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Tomorrowland Announces CORE Stage US Expansion Dates
The international dance music festival will bring single-stage events to Los Angeles, Medellín, and Melbourne
Tomorrowland, the major dance music festival that takes place every year in Boom, Belgium, has confirmed the dates and cities for the 2026 CORE Stage satellite events. These single-stage iterations will take place in Los Angeles, Medellín, and Melbourne.
CORE event dates:
Medellín: February 20-21, 2026. This will be the third edition of this event. The lineup is expected this coming September or October.
Los Angeles: May 2-3, 2026. This is the debut of CORE in the US. The lineup will be announced next January. The event is a collaboration with the Live Nation-owned dance music giant, Insomniac.
Melbourne: November 28, 2026. This will also be the debut of CORE in Australia. Tomorrowland has stated the lineup should be expected “early 2026.”
Background:
Tomorrowland hosts the CORE stage at the main festival in addition to different places around the world.
Prior to announcing the 2026 run, CORE events have happened in Tulum and Medellín.
These new events will expand Tomorrowland’s international footprint. Currently, the brand hosts the festivals: Tomorrowland Belgium, Tomorrowland Winter in France, and Tomorrowland Brasil.
Tomorrowland is also collaborating with Insomniac on a run of shows at Sphere Las Vegas entitled Unity.
Tomorrowland, the major dance music festival that takes place every year in Boom, Belgium, has confirmed the dates and cities for the 2026 CORE Stage satellite events. These single-stage iterations will take place in Los Angeles, Medellín, and Melbourne.
CORE event dates:
Medellín: February 20-21, 2026. This will be the third edition of this event. The lineup is expected this coming September or October.
Los Angeles: May 2-3, 2026. This is the debut of CORE in the US. The lineup will be announced next January. The event is a collaboration with the Live Nation-owned dance music giant, Insomniac.
Melbourne: November 28, 2026. This will also be the debut of CORE in Australia. Tomorrowland has stated the lineup should be expected “early 2026.”
Background:
Tomorrowland hosts the CORE stage at the main festival in addition to different places around the world.
Prior to announcing the 2026 run, CORE events have happened in Tulum and Medellín.
These new events will expand Tomorrowland’s international footprint. Currently, the brand hosts the festivals: Tomorrowland Belgium, Tomorrowland Winter in France, and Tomorrowland Brasil.
Tomorrowland is also collaborating with Insomniac on a run of shows at Sphere Las Vegas entitled Unity.
Tomorrowland, the major dance music festival that takes place every year in Boom, Belgium, has confirmed the dates and cities for the 2026 CORE Stage satellite events. These single-stage iterations will take place in Los Angeles, Medellín, and Melbourne.
CORE event dates:
Medellín: February 20-21, 2026. This will be the third edition of this event. The lineup is expected this coming September or October.
Los Angeles: May 2-3, 2026. This is the debut of CORE in the US. The lineup will be announced next January. The event is a collaboration with the Live Nation-owned dance music giant, Insomniac.
Melbourne: November 28, 2026. This will also be the debut of CORE in Australia. Tomorrowland has stated the lineup should be expected “early 2026.”
Background:
Tomorrowland hosts the CORE stage at the main festival in addition to different places around the world.
Prior to announcing the 2026 run, CORE events have happened in Tulum and Medellín.
These new events will expand Tomorrowland’s international footprint. Currently, the brand hosts the festivals: Tomorrowland Belgium, Tomorrowland Winter in France, and Tomorrowland Brasil.
Tomorrowland is also collaborating with Insomniac on a run of shows at Sphere Las Vegas entitled Unity.




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- This article was written with information sourced from Tomorrowland.
- We covered it because Tomorrowland is a major player in the international festival market.
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