📸 Through the Years
Photos from every edition. Chronological — the festival's scale and theatricality across two decades, told in stills.
141 moments in this segment.
- — The first mainstage, 2005. The very first Tomorrowland mainstage — a wall of white panels lit around a golden emblem — at Schorre, Boom, 2005.
- — Armin van Buuren, 2005. A DJ working the decks at the inaugural Tomorrowland, 2005.
- — The 2005 stage in orange light. The debut mainstage washed in orange, the crowd gathered before it, 2005.
- — Red-and-white stage, 2005. The panelled main stage and the field of the first Tomorrowland, 2005.
- — The castle mainstage, 2006. The red-and-white battlement mainstage of the second Tomorrowland, 2006.
- — Pillars and fire, 2006. The organ-pipe pillar stage with fire jets, 2006.
- — The 2006 stage at night. The main stage lit red and green over the night crowd, 2006.
- — The arched DJ stage, 2006. The white-arched stage and the hands-up crowd, 2006.
- — The horned side stage, 2006. The purple horned second stage and its crowd, 2006.
- — Aerial of the Schorre, 2007. An aerial over the Schorre recreation grounds and the growing festival, 2007.
- — Panel stage, 2007. The diamond-panel main stage lit blue over the 2007 crowd.
- — The 2007 mainstage. The main stage of the two-day 2007 edition, banners over the crowd.
- — The 2008 mainstage. The main stage of the 2008 edition, the year attendance leapt toward 50,000.
- — DJ over the crowd, 2009. A DJ playing to the 2009 crowd from the mainstage decks.
- — The Masker mainstage, 2009. The 'Masker' (Mask) theme mainstage — a great carved face over the stage — the first themed Tomorrowland, 2009.
- — Crowd under the Mask, 2009. The crowd massed before the 'Masker' mainstage, 2009.
- — The Schorre from above, 2009. A fisheye aerial over the 2009 festival grounds and its lake.
- — The eagle stage, 2009. The winged eagle-and-phoenix stage of the 2009 'Masker' edition.
- — The Zon mainstage, 2010. The 'Zon' (Sun) mainstage — a horned sun-face — of the 2010 edition, its record year.
- — Fireworks and rainbow, 2010. Fireworks and a rainbow over the 'Zon' mainstage, 2010.
- — The two peaks and the pagoda, 2010. The now-iconic two red peaks and the lakeside pagoda of the Tomorrowland grounds, 2010.
- — The crocodile crew, 2010. Costumed crew in crocodile suits by the 2010 stage.
- — Fireworks over the grounds, 2011. Green-and-pink fireworks over the festival, 2011.
- — Gold streamers over the crowd, 2011. Gold streamers rain over the 2011 crowd at the Tree of Life.
- — The Medusa stage, 2011. The Medusa-face second stage, hands up in the sun, 2011.
- — The Tree of Life at night, 2011. The 2011 mainstage lit over the night crowd.
- — DJ booth, 2011. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike on the decks, 2011.
- — The palace mainstage, 2011. The colourful palace-and-domes mainstage of the 2011 'Tree of Life' edition.
- — The Melodia crowd, 2012. The crowd before the 2012 mainstage.
- — The book mainstage, wide, 2012. A wide view of the 2012 'Book of Wisdom' fairytale mainstage and crowd.
- — Fireworks finale, 2012. The fireworks finale over the 2012 crowd.
- — Night crowd, 2012. The 2012 crowd lit under the mainstage.
- — The Book of Wisdom mainstage, 2012. The fairytale book-face mainstage of the 2012 'Book of Wisdom' edition, fireworks above.
- — The Tomorrowland crop logo, 2012. The Tomorrowland logo mowed into the fields, seen from the air, 2012.
- — Confetti over the crowd, 2013. Confetti bursts over the 2013 crowd before the mainstage.
- — The lake and ferris wheel, 2013. The festival lake, bridge and ferris wheel of the 2013 edition.
- — The Arising of Life mainstage, 2013. The evolved sun-face 'Arising of Life' mainstage, 2013.
- — Balloons over the stage, 2013. Colourful balloons and the stage tower, 2013.
- — Ferris wheel and fireworks, 2013. Fireworks over the ferris wheel, 2013.
- — The mainstage from above, 2013. An overhead of the 2013 mainstage bathed in colour.
- — The lake at dusk, 2013. The fountains and lit bridge across the festival lake at dusk, 2013.
- — The Key to Happiness mainstage, 2014. The ornate 'Key to Happiness' mainstage of the tenth-anniversary 2014 edition.
- — Fireworks over the field, 2014. A red fireworks bloom over the vast 2014 crowd.
- — The festival entrance arch, 2014. The decorated entrance arch of the 2014 edition.
- — The lake fountains at night, 2014. The lit lake fountains and the ferris wheel beyond, 2014.
- — The stage and the crowd, 2014. The wide 2014 mainstage over its sunlit crowd.
