Exit (festival)

Exit (Serbian: Егзит / Egzit; stylized as EXIT) is a summer music festival which is held at the Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad, Serbia. Founded in 2000, it has twice won the Best Major Festival award at the European Festivals Awards, for 2013 and 2017. EXIT has also won the “Best European Festival” award at the UK Festival Awards in 2007. In March 2018 Regional Cooperation Council awarded EXIT Festival as Champion of Regional Cooperation for 2017.[3]

EXIT Festival
Official logo
GenreRock, Techno, Electronic dance music, Metal, Hip hop, Reggae, Punk, Drum and Bass
DatesFour days, starting on the first Thursday of July
13-16 August 2020[1]
Location(s)Petrovaradin, Novi Sad, Serbia
Coordinates45.2500°N 19.8667°E / 45.2500; 19.8667
Years active2000–present
FoundersDušan Kovačević, Bojan Bošković, Ivan Milivojev
Attendance200,000 (2019)[2]
Websiteexitfest.org

History

The festival was founded in 2000 in Novi Sad, Serbia as a student movement, fighting for democracy and freedom in Serbia and the Balkans. After the Yugoslavian general election in 2000, Exit moved from the city's university park to the Petrovaradin Fortress in the same city in 2001. Nonetheless, social responsibility is still key aspect of the festival activities.

In 2007 Exit won the Best Overseas Festival award at the UK Festival Awards[4] and was voted Best European Festival at the Yourope Awards.[5] It won the Best Major Festival award at the European Festivals Awards in 2013[6] and 2017.[7]

In 2006 The Observer listed Exit as its festival pick in its list of top 25 travel experiences.[8] The Guardian listed it in "12 top trips for 2008".[9] The international edition of CNN, CNN World Fiesta, included Exit on the list of nine best music festivals in the world in 2011.[10] In 2013 Euronews listed Exit as sixth in its pick of 10 European music festivals.[11] In 2018 BBC News noted Exit as one of the world's largest music festivals, hosting more than 200,000 people from 60 countries.[12] In June 2019 Forbes published an article claiming that "Thanks to the upcoming EXIT Festival, Serbia is now a new festival hot spot worth your attention".[13]

Superbrands Serbia 2006–2007 listed Exit as one of seven public urban identity superbrands.[14] In March 2018 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Regional Cooperation Council awarded the Exit Festival as Champion of Regional Cooperation for 2017.[15]

In 2020 Exit was scheduled to organize five events in four countries in South-East Europe: Sea Star Festival (Umag, Croatia) in May; Revolution Festival (Timișoara, Romania) in August; Exit Festival (Novi Sad, Serbia) in July; Sea Dance Festival (Budva, Montenegro) in August; and No Sleep Festival (Belgrade, Serbia) in November.[16] Due to the 2019/20 COVID-19 Pandemic, Sea Star Festival was postponed until May 2021[17], Exit Festival has been pushed back a month, to August 2020[18], while the status of the three remaining festivals is yet to be announced. Previously, Exit also organized Festival 84 (Jahorina Mountain, Bosnia and Herzegovina), which was cancelled in February 2019 due to administrative reasons beyond the organizers' control.[19][20][21][22]

