Analysis Of Tomorrowland

Tomorrowland has a very personal connection with Belgium and it’s citizens. The name of the town in which the festival is held, Boom, means tree when translated to English, an appropriate title. In 2013 the concert pumped over 70 million euros into the Belgian economy from visitors booking flights and accommodations near the festival among other various expenditures (16). Organizers continually show their appreciation of Belgium’s hosting of the event; one gesture of gratitude being the pre-sale in 2012 in which ID&T gave Belgian residents an exclusive opportunity to purchase 80,000 of the total 180,000 tickets to the event which all sold out within the day (17). In a motion to indicate the city’s interest in hosting the festival for a more
While not all residents are completely on board with hosting Tomorrowland, many still show their appreciation and desire to be a part of the festival. Kamiel is a 78-year-old local amateur photographer who has been taking pictures of the event since it’s first hosting in
Taking shots of the massive stages and numerous partiers in their natural habitat, the retired carpenter doesn’t plan on stopping his attendance any time soon: “As long as I can, I’ll visit Tomorrowland. Wouldn’t miss it for the world,” (book p212). Just outside the gates of Tomorrowland rests the monastery of the Order of Saint Clare home to 12 sisters, with the eldest at age 103, known as the Poor Clares. Each year the nuns pray for good weather along with the welfare and safety of those in attendance at the festival. Though choosing life in the monastery, the nuns keep in touch with the modern world around them and appreciate the unity the festival portrays as Benedicte, the youngest of the nuns at age 50, describes: “We feel a connection with Tomorrowland. It’s a world-renowned festival, where young people meet each other, and various cultures get along together,” (book