- — The giant butterfly, 2014. The giant butterfly-moth puppet crossing the 2014 crowd.
- — The grounds and the ferris wheel, 2014. The festival grounds, mushroom art and ferris wheel, 2014.
- — The mainstage from above, 2014. An overhead of the 2014 'Key to Happiness' mainstage and fireworks.
- — The UNITE satellite stage. A 'UNITE with Tomorrowland' satellite-event stage, linked live to Boom.
- — The amphitheatre crowd. The DreamVille amphitheatre packed for a morning set.
- — Fireworks over the mainstage, wide. A wide fireworks finale over the mainstage.
- — The fountains and the pod stage. The lake fountains and a pod-shaped stage in the morning.
- — The mask stage in smoke, 2015. A carved-face stage wreathed in smoke, 2015.
- — Orange sparks over the stage. A shower of orange sparks over the night mainstage.
- — The stage in blue smoke. The mainstage in blue smoke over the night crowd.
- — The UNITE stage by day. A 'UNITE' satellite stage and its daytime crowd.
- — Lasers over the arena. White lasers fanning over an indoor arena crowd.
- — The pink castle mainstage. The mainstage lit pink over the crowd.
- — The Melodia mainstage, wide, 2015. The full gothic-castle 'Melodia' mainstage over the flag-waving crowd, 2015.
- — The mainstage at dusk, 2015. The 2015 mainstage over the crowd as the light falls.
- — The visor figure, 2015. A costumed visored performer lit at the 2015 festival.
- — Fireworks over the sun stage, 2015. Fireworks fountaining over the sun-medallion mainstage, 2015.
- — DreamVille tents, 2015. The colourful tents of DreamVille, the Tomorrowland campground, 2015.
- — The LED-bar stage, 2015. A vertical-LED-bar stage lit magenta over the crowd, 2015.
- — The Melodia castle in pink light, 2015. The ornate 'Melodia' castle mainstage under pink light and smoke, 2015.
- — Fireworks and the flag, 2015. Fireworks over the crowd, a Tomorrowland flag raised, 2015.
- — The castle stage and lasers, 2015. The Melodia castle mainstage with lasers over the night crowd, 2015.
- — The butterfly and blue lasers. A butterfly motif under blue lasers at an indoor stage.
- — The castle at sunset, 2015. The Melodia mainstage and its crowd at sunset, 2015.
- — The face stage in the trees, 2015. A carved-face stage glowing among the trees, 2015.
- — Fireworks over Melodia, 2015. Pink fireworks over the ornate 2015 Melodia mainstage.
- — The space-shuttle screen. A space-shuttle projection filling a stage screen — a Tomorrowland set piece.
- — The cathedral stage in gold, 2015. The Melodia cathedral mainstage lit gold, 2015.
- — The Secret Kingdom of Melodia mainstage, 2015. The rainbow-and-sun-face 'Secret Kingdom of Melodia' mainstage, 2015.
- — The mainstage crowd at dusk, 2015. The crowd before the 2015 mainstage at dusk.
- — The fountains and the balloon, 2015. The garden fountains and a hot-air balloon in the morning light, 2015.
- — Fireworks over the mainstage. A red fireworks fountain over the mainstage and its crowd.
- — Blue-and-red fireworks over the stage. Fireworks over the mainstage in blue and red.
- — The ferris wheel and fountains, 2015. The festival ferris wheel and fountains at golden hour, 2015.
- — The Elixir mainstage, wide, 2016. The full 2016 'Elixir of Life' mainstage over its crowd.
- — The grounds at sunset, 2016. The lit festival grounds at sunset, 2016.
- — The Elixir grounds, wide, 2016. A wide view of the 2016 mainstage and crowd under falling confetti.
- — Fireworks over the Elixir, 2016. Fireworks over the 2016 mainstage.
- — The Elixir stage close, 2016. The alchemist figure of the 2016 'Elixir of Life' stage lit red.
- — Confetti and the crowd, 2016. Confetti and colour over the 2016 crowd.
- — A moment in the crowd, 2016. A burner overcome in the 2016 crowd.
- — The Elixir mainstage at night, 2016. The 2016 mainstage lit purple with fireworks.
- — The Elixir of Life mainstage, 2016. The alchemy-and-potion 'Elixir of Life' mainstage of the 2016 edition, fire jets rising.
- — The island stage from above, 2016. An aerial of the lake-island stage, 2016.
- — The dragon stage and fireworks. The dragon-fountain stage lit under fireworks.
- — The winged figure over Amicorum, 2017. A red winged figure raised over the 'Amicorum Spectaculum' arched stage, 2017.
- — The Amicorum Spectaculum mainstage, 2017. The arched circus-tent 'Amicorum Spectaculum' mainstage, 2017.
- — Fireworks over Amicorum, 2017. Red fireworks over the 2017 mainstage.
