The Tomorrowland music festival has kicked off in Belgium two days after a massive fire damaged its main stage.

Thousands of dance music fans are enjoying the Tomorrowland festival in Belgium this weekend after heavy metal heroes Metallica stepped in to save the event from cancellation. The main stage for the huge EDM event in the town of Boom in Belgium's Antwerp province was decimated by fire this week, just days before the gates were due to open.

The main stage at the massively popular EDM festival Tomorrowland burned to the ground, but the festival will continue this weekend, organizers said.