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This is your page - please let us know about your experiences at the EXIT festival (see right). Please Note: All information is contributed by veteran festival goers and Exit Connect UK neither endorses, agrees nor disagrees with this information. These are experiences contributed by yourselves & although we do try to ensure that remarks are not offensive, we take no responsibility for defamatory remarks. Please click on the section titles below to go straight to the information you want. Editorial and news |
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EXIT 2010 news - Line Up (updated June 2010) Legendary Californian rock band Faith No More will bring a slice of metal history to life with an eagerly anticipated performance on theMain Stage. Also announcing The Klaxons, adding some dance punk to the mix and on the indie and rock tip, the ‘holy grail’ of punk rock Bad Brains will vibrate the fortress walls to the max with UK indie rock band The Horrors and Slovenian punk band Elvis Jackson in support. And the elusive DJ Shadow and delightful Ms Dynamite are also set to join the already confirmed Chemical Brothers, LCD Soundsystem, Mika, Missy Elliot, Placebo, Royksopp and Pendulum live. The mighty Dance Arena adds Canadian funksters Chromeo live and Zombie Disco Squad to the already massive line up of David Guetta, Crystal Castles live, Ricardo Villalobos, Josh Wink, Moderat live, Crookers, Boys Noize, Erol Alkan, A-Trak, SebastiAn, Busy P, DJ Mehdi, Laidback Luke, Dirty South, Riva Starr, Black Rose, Ost & Kjex live, Solomun, Ida Engberg, and Wannabe A Star. |
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EXIT is a also huge supporter ofDrum & Bass with 4 nights of big bassline sounds, the Main Stage after 2am program features the scene’s top artists including; DJ Zinc & Dynamite MC, DJ Friction & MC I.D, Breakage & Stamina MC, London Elektricity & MC Wrec, Foreign Beggars, DJ Randall & MC Moose, Mistajam & MC Majestic, Plastician, DJ Chef & MC Flowdan, South Rakkas Crew feat Serocee & Lady Chann. And if that wasn’t enough, EXIT is crammed with over 20 stages featuring a broad and staggering array of artists. The Fusion Stage is where you will find some of the coolest bands featuring New York experimental rocksters Yeasayer, Sweden’s trio Miike Snow, Berlin based indie punk band Bonaparte and Croatia’s TBF joining the already confirmed Does it Offend You Yeah?, Midnight Juggernauts, Jamaica, Antenat and Bambi Molesters to name but a few. While the Happy Novi Sad Stage in Association with Resident Advisor this year continues to showcase some of the best cutting edge and upcoming talent from the world of electronic, featuring showcases from: Warp Records feat Hudson Mohawke, Clark live, Time Exile live and Rustie, Bristol Takeover feat Joker, Pinch, Gemmy and MC Nomad Sound Pellegrino feat Brodinksi, Sound Pellegrino Thermal Team, and L-VIS 1990 Club Automatic feat D-Bridge, Instra:mental and MC:SP The Elektrana Stage features the best in electronic up & coming bands such as The Twelves, We Have Band, Tesla Boy, Starsmith, Jevelen, Romantic Jurgen and many more. And for those who like their music a bit tougher, the Explosive Stage brings you the best in hardcore and thrash metal. Acts include; Behemoth, Suicidal Tendencies, The Exploited, Al & The Blackcats, Ex Deo, Decapitated, Inspector Cluso and a whole lot more! Acts confirmed so far for EXIT 2010 The Chemical Brothers LCD Soundsystem, Röyksopp, Chromeo, Crystal Castles, Suicidal Tendencies, The Exploited, Klaxons, Ricardo Villalobos, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, The Horrors, Yeasayer, Cathedral, Behemoth, DJ Shadow, Bad Brains, Ms Dynamite, Miike Snow, Moderat live, Josh Wink, Crookers, Laidback Luke, A-Trak, Boys Noize, Erol Alkan, SebastiAn, Brodinski, Busy P, DJ Mehdi, Rui Da Silva, Dirty South, Riva Starr, We Have Band, Midnight Juggernauts, DJ Zinc & Dynamite MC, DJ Friction & MC I.D, Lollobrigida, Black Rose (Jesse Rose & Henrik Schwarz), Obojeni Program, The Twelves, Jamaica, Ritam Nereda, Juvelen, Hudson Mohawke, Ost & Kjex live, Solomun, Joker, D-Bridge, Breakage & Stamina MC, London Elektricity & MC Wrec, Foreign Beggars, DJ Randall & MC Moose, Mistajam & MC Majestic, Plastician, DJ Chef & MC Flowdan, South Rakkas Crew feat. Serocee & Lady Chann, Zombie Disco Squad, Al & The Blackcats, Antenat, Arigo Pentrado, Ashen Epitaph, Awaiting Fear, Bambi Molesters, B King + Andrea, Bombarder, Bonaparte, Caligari, Clark, Cinnaman, Concrete Sun, Consecration, Citizen X, Dargoron, Dead Trash + Frajle, D-Bridge, Decapitated, Decontrolled, Direct Control + Kalson, Disdained, Dozer, Dr Vokoder, Elvis Jackson, Ex Deo, Gemmy & MC Nomad, Grasshopper, G.U.B., Help Me Jones, High Control, Hitman, Instra:mental & MC:SP, Joker, Ida Engberg, I Divine, If Senses Fear, the Inspector Cluso, Inje, In From the Cold, Iva Starkova, Jonty Skrufff & Fidelity Kastrow, Juha, Kawasaki 3p, Killo Killo, Koh, Kolaps, , L-Vis 1990, MAD Goya, Metatron, Murder, Moment of Clarity, Papercutz, Petrol, Pinch, Punished, Radiolokator, Retro + Vito, Romantic Jurgen, Rustie, Samrt, S.A.R.S., Sexy Sushi, Shortpant Romance, SMUT, SOK 91, Sound Pellegrino Thermal Team, Spaceeater, Starsmith, Stereo Addiction, Stuttgart Online, Sweet Sorrow, The Gaslamp Killer, The Good Guys