Tomorrowland Around The World, the famous festival brand’s virtual edition. To no surprise, he went on to offer up a monster performance to tie a bow on the wildly successful digital festival. His full set has been made available to Apple Music subscribers, who can now immerse themselves in one of the prodigious producer’s most unique performances. Garrix played almost 30 songs in his hourlong set, including music from his Ytram alias as well as his highly anticipated remix of Lewis Capaldi‘s chart-topping single “Someone You Loved.” He also dropped a staggering eight unreleased tracks during his set, leaving his ardent fanbase scrambling to identify them. Impatient lis...
Tomorrowland’s virtual edition has come and gone, but the buzz is far from over. Tomorrowland‘s virtual edition has come and gone, but the buzz is far from over. Following the unprecedented livestream event, representatives of the fabled Belgian music fest have now released the official Tomorrowland Around The World aftermovie. Over 1 million viewers joined the livestream to experience Pāpiliōnem, the magical island that organizers developed for the brand’s inaugural digital edition. Those viewers tuned into Tomorrowland Around The World from a laundry list of countries—an impressive feat considering the fact that the stream was ticketed, unlike the vast majority of virtual concerts in the COVID-19 era. You can watch the official Tomorrowland Around The World aftermo...
Stream Tomorrowland Around The World sets from Armin van Buuren, Afrojack, and more. Following Tomorrowland‘s grand foray into the virtual festival space, Apple Music has released a bevy of Tomorrowland Around The World performances for its subscribers. Starting today, August 5th, 2020, Apple Music subscribers can listen to DJ sets from the first-ever (and hopefully last) digital version of the venerated Belgian festival, which amassed a staggering 1 million viewers. Tomorrowland organizers erected 4 elaborate green screen studios for its performers in Belgium (Boom), the US (Los Angeles), Brazil (São Paulo), and Australia (Sydney), which were fitted with a cutting edge DJ booth and a centrifuge of polychromatic LEDs. Apple Music subscribers can now immerse themselves ...
Following its highly publicized foray into the virtual concert space, the organizers of of Tomorrowland have made all of the festival’s DJ sets available for a limited time. Fans who missed the event can purchase access to the “Relive” platform, which features all of the performances from Tomorrowland Around The World. Following the July 26th conclusion of the digital music fest, organizers announced that a staggering 1 million viewers tuned into the livestream from a laundry list of countries and regions. To prepare for the unprecedented version of Tomorrowland, which remains one of the largest and most popular music festivals in the world, representatives erected four intricate green screen studios in Belgium, Brazil, Australia, and the US. The weekend...
Fabled electronic music producer and DJ Eric Prydz is not known for modesty when it comes to his stage designs. The Swedish sage has long been recognized as one of the industry’s true trailblazers in terms of not only music production, but also live event production. Prydz and his team harness an unwavering desire to push the envelope of his live DJ sets, painstakingly working to develop some of the most subversive visual displays EDM fans have ever seen, like his “V O I D” and “HOLOSPHERE” productions. When the organizers of preeminent music fest Tomorrowland announced the brand’s foray into the virtual space, Prydz saw an opportunity and pounced on it like a panther on a wild boar. He went on to announce the debut of his subver...
During his closing performance at the virtual Tomorrowland Around the World event, Dutch EDM superstar Martin Garrix treated viewers to eight new unreleased IDs. Unless you’re a true super-fan, catching even one or two IDs in a set can be tricky. Luckily, Garrix’s flagship label STMPD RCRDS compiled clips of the tracks and posted them to Instagram, calling on fans to try to identify the artists involved. At the time of writing, it is not clear when the identity of the unknown tracks will be revealed, but the label representatives hinted that some of them will be released in the near future. It’s also important to note that STMPD has not mentioned how many of the tunes belong to Garrix, if any. Tomorrowland Around the World took place on July 25th and 2...