Tomorrowland ticket resale: official rules and scams

Can you resell a Tomorrowland ticket?

Yes, but only through Tomorrowland’s own Exchange Desk. It is the only channel Tomorrowland allows for resale. Any other resale is banned under the terms, and a Belgian law of 30 July 2013 bans selling tickets at a profit, with fines of up to EUR 60,000.

How the Exchange Desk works

The Exchange Desk is Tomorrowland’s own system: if you cannot go, you hand back your ticket, and it is offered to someone waiting for one. This is how it worked in 2026:

1. Log in to your Tomorrowland account while the Exchange Desk is open (2026: 3 February-30 April).
2. List the ticket you cannot use.
3. Wait. The ticket goes to the next person in the queue, but there is no guarantee that it sells.
4. If it sells, you get your money back under the terms, minus a fee. Tomorrowland’s official pages state the amount differently, so check the terms when you list.

Buyers need to be on Tomorrowland’s Exchange Desk waiting list. The 2027 Exchange Desk dates have not been announced. In 2026 it opened a few days after the main sale sold out. The full buying process, from pre-registration to personalisation, is in How to get Tomorrowland tickets.

Why are private resale tickets so risky?

Tomorrowland tickets are personal, which makes buying outside the Exchange Desk risky even when the seller is honest:

• Personalisation: every ticket is personalised by its holder in their own account. Tickets that are not personalised can be cancelled.
• No name change: after personalisation, the name cannot be changed.
• ID check: the ticket must be in your name and the name must match your ID. Copies of ID are not accepted.
• The bracelet: each visitor activates their own bracelet in their own account. The Treasure Case with the bracelets ships to the main buyer’s address.

If you buy a ticket in someone else’s name, you do not have a ticket in your name, and you cannot fix that afterwards. How the bracelet and activation work is explained in our wristband and app guide.

Personalise straight away, even when you bought correctly

Even a correctly bought ticket can be lost if it is not personalised. Everyone in the group must personalise their own ticket in their own Tomorrowland account, and tickets that are not personalised can be cancelled. Do it as soon as the main buyer has paid, and check that your name is spelled exactly as in your passport or ID card. It cannot be changed afterwards.

If your Treasure Case has not arrived before the festival, there is a Bracelet Pick-Up Desk at DreamVille entrance 1 and at the festival’s main entrance. You collect your bracelet there with your e-ticket and your ID. So an honest ticket holder is not left without a bracelet because the post was late, and no seller ever needs to post a bracelet privately.

Warning signs of a ticket scam

Ads for Tomorrowland tickets show up on Facebook Marketplace, in Facebook groups, on classified sites such as Blocket in Sweden, Finn.no in Norway and DBA in Denmark, and on platforms like viagogo and TicketSwap. Be extra careful when:

1. The seller promises a name change. It is not possible after personalisation, whatever the seller says.
2. The ticket arrives as a screenshot or PDF. Entry is based on a personal bracelet, not an image.
3. The bracelet will be sent later. Treasure Cases only ship in late June or early July, to the main buyer’s address. The bracelet still belongs to a ticket in someone else’s name.
4. The price is far below face value. The Full Madness Pass cost EUR 327 in the pre-sale and EUR 400 in the main sale in 2026.
5. The price is far above face value. Even a genuine ticket is then sold at a profit, which Belgian law bans.
6. You are asked to pay a private person directly, by bank transfer or a mobile payment app. Such payments are hard to get back if something goes wrong.
7. The seller is in a hurry and wants payment before you have had time to check anything.

If you have already paid for a ticket that turns out to be fake, keep the ad, the chat and the payment receipt and report it to the police.

Can you get a resale ticket from a friend?

Not in any way that solves the name problem. If a friend has a ticket they cannot use, the route is the same: your friend lists it on the Exchange Desk and you join the queue. You cannot choose who gets it. If you plan to go as a group, it is simpler for the main buyer to order for everyone from the start, up to 4 people per account, and for each person to personalise their own ticket straight away.

What can you do if tickets are sold out?

1. Join the Exchange Desk queue when it opens. It is the only legal route to a resale ticket.
2. Look at travel packages. Some operators include a festival pass and DreamVille accommodation in their packages, for example Coretours with coaches from Sweden and Copenhagen (see Coretours).
3. Aim for next year and pre-register the moment pre-registration opens. Everything about the sales is on our tickets page.

Tips for buyers in Scandinavia

• Same rules for everyone: there are no special rules for Scandinavian buyers. The Exchange Desk applies whatever your country.
• Pick the right pass from the start: you cannot upgrade to Comfort or switch weekends afterwards, so compare the ticket types before you order.
• ID: bring the same passport or ID card that the name on your ticket is based on.