Many of you have already heard about the fire that broke out on Tomorrowland’s Mainstage this past Thursday. After fire authorities officially declared the site “safe to work on,” Tomorrowland wasted no time beginning the teardown and planning the rebuild.

Earlier this evening (Belgium time), the organizers shared an official statement with fans around the world:

“Dear People of Tomorrow,

We are still deeply saddened by what happened, but the overwhelming support and the energy from everyone at DreamVille today has truly lifted our spirits.

Hundreds of crew members are now working tirelessly at the Mainstage area to ensure we can welcome you tomorrow. It’s a race against time, but we’re doing it with the best team in the world.

At this point, we can confirm that we will open the festival grounds tomorrow. There are two possible scenarios for Friday, July 18, which will be finalized by tomorrow morning:

Scenario 1:

If the new Mainstage is completed and the area is deemed safe, the full festival grounds will open as planned for all ticket holders.

Scenario 2:

If the full area is not yet safe, the grounds will be split into two zones for Friday only:

DreamVille’s Gathering Stage will replace the Mainstage, following Friday’s original lineup.

DreamVille guests will not be allowed into the main festival site.

The main site (without the Mainstage) will be open for Friday Day Pass holders, Global Journey hotel guests, and Full Madness Pass holders.

Gates will open at 14:00 instead of the originally scheduled 12:00.

No matter which scenario happens, there will be alternative programs for all ticket types.

Starting Saturday, we expect to open the full festival site as usual from 12:00 onwards.”

In addition, VRT News reports that construction on the new Mainstage will begin tonight at 2:00 a.m. (local time), after partial demolition of the original structure. The new stage will be significantly smaller—just 70 meters wide and 8 meters tall, about one-third the size of the original.

This emergency stage will be built by Frank Verstraeten, former CEO of Zillion, and his team, who are now leading the entire project.

“A team of over 200 people will begin construction at 2:00 a.m. It will be smaller, but still visually impressive,” Verstraeten said.

“We have to make it spectacular—it still needs to entertain tens of thousands of people. And this year, there will be no fireworks.”

Throughout the night, trucks have been arriving in Boom with stage equipment as the rebuild continues for the thousands of EDM fans waiting to experience Tomorrowland.

We’ll keep you posted with any new updates.