記者洪文／綜合報導
比利時夢幻電子音樂祭Tomorrowland（明日世界電子音樂節）每年吸引來自世界各地40萬名樂迷朝聖，被視為世界最大電音派對，每年售票必定秒殺，未料今年因新冠肺炎疫情影響，於台灣時間今（16日）深夜宣布停辦，「我們心中充滿很多痛苦，但我們必須宣布，Tomorrowland不會在2020年發生。」
▲Tomorrowland宣布停辦。（圖／翻攝自Facebook／Tomorrowland）
Tomorrowland在Facebook發布公告表示：「由於全球新冠肺炎疫情，現在我們處在特殊的時刻中。最近幾周，我們與比利時地方、中央政府以及國際專家小組進行很多討論，評估為期兩周的音樂節舉辦的可能性。我們的使命是連結來自世界各地的知音，但是我們的首要任務是確保Tomorrowland的粉絲、我們的合作夥伴、贊助商、同胞、表演者以及我們的工作團隊健康與安全。」
對此，Tomorrowland沈重表示：「我們心中充滿很多痛苦，但我們必須宣布，Tomorrowland不會在2020年發生，我們理解並支持政府發布的命令，而第16屆Tomorrowland將在2021夏天（7/16-18、7/23-25）舉行。」貼文最後，主辦單位再次呼籲大家，密切遵守各地政府的防疫政策，待在家裡、勤洗手、保持社交距離，「為了自己、你愛的人，以及全世界不停工作的傑出醫療人員。」
▲Tomorrowland往年盛況。（圖／時藝多媒體提供）
TomorrowLand為世界最大電子音樂節，去年園區內設有17個舞台，吸引來自世界各地40萬人朝聖。每年票券開賣必定秒殺，今年票券已在2月全數售完，因此多達40萬人準備退票。不過，當停辦消息一公布，許多網友留言給予主辦單位加油打氣，「這是正確的決定，保持安全」、「你們做得很好，辛苦了」、「明年再增加2周，才能容納明年想要參加的人」、「記住2021年會更好」。
事實上，目前世界各大電子音樂節已相繼宣布停辦，包括美國邁阿密Ultra Music Fastival、美國拉斯維加斯EDC（Electric Daisy Carnival）以及比利時TomorrowLand連同原本即將在3月於法國舉辦的Tomorrowland Winter，目前僅剩下8月底舉辦的英國Creamfields尚未宣布停辦，不過外界普遍不太樂觀，前一陣子有專家認為2021年才有辦法恢復各地的音樂節。
Tomorrowland停辦公告全文：
Dear World,
The People of Tomorrow has been a large, lively, and warm global community for more than 15 years. We share the same passion: listening to great music, discovering magnificent places, making new friends from all over the world, enjoying life to the fullest, and looking after each other as one big family. It makes us unique. It makes us who we are in everyday life. And it ensures that we can overcome the greatest challenges together.
Tomorrowland 2020 had all the ingredients to become one of the most outstanding editions: unseen creative ideas, brand-new indoor and outdoor concepts, an amazing lineup, and – as always – the most beautiful international crowd in the world.
Unfortunately, due to the worldwide coronavirus outbreak, these are exceptional times for all of us. In recent weeks, we have had a lot of consultation with the local and national government in Belgium and with a panel of international experts about the two festival weekends we are all so passionate about. It's our mission to unite souls from all over the world, but it’s also our top priority to look after the well-being, health, and safety of the People of Tomorrow, our partners and suppliers, our neighbors, the artists, and our team.
With a lot of pain in our hearts, we have to inform you that Tomorrowland cannot take place in 2020. We understand and support the governmental order that has just been issued. The 16th edition of Tomorrowland will take place in the summer of 2021 (July 16–18 and July 23–25).
This situation is extremely hard on us all. As a community, we are sad, disappointed, and angry – but also hopeful, because we know that we are much stronger than this setback. What we started together in 2005 became a strong global symbol. We will triumph together and will continue to unite.
But first we have to ensure that the event industry overcomes this. Tomorrowland – just like all other major events – is only possible thanks to a network of hundreds of suppliers and thousands of collaborators, working for over a year toward our beloved festival. A lot of talented artists, creative companies, and hardworking and passionate people – including our own team – are now in the eye of the storm and are going through difficult times. We will need to be resilient, support each other, and be flexible to ensure there will still be an event industry at all.
Anyone who was planning to experience Tomorrowland in July 2020 will now have dozens of questions. That makes perfect sense, and we fully understand. As a general guideline, we can already say that all tickets will be transferred to Tomorrowland 2021. This is not an easy operation, but we will strive to email everyone personally within the next week and provide an update in your personal Tomorrowland account. Please also visit tomorrowland.com, where we will keep you updated about the next steps.
Despite the enormous disappointment, we would like to call on everyone again to follow their local government's guidelines closely. Stay at home, wash your hands, and keep your distance from one another. Do it for yourself, your loved ones, and the exceptional medical staff all over the world who are working around the clock.
Take good care of each other and stay safe.
Live Today, Love Tomorrow, Unite Forever.
Tomorrowland
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