There are a total of 16 (excluding the Moose bar) different stages at Tomorrowland. It was a pity that I did not manage to view all the stages (partly, because I was lazy, and partly due to the fact that I kept arriving at 4-5pm in the evening…. a mistake I will not make next year)

Keep in mind it takes around 20-30 minutes to walk from one end of Tomorrowland to the other! You might want to factor this time into your DJ timetable.

Mainstage

Basically, the MainStage has the most number of people usually. It is the grandest, and the first time I saw it made me pretty emotional, I had come a long way –  from watching those YouTube sets in February, to passing my exams, and finally getting to Tomorrowland. It was like a dream come true.

I only stayed at MainStage the most on Sunday because I was too tired at the end. I found that the smaller stages appealed more to me, people were just more into the music than in MainStage. I came to take the iconic photo on the first day and left soon after, and only spent time on Saturday watching Don Diablo & Nervo.

Garden of Madness 

I actually liked the Garden of Madness for this reason – there was always space to move around and dance. I watched Fedde Le Grand there and he played so well. I loved the decor at the top of the “Garden”. 

Freedom

Freedom , the stage I actually liked the most when it wasn’t a sweatbox. I was there actually most of the time, Vini Vici (SWEATBOX) , Virtual Self (so impressive) , Fat Boy Slim (what a DJ!), Ben Nicky (playing all dem trance classics), I tried to stay for Armin (but there were literally too many people inside)… Freedom is an indoors stage with air-conditioning (though it didn’t seem so when it had so many people inside), with brilliant lights and awesome visuals everytime. I loved it. A good tip would be to stand at the side near the bar when its packed (there is always incoming cold air somehow so it makes it really refreshing.)

Youphoria

YouPhoria – instead of closing at Eric Prydz on the first day at Atmosphere, I chose to wander around and found myself at this stage. Sometimes, the vibes of the crowd are just what makes or breaks a stage. This stage is apparently new this year.

Rose Garden

I watched San Holo at the Rose Garden (above) . I liked the design of the stage (the Dragon!!) but the vibe was what blew me away. Trap / Dubstep only had a small part in Tomorrowland, but it was amazing what this small group of people can put out. Everyone knew the lyrics to his songs and they were dancing like crazy!

Somehow, in my personal opinion, I find that DJs tend to play better in their smaller stages because the crowd was probably there because of the type of EDM he played. Meanwhile, some people hang at MainStage because it was generic, and thus the DJs are more inclined to play mainstream music. Just my 2 cents.

I passed by Arch, and it looked good. I just did not enter. 

The Organ of Harmony was great as well. I went beforehand because of KSHMR, but it got too crowded at the end. 

Rest of the Stages I didn’t visit :((((

I didn’t go to Atmosphere (the stage I regret not going the most, everyone said Prydz’s set pulled a punch!) , House of Masks, Amicorum Spectaculum, Leaf (also another major regret), the Rave Cave, Tulip and Cage. Now that I write it down, I feel even worse that I did not go to half the stages haha well its an incentive to go next year for sure!