Tomorrowland's Virtual Festival Looked Epic

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While Covid-19 put a stop to most festivals, Tomorrowland set a new standard of digital events with their virtual festival.

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Over 1 million people paid to watch the virtual festival giving access across multiple 'stages'.

The Belgian dance music mega-festival, Tomorrowland is an audio and visual experience like no other. When the coronavirus shut down physical events from taking place, the team behind the festival took their event online with cutting-edge technology. Over 1 million people paid to watch the virtual festival giving access across multiple 'stages'.

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...filming exclusive DJ sets in 4k on green screens carefully mapped and colour coordinated to special effects and time of day.

The sheer scale of effort the Tomorrowland team put in to make their virtual event feel like the real thing was impressive - filming exclusive DJ sets in 4k on green screens carefully mapped and colour coordinated to special effects and time of day. You have to watch the video below to appreciate the quality of what was achieved. Of course this does now set a very high expectation for future digital events.

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Editorial Team • 23 August 2020

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