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Perform at Tomorrowland Winter 2026

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1.    GENERAL

  • These terms and conditions (“TERMS AND CONDITIONS”) apply to the     “Perform at Tomorrowland Winter 2026” DJ competition (referred to below as     the “CONTEST”).
  • The promotor of the CONTEST is WEAREONE.world BV, with registered     offices at Kattendijkdok-Westkaai 12, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium and registered     with the Crossroads Bank of Enterprises under number 0867.239.782     (referred to below as the “ORGANIZER”), alone or together with a partner     or a third party on the ORGANIZER’s behalf.
  • By entering the CONTEST, the competition entrant (the “ENTRANT”)     acknowledges having read, understood and fully accepts these TERMS AND     CONDITIONS, which can be consulted on the following website     https://academy.tomorrowland.com, (also referred to as the “CONTENT PAGE”)     together with any specific instructions and terms for such competition     which may be mentioned in any electronic messages, or on the ORGANIZER’s     website, or communicated to the ENTRANT in any other way(“COMPETITION     INFORMATION”). Such COMPETITION INFORMATION shall prevail in the event of     any inconsistency with these TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
  • ORGANIZER has the right, in its sole discretion,  to amend the     CONTEST, COMPETITION INFORMATION, and/or these TERMS AND CONDITIONS from     time to time and will keep the ENTRANT adequately informed.
  • The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these TERMS     AND CONDITIONS shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any     other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be     invalid or otherwise unenforceableor illegal, these TERMS AND CONDITIONS     shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with     their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained     herein.
  • In the event that any ENTRANT does not, or is unable to, comply     with and meet these TERMS AND CONDITIONS and/or the COMPETITION     INFORMATION, ORGANIZER shall be entitled at its sole discretion to     disqualify such ENTRANT, without any further liability to such ENTRANT. In     these circumstances, any prize(s) won by the ENTRANT may be forfeited and     ORGANIZER reserves the right to reclaim any prize(s) already distributed     to the ENTRANT. Any ENTRANT must comply with any reasonable directions     given to him or her by ORGANIZER with regard to the CONTEST including but     not limited to any and all relevant laws, rules and applicable regulatory     codes.
  • The ORGANIZER reserves the right, in any individual jurisdiction,     to suspend and/or withdraw the CONTEST at any time if he would be required     to do so for legal reasons or for compelling self-regulatory reasons,     without any right to compensation or concession to the ENTRANTS
  • A hardcopy of the present TERMS AND CONDITIONS can be obtained by     sending a request to the following address: WEAREONE.world BV, attn. media     department, Kattendijkdok-Westkaai 12, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium.  

2.    ENTRANTS

  • The CONTEST is open to natural persons (regardless their     nationality) with a paid online Tomorrowland Academy membership. ENTRANTS     must be at least 18 years of age when entering the CONTEST or turn 18 in     2026.
  • Staff and co-workers of the ORGANIZER as well as staff and     co-workers of other companies that are (directly or indirectly) concerned     with the organization of this CONTEST and those living in the same     household of each such individuals are explicitly excluded to enter the     CONTEST.  

3.    DURATION

  • The CONTEST opens 17 december     2025 and closes  20 february 2026 or any other date(s) as decided and     communicated by ORGANIZER.  
  • Any entries received before the opening and after the closing of     the CONTEST will be invalid and will not be entered into the CONTEST. The     date of the entries will serve as proof.

4.    PRIZE

  • Only ONE ENTRANT shall be rewarded as the winner (“the “WINNER”) of     the CONTEST.
  • The WINNER shall receive the following competition prize (the     “PRIZE”) for him/herself):
       
