Tomorrowland Co-Founder Michiel Beers Gives Rare Interview on Mainstage Fire, SFX Buyout Attempt, and More

For more than two decades, Tomorrowland’s elusive mastermind Michiel Beers has maintained a strict “no photos, no videos, no interviews” policy, seamlessly blending into his own festival crowds completely unrecognized. However, in a rare and deeply revealing live recording for the Dutch music podcast De Machine at the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, Beers broke his twenty-year silence.

From the absolute chaos behind the infamous 2025 Mainstage fire to wild, hilarious showdowns with American billionaires, Beers laid bare the inner workings of the world’s ultimate dance music festival. Here are the biggest bombshells from…