Live, Tamerlan, Tide, Tibia, Tim Exile, Trance Balkan Desorganisation, To Moj Tim, Too Young To Love, Toy Corner, Tesla Boy, Vehementer, Veliki Prezir, Vox Populi, Welicoruss, Wannabe A Star, Zea MORE NEWS Ryan Air annouces the cheapest flights to EXIT from the UK. Fly via Frankfurt to Osijek in Croatia. Details on the How To Get There page. THE POLES TAKE AWAY THE COVETED EUROPEAN TOP FESTIVAL AWARD THIS YEAR Heineken Open’er festival in Poland takes the top spot in this year’s festival awards. So it seems it’s true! Heineken reaches the parts other beers can’t!! Of course there are several elements involved in judging the” Best European Fest” and Health & Safety are at the top of the list. Unfortunately with the tragic death of a British festival goer last year this may have been a contributory factor in Exit’s fate at this years awards Exit Festival is still one of the most remarkable festivals that Europe has thrown at us in recent years.
It will continue to strive for excellence & attract worldwide attention.
Exit Festival will win future awards as proved in 2007 Last year's news update EXIT 2009 What's changed Checks at the actual fest were more relaxed last year. Whoopie! Buses in most areas put Exit placards in their windscreens saved a lot of working out on bus routes. 45p per ride if you want to save your legs. Mainstream cabs the safest - the new red Skodas & the new yellow Golfs. More info Drug busts were isolated & mainly in the campsite. Heard of a few but most didn’t go any further than paying the “militia”(cops) off. £80 -100 of emptied pockets took care of it & you also got to keep the drug. Better than being hauled through the courts or a cell & a lot cheaper. Don’t whine just accept graciously. Zebra crossings are just for brightening up the dreary grey tarmac do not be under the illusion you can use them as pedestrian crossings. They are for Zebras only & as they don’t have any in Serbia drivers rarely stop. Traffic Light crossings are safer! (I was going to say pelican crossings but that would take us down another road & I reckon I’ve exhausted this subject already) For those who like to be well organised in advance, booking your apartment this year will be somewhat expensive but at least off your tick list. For risk takers wait till a lot later when the landlords get worried & drop their prices. What the Stars had to say about EXIT festival “It was great honour to be back at Exit Festival for the second time and play to the Serbian people. They made it something to remember for us, it has a crazy wild side that only very few festivals have. Bring us back again! We fukin’ luv it. Come on!!!” The Prodigy “It was my first time in Serbia and didn’t know what to expect, but the EXIT audience was amazing!” Lily Allen “It was an honour and a privilege to play such an important festival especially on its 10th anniversary. The crowd and the location were stunning. We hope we will be invited back.” Nicky Wire, James, Sean - Manic Street Preachers “Most indeed it was a pleasure to play at such a well organised event.., Thank you for having us, we had a great time very, very special in more ways than one!” Roots Manuva “Loved the exit gig! Playing with Eric Prydz was a fun challenge which turned out to be a memorable morning! Exit rocks!” Adam Beyer “Once again Exit proves to be one of the best festivals in the world!!!” Nic Fanciulli 'Exit was more than we could have expected it to be. The audience was exceptional and the setting was breathtaking. I hope they have us back sometime.' Alex Kapranos / Franz Ferdinand "Serbia, we had no idea what to expect and it was an amazing show, the crowd was fantastic and we can't wait to come back." Ana Matronic / Scissor Sisters "Serbia was fantastic, we all really enjoyed it ... the audience was amazing and it was the best show on the tour so far." Billy Idol "We didn't have a clue about what to expect - and it was incredible!" Nick Halam, Stereo MC's "An absolutely amazing festival both in terms of the crowds that came and the people behind the scenes. The setting was amazing with the sun coming up and the sound system was intense (as opposed to in tents which would normally be the case at a festival but I digress), I was so happy that I could finally be a part of this and would like to thank everyone that came along." Dave Clarke "wow - exit - what a festival! great energy, great understanding of the music and a great place. very impressed." Giles Peterson / Radio 1 Comments from Exit festival Brits Serbia is immensely affordable (a key student concern). A twenty-pack of Marlboro lights costs around £1.80, two litres of decent beer about £2, and a big meal about £3. This means, simply, you can get pissed, sick and give yourself lung cancer for very little. NOVI SAD Novi Sad itself is quite small and concrete, though rather more cosmopolitan and modern than you might think. Those in apartments (usually about £25 a night) head into town, whilst those camping (£25 for a week) caught a taxi to the top of the old army barracks in Petrovaradin: the site of Exit festival. Max Glover No Indian restaurants in the whole of Serbia. Chinese restaurants are not at all like the UK, even with the genuine Chinese chefs. Everything is served or covered with a thick brown gooey sauce. I didn’t like the food but maybe I’m too fussy Serbia gets a lot hotter than you