    • A backstage “Artist”      accreditation pass  on Saturday, March 21, 2026 (during the      Tomorrowland Winter 2026 festival (the “FESTIVAL”)). In this regard, the      WINNER agrees and accepts that his/her personal data (including but not      limited to name, e-mail address and date of birth) will be gathered and      might be turned over to the government for screening in case there is a      legal base to do so. If the WINNER is considered by the government to be      a safety hazard and/or any other threat, the ORGANIZER will inform the      WINNER that the person in question cannot be permitted access to the      FESTIVAL. The WINNER accepts and acknowledges that this implies that the      PRIZE cannot be awarded. The ORGANIZER cannot be held liable for      obtaining and using this information and data for the aforementioned      purposes.
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    • A festival slot to      perform on a Tomorrowland Winter stage at Saturday, March 21, 2026 during      Tomorrowland 2026 (FESTIVAL). The precise timeslot & stage is to be      be confimed by the ORGANIZER.
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    • A technical and      hospitality rider, to be priorly approved by the FESTIVAL, is provided at      the stage during time of performance.
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    • Accommodation and      ground transport from the hotel to Tomorrowland are included are included      in the PRIZE. Travel is not granted or included in the PRIZE.
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  • All products and/or services related to the FESTIVAL other than     those explicitly mentioned above, are excluded from the PRIZE.
  • The PRIZE is personal and non-transferable. It shall only be     awarded to the WINNER and can only be claimed by the WINNER in accordance     with the TERMS AND CONDITIONS. The PRIZE cannot be exchanged for other     products, services or cash, nor can the date/timeslot be changed. The     PRIZE is indivisible and can only be accepted as such.
  • The WINNER acknowledges that ORGANIZER’s general terms and     conditions (as available on ORGANIZER’s website) shall apply to any     tickets which are part of the PRIZE.
  • The WINNER accepts and acknowledges that certain     guidelines/instructions may be given the ORGANIZER and/or his     representatives with regard to performing at the FESTIVAL and WINNER     undertakes to behave in a professional manner and as a“bonus pater familias”     with regard to these activities. WINNER shall in this respect always     communicate and behave in a manner which is reasonably not deleterious     towards the ORGANIZER, the FESTIVAL and/or the companies involved in the     organization of the CONTEST and/or the PRIZE.

5.    ENTRY

  • ENTRANTS may enter the CONTEST when having a paid online     Tomorrowland Academy membership (the “CONTEST PAGE”). ENTRANTS cannot     enter the CONTEST with a free user account.
  • Participation in the CONTEST requires ENTRANTS to submit (1) a recent     DJ-mixtape (less than 1 month old) of minimum 60 minutes length on     Soundcloud with the official artwork & submitted through the CONTEST     PAGE (every music genre is accepted), and (2) a personal motivational     video (file size 500MB maximum) containing an explanation of why the     concerned ENTRANT should win the CONTEST.  
  • Patricipation to the CONTEST is only possible via the CONTEST PAGE.     In order to enter the CONTEST an internet connection is required. Any     costs related to such internet connection are entirely borne by the     ENTRANT. Any such costs cannot be reimbursed by the ORGANIZER.
  • In order to validly enter the CONTEST, the ENTRANT must complete     the contest form on the CONTEST PAGE:
       
    • DJ name
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    • First name, last name, date of birth andaddress, email address of      the ENTRANT,
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    • Age
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    • Gender
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    • Years of experience as      a DJ or music producer
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    • Motivational video
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    • Social media      information
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    • Mix: link to      DJ-mixtape
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    • Confirmation of legal age (18+)
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    • Acceptance of the TERMS AND CONDITIONS, the COMPETITION      INFORMATION and privacy policy.
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    • By entering the CONTEST, ENTRANT warrants that all information      submitted by him/her is true, current, and complete. Only fully completed      entries will be considered valid and will be taken into account in the      CONTEST.
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  • The ENTRANT shall refrain from submitting material that may be     considered illegal, damaging, obscene, threatening, infringing third     parties’ privacy or intellectual property or trademark rights, politically     incorrect, inciting to violence, racist, disrespectful, or in general     contravening public order or common decency or for other reasons is not     suitable for publication.  The ORGANIZER reserves the right to refuse     such entries at his sole discretion and without prior notification.
  • The ORGANIZER reserves the right at its discretion and at any time     to reject any entries that are incomplete, incomprehensible, incorrect,     inaudible, lost, damaged in any way, made or received after the deadline     for receiving entries has passed or which are otherwise deficient ornot in     accordance with the present TERMS AND CONDITIONS. The ORGANIZER also     reserves the right to reject entries that are unlawful, indecent, racist,     inflammatory, defamatory or which can be considered to be otherwise     harmful or offensive in any way. The ORGANIZER accepts no responsibility     for any incorrect, incomplete, late, lost or misdirected entries included     but not limited to entries not (or not completely) received due to     technical disruptioins or issues, network congestion, loss in service of     online entry mechanisms, computer or technical errors or any other reason.     The ORGANIZER cannot enter into correspondence with ENTRANTs who     experience difficulties when entering online. Any entries received which     are in any way in breach of these TERMS AND CONDITIONS will be void and     will be disqualified from the CONTEST.
  • There is a limit of one entry per ENTRANT. Entries received that     exceed this limit will be invalid and will not be entered into the     CONTEST. Therefore only the first entry will be valid. No more than one     PRIZE per WINNER will be awarded. Entries submitted through agents or     third parties or in bulk (i.e. more entries than a human being could     submit in the time available without the use of software or other devices     designed to make automated entries) will not be accepted.
  • In the event of any fault, mistake, misunderstanding or dispute     concerning the correctness or acceptability of the entry or any answers     given by ENTRANTS (if applicable), or the operation of any part of the     CONTEST, the decision of ORGANIZER shall be final and no correspondence     will be entered into.
  • ORGANIZER will not be liable to reimburse expenses incurred in     making an entry in the CONTEST. Where ORGANIZER decides in its sole     discretion that an ENTRANT is eligible for a refund, this will be notified     to relevant ENTRANT in writing. ORGANIZER reserves the right to refuse to     refund any messages where it suspects dishonest or fraudulent conduct on     the sender’s part or where the ENTRANT has not complied with the rules of     the CONTEST.
  • Any ENTRANT who enters or attempts to enter the CONTEST in a     manner, which in ORGANIZER’s determination is contrary to these TERMS AND     CONDITIONS or by its nature is unfair to other ENTRANT’s may be removed     from the CONTEST at ORGANIZER’s sole discretion.