- — The Amicorum Spectaculum grounds, 2017. The circus-carnival grounds of the 2017 'Amicorum Spectaculum' edition.
- — The ferris wheel and lake, 2017. The ferris wheel and lake of the 2017 grounds.
- — The dragon-fountain stage, 2017. The dragon-fountain mainstage over the lake at sunset, 2017.
- — The carnival grounds, 2017. The tented carnival grounds and vineyards of 2017.
- — The Planaxis submerged temple, 2018. The submerged-temple 'Story of Planaxis' mainstage, 2018.
- — The Planaxis stage close, 2018. A performer before the submerged-temple 'Planaxis' stage, 2018.
- — The stone-face over the crowd. The great carved-face head over the festival crowd.
- — The stone-face head sculpture, 2018. The giant carved stone-face head that watched over the grounds, 2018.
- — The dragon-fish close, 2018. A close view of the 2018 mechanical dragon-fish.
- — The temple stage in sunlight, 2018. The 2018 temple mainstage in the daylight, crowd gathered.
- — The temple mainstage in gold, 2018. The 'Planaxis' temple mainstage lit gold, 2018.
- — The temple stage, wide, 2018. The full 2018 submerged-temple mainstage over its crowd.
- — The Planaxis mainstage in blue, 2018. The submerged-temple mainstage lit blue, 2018.
- — The harp performer, 2018. A costumed harp performer before the 2018 mainstage.
- — The Planaxis grounds, 2018. The festival grounds of the 2018 'Story of Planaxis' edition.
- — Fireworks over the grounds, 2018. An aerial of the 2018 grounds under fireworks.
- — The mechanical dragon-fish, 2018. The mechanical dragon-fish art piece of the 2018 edition.
- — Fireworks over Planaxis, 2018. Fireworks over the 2018 mainstage.
- — The twin-face head, 2019. The giant twin-face head sculpture of the 2019 '15-year' edition.
- — The grounds by day, 2019. The mainstage and grounds by day, 2019.
- — The MESA greenhouse stage, 2019. The 'Mesa' greenhouse stage of the 2019 edition.
- — The fairytale village stage at dusk, 2019. The castle-village mainstage of 2019 at dusk, fireworks rising.
- — The Book of Wisdom: The Return mainstage, 2019. The fairytale book-face mainstage of the 2019 'Book of Wisdom: The Return' edition.
- — The twin-face head, close, 2019. A close view of the 2019 twin-face head sculpture and its crowd.
- — The dome stage in blue, 2019. A blue-domed stage lit over the crowd, 2019.
- — Lasers over the crowd, 2019. Lasers over the 2019 crowd, a flag raised.
- — The mainstage, wide, 2019. The full 2019 'Book of Wisdom: The Return' mainstage and its crowd.
- — Fireworks over the crowd, 2019. Fireworks over the 2019 crowd.
- — The mainstage in colour, 2019. The 2019 mainstage under confetti and colour.
- — The 15-year crop message, 2019. The 'Happy 15 Year Anniversary' message cut into the field, 2019.
- — The greenhouse stage, 2019. The glass-roofed 'Mesa' stage packed with dancers, 2019.
- — The Book of Wisdom mainstage, 2019. The fairytale book mainstage of the 2019 '15-year' edition, green-lit.
- — The digital host, 2020. The animated host of the 2020 digital 'Around the World' edition over a rendered city.
- — The virtual fairy stage, 2020. A rendered performer on the 2020 digital 'Around the World' mainstage.
- — The virtual amphitheatre, 2020. The rendered amphitheatre stage of the 2020 digital edition.
- — The virtual sunrise, 2020. A rendered sunrise over the 2020 digital festival island.
- — Rendering the digital stage, 2020. A designer building the CG mainstage for the 2020 fully-digital 'Around the World' edition — no physical festival that year.
- — The virtual forest stage, 2020. A rendered forest stage of the 2020 digital 'Around the World' edition.
- — The digital mainstage under aurora, 2020. The CG 'Presence' mainstage of the 2020 digital edition, aurora overhead.
- — The underwater digital stage, 2020. The rendered underwater-themed stage of the 2020 digital edition.
- — The digital mainstage, 2021. The CG mainstage of the 2021 digital 'Around the World 2.0' edition, Belgium's second cancelled physical year.
- — The virtual grounds, 2021. The rendered grounds of the 2021 'Around the World 2.0' digital edition.
- — The digital mask stage, 2021. The rendered mask-and-gold mainstage of the 2021 digital edition.
- — The virtual opera house, 2021. The rendered red opera-house stage of the 2021 digital edition.
- — The rendered festival island, 2021. The CG festival island of the 2021 digital edition at dusk.
- — The digital finale, 2021. The finale of the 2021 digital 'Around the World 2.0' edition.
- — The digital DJ set, 2021. A performer captured for the 2021 digital 'Around the World 2.0' edition.
