EXIT Festival, which was held between July 6 and July 9 in Serbia, united greater than 200,000 music lovers this 12 months due to its headliners Prodigy, Wu-Tang Clan and Skrillex in addition to its plethora of homegrown acts. 

The long-running occasion, based mostly in Novi Sad’s Petrovaradin Fortress which was accomplished in 1780, boasts a powerful 40 phases, with every providing one thing completely different from the opposite.

The iconic Gorki List Main Stage is within the coronary heart of the historic venue, whereas the vivacious Dance Arena is situated on the backside of the long-lasting fortress by the financial institution of the Danube River.

EXIT Festival kicked off in type on Thursday night, with a memorable efficiency from Swedish punk band Viagra Boys forward of Prodigy’s crowd-drawing set which was adopted by Chase & Status.

Around 44,000 pageant goers gathered collectively on the major stage to observe the Prodigy carry out electro-punk hits equivalent to Omen and We Live Forever, with the occasional mosh pit breaking out. 

Serbia seems to carry a particular place within the British band’s coronary heart as they first tried out performing the track Breathe dwell in Belgrade in 1995 when the late Keith Flint fronted the group forward of his premature dying. 

More than 50,000 followers went by way of the gates of the fortress for the second evening of the pageant with Grammy record-holder Skrillex dominating the stage in addition to symphonic steel band Epica who opened as much as Express.co.uk concerning the occasion.

Lead singer Simone Simons, 38, shared forward of the efficiency: “We have a couple of moments in our set where we ask the crowd to collaborate with us, to interact with us, so it’s going to be awesome.

“I can not wait, I do not know how many individuals are going to be there. Fingers crossed it is lots.”

Later on, way after sunset, the colossal Dance Arena hosted the long-awaited performance of Swedish DJ Eric Prydz to a packed crowd of ticket holders until the early hours.

The celebrations continued on Saturday with 32-year-old DJ Alesso calling it an “honour” to headline the evening as the music event was in full swing.

That same electric night, 17-year-old DJ Lanna made history as the youngest-ever artist to grace the stage at EXIT Festival.

And what better way to mark 50 years of hip-hop than by having a live set by the legendary New York City collective Wu-Tang Clan on Sunday’s closing night?

The atmosphere was electric as band members commanded the massive crowd’s attention throughout their late-night set after fellow American hardcore hip-hop veterans Onyx got the audience going. 

“We’re performing after the legendary Wu-Tang Clan. Can it get extra thrilling?” said Onyx’s Dimitri Vegas at the time. 

A breathtaking closing set was staged at the electronic music temple by the Keinemusik collective ahead of the festival founder, Dušan Kovačević, welcoming the final acts at the Dance Arena with his son and father in a “magical second”. 

For extra particulars about this 12 months’s and subsequent 12 months’s EXIT Festival go to, www.exitfest.org/en.