6.    SELECTING THE WINNER

  • The WINNER shall be selected by the ORGANIZER or as indicated in     the COMPETITION INFORMATION and, if required by law or regulation, an     independent judge or a panel including one member who is independent of     the CONTEST’s promoters and intermediaries.
  • The following criteria will be considered for the selection of the     WINNER: creativity, originality, positivity, fitness(alignment) with the     Tomorrowland values of respect, love, equality, diversity, universality     and unity.
  • The WINNER will be selected within 10 days after the date on which     the CONTEST closes and in the sole discretion of ORGANIZER. The selection     of the WINNER by the ORGANIZER shall be final and no correspondence will     be entered into about the TERMS AND CONDITIONS, the COMPETITION     INFORMATION, the organization, the selection of the WINNER, the PRIZE     and/or the result of the CONTEST.
  • Should more prizes be claimed than are available for any reason, a     simple prize draw will take place for the available prize(s).
  • ORGANIZER may in its sole discretion refuse to provide a
  • or seek its recovery, in the event of non-entitlement under these     TERMS AND CONDITIONS or an ENTRANT’s breach of these TERMS AND CONDITIONS,     in case of fraud, dishonesty, or other inappropriate or improper conduct     including but not limited to the use oftechnology which enables an ENTRANT     to evade entry requirements.

7.    CONTACTING THE WINNER

  • ORGANIZER will attempt to notify the WINNER within 10 days after     the date on which the CONTEST closes. The WINNER will be contacted via the     via the email address provided by him/her at the moment of entry through     which the entry was posted. The WINNER will have a specified fixed time     period, as indicated in the notification from the ORGANIZER, in which to     claim his or her PRIZE. If ORGANIZER is unable to notify the WINNER, or if     the WINNER fails to respond within 5 days for acceptance of the PRIZE,     this may result in forfeiture of the PRIZE and ORGANIZER reserves the     right to select an alternative winner being the ENTRANT who is ranked 1     place below the original winner, in accordance with these TERMS AND     CONDITIONS.
  • ORGANIZER shall within 30 days from the date on which the WINNER is     selected, inform the WINNER about the collection of the PRIZE. Delivery     restrictions may apply, as communicated by ORGANIZER to the WINNER. No     cash equivalent (where applicable) or alternative prize will be given and     the PRIZE is non-transferable and non-exchangeable, nor can the     date/timeslot be changed. However, ORGANIZER reserves the right to change     the PRIZE due to circumstances beyond its control or to offer an     alternative of similar value.

8.    PRIVACY

  • By submitting his/her personal details, the ENTRANT agrees to     ORGANIZER processing those details for the sole purpose of the CONTEST     (including announcement of the WINNER) and in accordance with ORGANIZER’s     privacy policy which can be viewed at     https://academy.tomorrowland.com/terms-and-conditions/privacy
  • ORGANIZER shall comply with all applicable requirements of the     General Data Protection Regulation, any successor legislation or other     applicable law.

 

