DAY 1: Friday, 20th July 2018
“Dive into the endless Ocean of Tomorrow”
It is Friday, 20th July 2018 and I am boarding a plane with direction Prague – Brussels. Just few minutes before I downloaded the mobile app “TML Belgium” with all the information and line-up for the festival. At the Brussels airport it is impossible not to see crowds heading to the festival. I pass the store with branded Tomorrowland collection accompanied by electronic music playing in the background. Everything is thought-out to the smallest detail even at the airport.
Closer to the festival I am, the more decorated the town is. The citizens of Boom express their support for the festival by hanging Tomorrowland flags and decorating their houses in Tomorrowland style. Tomorrowland knows that without this support cannot exist. The citizens have free entrance during the week to the festival and can enjoy the music, food and attractions. Even if there is some problem, they can call free-tool number and the special team takes care of their complaints.
It is 12 p.m. and the time is here. Tomorrowland 2018 is opening its gates! When I step inside and look around, I see a mixture of different people from different cultures carrying flags of its countries or dressed up in costumes. You can see basically every type of people and styles. Despite these differences all people are connected in such a special way. They are connected by happiness, excitement and love for music. They are free and they can really express themselves.
As soon as I enter the festival area I feel like in a fairy-tail. I have dreamt about this place many times. Now I am here and I can say that it is better than I have ever dreamt. Happy, united, dancing people with the passion for music are surrounding you and giving you energy.
Everything around you is designed to its smallest detail (even trash bins are stylish and giving you a feeling that you want to throw something inside).
Walking through the festival, feeling good vibes, listening to a music and exploring more and more of this incredible place just fascinate me. I pass so many amazing and interesting places and feel like in a real paradise. This impression is also highlighted by the official festival currency called pearls. I am starting to have a feeling that I will not have enough time to explore everything during these three days.
After admiring all the fancy design, different music stages and artists walking between crowds, I finally arrive to the Main Stage. I am looking at the stage and all the people around and emotional tears start to run down my cheeks. I cannot speak. It is just terrific and huge (just to imagine: the stage is as high as six giraffes standing on top of each other).
The stage is constructed as the underwater world Planaxis. The opening show full of magic artistic elements explains the story of Planaxis and welcomes all the visitors who become “People of Tomorrow” for the next three days. The combination of the sounds of music and visual effects is perfect. Everybody is pulled into the story of Planaxis and the party can start. Friday line-up is great, leaded by well-known DJs such as Axwell ꓥ Ingrosso or Tiësto. I am so grateful to be here. I feel pure happiness. I feel like I am in the right place at the right time.