I have heard some amazing stuff about this festival which is held within the walls of the 17th Century Petrovaradin Fortress in Serbia. Launched 9 years ago as a student initiated protest against the communist Milosevic regime over 10,000 Brits made it their festival of choice in 2007 and it went onto win ‘Best European Festival’ at the UK Festival Awards.
Dates for 2008 are 10th – 13th July and tickets are now on general sale priced at £72 + a small booking fee.
Over 600 performances will take place on 25 stages connected by cobbled streets, ramparts and tunnels - a walk through the mystical fortress is like a trip through a magical wonderland apparently.
EXIT has welcomed a pretty eclectic mix of acts through the years and encompasses all genres of music from rock to rap, classical to chill, dance to drum & bass and electronic to experimental. Artists who have already performed at EXIT include; Basement Jaxx, Billy Idol, Franz Ferdinand, Fatboy Slim, Morrissey, Massive Attack, The Prodigy, Robert Plant, Snoop Dogg, Scissor Sisters, Underworld, White Stripes. Expect more of the same this year with the program formally announced in April.
EXIT Festival
PETROVARADIN FORTRESS
NOVI SAD, SERBIA
10th - 13th JULY 2008
www.exitfest.org
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