EXIT: The Last Headliner at Petrovaradin Fortress
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The 25th anniversary EXIT festival, scheduled for July 10 in Petrovaradin Fortress, opposite Novi Sad, will be the last in its history. The organisers announced the move, citing unprecedented pressure from Serbian authorities sparked by large-scale anti-corruption protests that erupted after the tragic deaths of 16 people in Novi Sad.
The festival, which originated 25 years ago as a student movement for freedom and peace, has publicly backed the protesters, but its financial support has been thwarted by authorities. Calling the festival “the last in Serbia as it is now”, the organizers expressed their opposition to the restriction of their freedom of thought and speech.
Star headliners, including The Prodigy, DJ Snake, Solomun, Sex Pistols, Tiësto, Eric Prydz, Amelie Lens, Nina Kraviz and others, included world-famous electronic music names. Despite this, the implementation of such a large-scale event in the current economic conditions of Serbia was impossible. The editors hope that in the future EXIT will find a new home and be able to reunite with two hundred thousand fans from all over Europe to celebrate the festival "unity and for love".