For the past nine years, Tomorrowland has taken over Boom, Belgium and staged arguably the best electronic music festival in the world. This past weekend was no different, as the 10th anniversary of Tomorrowland began with internationally-celebrated artists David Guetta, Armin van Burren, and Alesso electrifying the sold-out crowd. The three days of performances also included appearances from Eric Prydz, Diplo, Tiesto, and dozens of other electronic dance performers. Over 400,000 Tomorrowland tickets were sold out immediately, demonstrating an incredibly high level of demand for the international festival.
Luckily enough for fans who missed out, this year’s Tomorrowland festival will be taking place over two weekends, with festivities ramping back up this Friday. And the increase in event days has done little to quell demand. According to viagogo, the world’s largest ticket marketplace, there has been a 317% increase in demand for tickets to this upcoming weekend, with hundreds of thousands of fans visiting its site in search of Tomorrowland tickets. With the lineup for this weekend almost exactly the same as this past weekend, it’s clear Tomorrowland has the ability to ramp up the number of events each year and not fear a decline in demand.
viagogo also stated that over 200,000 individuals are making the trip to Boom this year, reflecting the growing trend for fans willing to travel overseas to visit concerts and sporting events. This year’s FIFA World Cup saw unprecedented demand from fans in countries outside of Brazil, and viagogo says that was certainly not an outlier with similar demand being seen to Tomorrowland from fans outside of Belgium.
According to a viagogo spokesperson, “The incredible performances at Tomorrowland over the last weekend seem to have spurred on festival goers, who this year have a second chance to go thanks to the two-weekend format of the event. Demand has spiked hugely over the past 72 hours, with people snapping up last minute bargains. We’ve also seen overall demand for international festivals skyrocket on our site this year, as part of a growing trend for people to combine their summer holiday with a festival experience. Strong line-ups are also proving to be a factor in enticing fans overseas.”
Currently, tickets are available for $428 for either a ‘Magical Friday,’ ‘Incredible Saturday,’ or ‘Glorious Sunday’ pass. If you visit viagogo.com, you can also find additional information on tickets, as well as passes for camping or VIP access. All tickets are delivered by a secure method, either electronically, by courier or at one of viagogo’s pick up points.
Though Tomorrowland has undeniably seen the heaviest ticket demand for all international festivals, other events have seen similar rises in demand, including Coachella, Electric Daisy, and Ultra – all festivals taking place in the United States. Below is a list of the top 10 international festivals in order of demand, according to viagogo…
- Tomorrowland (BE)
- Stereosonic (AU)
- Coachella (US)
- Electric Daisy Carnival (US)
- Isle of Wight Festival (UK)
- Benicassim (ES)
- The Rolling Stones and John Mayer – Pinkpop 2014 (NL)
- V Festival (UK)
- Ultra Music Festival 2014 (US)
- Wireless (UK)
