Tomorrowland not yet convinced to tour Thailand, despite gov’t claim

Last Friday (March 22) Chai said that Thailand will be the first country in ASEAN to host Japan’s Summer Sonic music festival, as well as Belgium’s EDM Tomorrowland festival.

Chai added that Summer Sonic Bangkok 2024 was scheduled for August 24-25 this year at Impact Muang Thong Thani in Nonthaburi province, while Tomorrowland has scheduled an event in Thailand in 2026, which could be held for 10 consecutive editions.

The hosting of international events is part of the government’s policy of promoting the creative industry as an economic driver and making Thailand a global festival hub to boost tourism, he said.

Summer Sonic is an annual music festival held on one weekend in August simultaneously in both Chiba and Osaka, Japan.

Meanwhile, Tomorrowland is a large-scale annual electronic dance music festival held in Boom, Antwerp, Belgium. This year the festival will take…