might think, and the campsite lacks much in the way of shade. Crawling into your sleeping bag in your sauna of a tent at 8am, and being promptly awoken at 8.30am by the blistering sun, leaves you bleary-eyed to say the least. We found sanctuary at the river beach, one of the highlights of the holiday. Many a pleasant day was spent here.Max Glover I camped last year. It's an experience, it's cheap and it's close to the action but it's noisy and hot, and very busy/cramped. Beer in the fest is about £1.20 per half litre/can etc, but you can really only get hold of Tuborg because they sponsor it. Outside the festival, around town, beer is much cheaper and better - I'm going again this year and am looking to rent an apartment in the town. Last year's camping experience, though being a good laugh, was a real pain. The music finishes at 8am so by the time you are looking to get to sleep it's the hottest part of the day, so even if you are camping in the shade it's uncomfortably hot. We rarely slept the whole week due to the heat and the noise. Another campsite could work. But obviously the heat will still be a factor. Most people who have camped in the first year will get an apartment the following year, so what does that tell you? I don't think you can put a price on air-con, a nice bed and a fridge to keep the beers nice and chilled. The fortress and campsite is about 20-30 mins walk from the centre of town. The bars around the campsite are quite busy so we avoided those and went in to town where you can get a seat and relax with the locals. People don't like camping at EXIT for good reason. The festival only stops at 9am. By the time you get back to your tent it's 35 degrees out..... Tents are like green houses. I don't know how anybody camps at exit. I couldn't even sleep with the heat in the hotel. The train. Although quite possibly preferable to the overpriced coach journey, the train ride to Novi Sad felt like catching the last train out of Poland as the Nazi’s came up over the horizon. In this case, pushing works. And if you don’t get a seat then you face the prospect of hunching up on the floor or standing by the toilet for the entire six-hour journey, unfortunately upped to eight hours due to numerous Serbian border checks.Max Glover Last year I flew to Budapest with a budget airline then got the train direct to Novi Sad with a few hundred other festival goers.The train was cheap (about 25 quid), but was well overbooked and we stood for the entire 9hr journey. This year I ain't messing around with budget airlines to Budapest or Ljubliana. We have booked ourselves a flight to and from Belgrade. It doesn't cost a great deal more than the budget airline and train set up (220quid), and it saves a lot of messing about. Serbia is an oft-maligned part of Europe, somewhat untouched by the consumerism we might encounter in Britain. As a result, you are travelling to a country with a real sense of its own flavour and history. On the downside, it’s a bitch to get to. The vast majority of festival-goers seem to fly to Budapest, the capital of Hungary, and then from there catch a six-hour train to Novi Sad, the provincial university town in Northern Serbia, North-East of Belgrade. Max Glover Me and a few friends went to exit last year and had a brilliant time. May very well be going back this year seeing as it suits my finances a treat! We were a bit apprehensive about travelling to Serbia as we had no idea what it would be like, but rest assured it
The EXIT Festival itself Last year fest finished at 9am.We were straight into a taxi and straight onto a flight. I might consider staying an extra day or 2 this time. I went to Exit in 05 and 06 and would highly recommend it. Every Serbian I met was really friendly and the atmosphere there was great. Everyone else I know who went thought the same. I am in to my dance music and I thought it was very varied. Roger Sanchez one night, Marko Nastic another. And if the music in the dance arena isn't to your taste then there was the happy novi sad stage and the urban bug stage which both played all forms of dance music over the 4 nights. We found the locals very friendly. Accommodation during EXIT festival Have survived the campsite and flats without aircon, so it can be done. But if you can possibly get it, it is a real bonus and well worth an extra few quid. In this specific case, sounds like whichever option you go for will be something of a compromise. You either sacrifice a degree of comfort, or the ability to get to and from the festival easily. I wouldnt mind an apartment if it had aircon in the bedrooms. It's the hotels that annoy me, they have one rate for 360 days of the year, and a totally extortionate rate for the 5 days for Exit. If "normal" is paying £120 for a room that is normally £40 then I might not be going next year! It's so annoying. Hotel Park's regular price is £110 for a 2 bed room. For exit 06 they bumped it up to £130 per room. Last year £180! This year I shudder to think. That's nothing compared to some of the quotes I've got. Online it says a double room is £40 - when I've emailed to enquire they've replied saying that for the Exit period rooms are £120!!! Hotels are complete rip offs especially the smaller ones which are crap. prices are shamefully high & inflated for the festival |
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