Short version: Tomorrowland dropped a dense, gold-on-dark poster for its 2026 Belgium dates (July 17–19 & July 24–26 in Boom) and Reddit had a field day.
A post in r/coachella shared a photo of the official lineup poster and the top comments were pure festival-roast energy — people called it a “lineup for ants,” compared it to a phone book, and joked that only an optometrist could’ve designed it. Others pointed out that the poster prioritizes aesthetics over legibility, and that’s become an all-too-common trend: gorgeous art, unreadable text.
What the thread looked like:
– “What is this, a lineup for ants?” — a common reaction.
– “Why make a poster when you could make a phone book?” and “When an optometrist designs your festival poster.”
– Some users asked whether people even care about printed lineups anymore, saying festival-goers will go no matter who’s on the bill.
– Others shared a helpful workaround — an interactive lineup preview (TryHumble) that lists artists by stage/genre and lets you preview tracks.
– A few people accepted the challenge and bragged about reading the tiny type on mobile without zooming.
Why it matters: Posters like this are great for hype and visuals, but they’re not very user-friendly. These days many fans rely on apps, interactive lineups, and curated playlists to figure out who actually matters to them — which makes the printed poster more of a collectible piece of art than a practical schedule. Still, for people deciding whether to buy tickets or plan their weekend, readability matters.
If you’ve got chills or rage about festival posters: does legibility influence whether you buy a ticket, or do you trust the festival to surprise you? Drop your takes in the comments — and if you’re trying to decode this Tomorrowland poster at home, use the festival’s interactive lineups (users in the thread recommended: https://app.tryhumble.com/festivals/tomorrowland-2026-w1) to make sense of the chaos.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Coachella/comments/1qjwvql/tomorrowland_2026_lineup/