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22:00
Tomorrowland from the wheelchair: techno fan Natalia has been coming to the festival for years, “because the wheelchair is not my limitation”
Belgians Natalia and Stefaan love techno and have been coming to Tomorrowland for several years now. Not obvious, because Natalia is in a wheelchair after two car accidents. And festival site De Schorre in Boom is not only large, but also not really flat and easily accessible with a wheelchair.
But Natalia fully enjoys the festival atmosphere and is not stopped by practical objections. “For me it’s very normal to be here: I experience the music like everyone else, and my wheelchair is not a limitation for me.”
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26 min
Ukrainian DJ duo Artbat: “The war is everywhere, but we feel the support of the public”
The Ukrainian DJ duo Artbat gets a lot of attention from the press and the public at Tomorrowland. During their set – symbolically on the Freedom Stage – several Ukrainian flags pop up among the festival-goers.
DJs and producers Arthur and Batish are from Kiev and just want to do their thing on stage as much as possible. But of course they cannot avoid the war in their country. In a conversation with VRT NWS, they tell how they draw strength from the support of the public, and what impact the war has on them.
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58 min
Famous face spotted at the Main Stage: Red Devil Thibaut Courtois and fiancé Mishel
There are some familiar faces walking around at Tomorrowland. Red Devil Thibaut Courtois and his fiancée Mishel also enjoy the music and atmosphere on the Main Stage. As an Israeli model, Mishel Gerzig is fully dressed according to one of the trends of Tomorrowland 2022: black top and shorts, topped with a see-through skirt with some glitter.
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© Jesse Massez
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20:47
Regi becomes Regina again for a while, as a surprise act in the Moose Bar
Regi is a regular customer at Tomorrowland. In addition to his announced shows, he also likes to occasionally appear as a surprise act. In 2019 he was already in the après-ski hut at Tomorrowland, the Moose Bar, as his female alter ego Regina. And Regina made a comeback on the same stage at Tomorrowland this year. In his wake, Regi also got Niels Destadsbader and Conner Rousseau to join the party.
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16:18
Dj becomes actor: Dimitri Vegas has big plans after the first leading role in Flemish film: “But I don’t want to pin myself to a certain genre”
Yesterday he was still on the Main Stage, on Wednesday the red carpet of his own film premiere for Dimitri Vegas awaits. In “H4Z4RD”, the second feature film by Jonas Govaerts, he plays his first leading role as Noah Hazard, after a few supporting roles in foreign films. Before that, he received acting lessons from Matteo Simoni, among others. And as producer of “H4Z4RD”, Vegas also co-created the film’s soundtrack: a selection of heavy dance classics.
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Director Jonas Govaerts with his three protagonists in “H4Z4RD”: Jeroen Perceval, Dimitri Vegas and Jennifer Heylen
Jonas Roosens
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16:17
Dimitri Vegas emotional about tribute to deceased father: “We didn’t want to let this moment pass by”
Striking moment at the end of the DJ set of Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike on the Main Stage last night: the Thivaios brothers took a break to pay tribute to their father Takis, who passed away last year. A day later, in a conversation with VRT NWS, Dimitri Vegas looks back emotionally at the moment that meant a lot to the DJ brothers, who felt the support of the 40,000 festival-goers for the Main Stage.
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This is how the DJ brothers’ tribute to their father Takis Thivaios sounded on the Main Stage of Tomorrowland:
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15:47
Everything out of the closet – including the sun cream – on the last day of the festival
Tomorrowland’s first festival weekend is on its third and last day. And the festival-goers are once again pulling out all the stops to give their outfit an extra touch. And the sun cream is also present, because with temperatures above 25 degrees it is also the hottest day of the festival weekend.
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