9.    INTELLECTUALPROPERTY RIGHTS (INCLUDING PORTRAITRIGHTS)

  • ENTRANTS warrant that they are the copyright owners of any     copyright works submitted, e.g. photographs and drawings, and ORGANIZER’s     use of such works (which ENTRANT permits) will not infringe the rights of     any third party.
  • The ENTRANT grants ORGANIZER a free, worldwide, transferable and     non-exclusive right to use, reproduce and distribute the submitted     material within the framework of the CONTEST and/or any of ORGANIZER’s     activities including but not limited to his/her activities at the     FESTIVAL’s site and to use the submitted material for internal and     external communication and marketing purposes without any limitation in     time or territory.
  • Moreover, the ORGANIZER shall have the royalty-free right to use     and distribute the submitted material in whole or in part in any format     and via all (social) media known to the public.  The ORGANIZER     reserves the right to adapt or arrange the submitted material depending on     the needs of the medium by all technical means processes, however with     respect for the integrity of the ENTRANT.
  • If the ENTRANT is proclaimed as WINNER of the CONTEST, the ENTRANT     also grants the ORGANIZER the free, worldwide, transferable and     non-exclusive right to use, reproduce and distribute his/her name,     surname, image and voice as well as any material created in the collection     of the PRIZE withinthe framework of the CONTEST and for internal and     external communication and marketing purposes without any limitation in     territory, this through all media for a period of 1 month after the     FESTIVAL.
  • The ENTRANT waives any and all right to compensation in any form     whatsoever for the grant of rights as described in this clause.
  • The ENTRANT shall defend and hold harmless the ORGANIZER from and     against any claim from any third party including a collecting rights     society, with regard to the material submitted by the ENTRANT,     notwithstanding the right of ORGANIZER to refuse or withdraw the material     at its sole discretion and without prior notice.
  • The WINNER may create content for use on social mediaregarding the     PRIZE in mutual agreement with the ORGANIZER.

10.  LIABILITY

  • To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the ORGANIZER     and third parties (directly or indirectly) involved in the organization of     the CONTEST and/or the PRIZE cannot be held responsible for any damage of     whatever nature as a consequence of the organization of or entering into     the CONTEST, the selection of the WINNER, the awarding of the PRIZE or the     consequences of accepting the PRIZE.
  • The ORGANIZER reserves the right to modify, revise, interrupt,     cancel, postpone the CONTEST or any aspect thereof in case of Force     Majeure or in general circumstances beyond control of the ORGANIZER,     amongst others but not limited to a court decisions, without this giving     rise to any liability, claim and/or damages.    
  • Printing, spelling or setting faults or technical or other problems     with respect to or on the occasion of the CONTEST cannot be used to claim     any kind of damages, obligation or liability on the part of the ORGANIZER,     nor can the ORGANIZER be held liable for a technical problem whereby the     CONTEST cannot be entered, nor for technical problems that may impede the     continuous and uninterrupted course of the CONTEST.
  • The ORGANIZER can under no circumstances be held responsible for     incorrect personal details (name, telephone number, address, email     address, etc.) provided by the ENTRANT, resulting in an incorrect or     unknown address of the ENTRANT.
  • If (a part of) the PRIZE does not arrive on time as aresult of loss     and/or delay in delivery by the postal services, and/or the postal     services damage (part of) the PRIZE deliberately or otherwise, the     ORGANIZER can under no circumstances be held liable.
  • The WINNER shall be liable towards the ORGANIZER for any and all     damages caused by its actions in the collection of the PRIZE.

11.  COMMUNICATIONAND DISPUTES

  • No communication, other than mentioned in     the present     TERMS AND CONDITIONS shall take place regarding the CONTEST,         neither by telephone nor in writing.
  • The relationship between the ORGANIZER and     the     ENTRANT is governed by Belgian law only. Any disputes between the         ORGANIZER and an ENTRANT concerning the existence, interpretation,         carrying out and consequences of this CONTEST and the     present TERMS AND     CONDITIONS, fall under the exclusive     jurisdiction of the courts of Antwerp,     Belgium.

12. CANCELLATIONOF THE FESTIVAL / FORCE MAJEURE

  • In case the PRIZE cannot be awarded due to cancellation of the     FESTIVAL or Force Majeure, the ORGANIZER will be released from its     obligations towards the WINNER and will have no further liability towards     the WINNER or ENTRANT
  • The term Force     Majeure as used in the present Terms     and Conditions shall mean any cause or causes not reasonably within the     control of ORGANIZER and which, by the exercise of reasonable diligence,     ORGANIZER is unable to prevent or overcome, including acts of God;     strikes, lockouts or other industrial     disturbances; acts of     the public enemy, acts of terror, sabotage, wars, blockades, military     action, insurrections or riots; epidemics; landslides, subsidence,     lightning, earthquakes, fires, storms or storm warnings; crevasses, floods     or washouts; civil disturbances; explosions, inability of ORGANIZER to     obtain, after the exercise of reasonable diligence, necessary materials,     supplies, rights of way or permits; or any action or restraint by any     governmental authority.

 13. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FESTIVAL

By entering this CONTEST, the ENTRANT explicitly acknowledges havingread, understood and fully agrees to the general terms and conditions of theFESTIVAL.

14.  CONTACT

For any questions or complaints regarding the CONTEST, pleasecontact: 

support.academy@tomorrowland.com