Belgium’s Tomorrowland, one of the world’s largest electronic music festivals, opened as scheduled on Friday despite a fire that destroyed its main stage earlier this week, AFP reported.

Organizers quickly arranged an “alternative setup” to replace the beloved main stage, which was engulfed in flames on Wednesday. The cause of the fire remains unknown.

“Our teams are working day and night, with heart and soul, to turn the impossible into reality,” the organizers said in a statement. “Tomorrowland will unite, stronger than ever!”

Local TV footage showed hundreds of festival-goers entering the site in Boom, near Antwerp, early Friday afternoon.

Around 400,000 attendees are expected over two weekends, with performances by top DJs including David Guetta, Lost Frequencies, and Charlotte de Witte.

Social media was flooded with images of the blaze, which destroyed an elaborate stage design inspired by a frozen fairytale kingdom featuring a giant ice-covered lion, castles, and snow-capped peaks.

The replacement main stage, a smaller structure, was built in under 48 hours. After safety clearance from fire and police authorities, it was set to open at 4 PM local time, two hours after the festival’s other 15 stages had begun.

Debby Wilmsen, a festival spokesperson, said, “It’s a new concept; the artists will be very close to the audience, in a more intimate way.”

Founded 20 years ago by two Flemish brothers, Tomorrowland has grown into a global phenomenon. The festival will move to Brazil in October, with a winter edition held annually at the Alpe d’Huez ski resort in France.