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.

Heavy metal legends' stage, in storage after European leg, airlifted overnight to festival grounds and quickly assembled in time for this weekend's fest

Metallica saved Tomorrowland after a fire destroyed its main stage, airlifting parts of their stage just in time for the festival's opening.