Festival lineups
Year Dates Attendance Headliners Notable acts
2015 9-12 July 190,000[23] Capital Cities · Emeli Sandé · Faithless · Hardwell · John Newman · Manu Chao · Martin Garrix · Motörhead Chris Liebing, Clean Bandit, Dixon, Eagles of Death Metal, Leftfield, Milky Chance, Tom Odell, Adam Beyer b2b Joseph Capriati, Breakage feat. LX One, Dirtyphonics, Duško Gojković & Big Band RTS, Eyesburn, Fear Factory, Francesca Lombardo, Goblini, Goldie feat. MC Lowqui, Hannah Wants, Hladno Pivo, Hudson Mohawke, Idiotape, Just Blaze, Kanda, Kodža i Nebojša, Klangkarussel, Kolja i Grobovlasnici, Kölsch, Kove, Lola Marsh, Napalm Death, Nicole Moudaber, Nuclear Assault, Octave One Live, Oliver Heldens, Rambo Amadeus, Roni Size Reprazent, Simian Mobile Disco b2b Roman Flügel, Tale Of Us, Terror, Zomboy[24][25][26]
2016 7-10 July 195,000[27] The Prodigy · Bastille · David Guetta · Ellie Goulding · Parliament Funkadelic · The Vaccines · Wiz Khalifa Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Gramatik, Maceo Plex, Nicky Romero, Richie Hawtin, Robin Schulz (cancelled), Oliver Heldens, Stormzy, Tinariwen, Dave Clarke, Hot Since 82 (cancelled), Jackmaster, Marco Carola, Nina Kraviz, Solomun, Sigma, Wilkinson feat. MC Ad-Apt, Anti-Flag, At The Gates, Bad Copy, Božo Vrećo & Halka, Congo Natty, Cock Sparrer, Disciples, Disciplin A Kitschme, DJ Hype, Dub Pistols, Feder, Hernán Cattáneo b2b Henry Saiz, James Zabiela, Josipa Lisac, Kensington, Kultur Shock & Edo Maajka, Kris Kross Amsterdam, Modestep, Moritz von Oswald, Ms. Dynamite, My Baby, Paradise Lost, Raised Fist, René LaVice, Sam Feldt, Teddy Killerz, The Hacker, Atheist Rap, Balkanika, Bassivity Showcase, Lollobrigida, Repetitor, Ritam Nereda, Who See[28][29][30][31][32]
2017 5-9 July 215,000[33] The Killers · Jason Derulo · Liam Gallagher · Years & Years · Alan Walker · Hardwell · Jake Bugg · Rag'n'Bone Man · Róisín Murphy · The Jesus and Mary Chain · Duke Dumont · Jeff Mills · Nina Kraviz · Paul Kalkbrenner · Solomun b2b Dixon Black Coffee, Black Sun Empire ft. 2 Shy MC, Jamie Jones, Robin Schulz, Nicole Moudaber, Booka Shade, Ellen Allien, Faithless, Hot Since 82, Lost Frequencies, Mashrou' Leila, Noisia, Recondite, Rüfüs, Angelic Upstarts, Arkona, Bad Company ft. Messy MC, Destruction, Discharge, Edo Maajka, First Blood, Foreign Beggars, Fred V & Grafix, FuntCase, Massimo, Kungs, Princess Nokia, Ratos de Porão, Red Axes, Samael, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Damned, Vatican Shadow, Van Gogh, Zabranjeno Pušenje, Zvonko Bogdan, Bjesovi, Del Arno Bend, Obojeni Program, Orthodox Celts, Pips, Chips & Videoclips, Sve Barabe, The Bambi Molesters, Vizija[34][35][36][37][38]
2018 12-15 July 200,000[39] David Guetta · French Montana · Grace Jones · Martin Garrix · Migos · Alice Merton · Fever Ray · Jax Jones · LP · Ofenbach · Ziggy Marley · Adam Beyer b2b Ida Engberg · Carl Craig · Guy Gerber · Joseph Capriati · Maceo Plex · Nina Kraviz · Richie Hawtin · Solomun · Tale Of Us Amelie Lens, Asian Dub Foundation, Ben Klock, Boris Brejcha, Burak Yeter, Cockney Rejects, Daniel Avery, Delta Heavy feat. MC Ad-Apt, Disciples, Dog Eat Dog, Helena Hauff, Kölsch, Madball, Mahmut Orhan, Sevdaliza, Slaves, Zhu, Asphyx, Bad Copy, Bajaga i Instruktori, Bassivity Showcase (cancelled), Bojana Vunturišević, Brujeira, Craig Richards b2b Nicolas Lutz, DJ Red, Elderbrook, Goblini, Grave Digger, Idles, Kala, Knuckledust, Lego, Loadstar, Matrix & Futurebound ft. Messy MC, Midland, My Baby, Red Axes, Ritam Nereda, Skyforger, Slapshot, Sunshine, The Adolescents (cancelled)[40], Vatra, Vertex, Atheist Rap, Đorđe Miljenović[41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48]
2019 4-7 July 200,000[49] The Cure · Carl Cox · Maceo Plex · The Chainsmokers · Chase & Status · Paul Kalkbrenner · DJ Snake (cancelled)[50] · Mahmut Orhan · Greta Van Fleet · Solomun · Tale Of Us · Tom Walker · Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike · Skepta · Jeff Mills · Amelie Lens · Desiigner Charlotte de Witte, Lost Frequencies, Boris Brejcha, Peggy Gou, Sofi Tukker (cancelled)[51], Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals, Whitechapel, Atheist Rap, Blawan, Dub FX, Lee Burridge, Sébastien Léger, GRiZ, Tarja, 65daysofstatic, Bad Copy, Filatov & Karas, Monika Kruse, Peter and the Test Tube Babies, The Selecter, Arcturus, Partibrejkers, Ritam Nereda, Who See, Adriatique, Bassivity Showcase, DVS1, Eyesburn, Frenkie, Kontra, Indigo, Spermbirds, Total Chaos, Van Gogh, Entombed A.D., Soilwork, Zvonko Bogdan, Booze & Glory, Das Ich, Fa11out, Grade 2, Raiven, Vitamin X, October Tide, Kal, Sixth June[52][53][54][55]
2020

Note: This year's lineup contains artists that have been announced before the 2019/20 COVID-19 Pandemic outbreak, and have yet to have their performance re-confirmed.[56][57][58] Such artists are marked in bold.

 9-12 July (Postponed)

13-16 August

 TBA Robin Schulz · Ofenbach · Amelie Lens · Black Coffee · Boris Brejcha · Nina Kraviz · Paul Kalkbrenner · Tale Of Us · David Guetta · DJ Snake · Tyga · James Arthur · Fatboy Slim · Sheck Wes · Metronomy · Sepultura · M.O.D. DJ Regard, Burak Yeter, Juliana Huxtable, Marcel Dettmann, Meduza, Roni Size b2b LTJ Bukem ft. Dynamite MC, Laibach, Obojeni Program, Massimo, Goblini, Marky Ramone, Kosheen, Zhu, Agnostic Front, Bury Tomorrow, Crippled Black Phoenix, Death Before Dishonor, She Past Away, Moscow Death Brigade, Nervosa, Overdrive, Rattus, E-Play, Love Hunters[59][60][56][57][58]

See also

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