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A ban on personal barbecues and cooking equipment at the campsite also remains in force, with supervised communal cooking areas provided in designated zones.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/tomorrowland-2026-set-times-headliners-stages-and-afro-house-debut\/\">Weekend two<\/a> begins today, Thursday 23 July 2026, and runs through late Sunday night. The line-up includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ALOK<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/indira-paganotto-and-el-karima-release-joint-single-dream\/\">Indira Paganotto<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Miss Monique<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arminvanbuuren.com\/\">Armin van Buuren<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Calvin Harris<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mall Grab<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>and many more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Permitted pyrotechnics will be confined to the Main Stage and limited to T1 and T2 effects, which are designed for shorter safety distances and can be fully controlled. 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