It appears EXIT Festival is heading back home to Serbia. After a student-led movement ousted the country’s longtime authoritarian leader Aleksander Vučić from power in a parliamentary election last weekend, EXIT Festival director Dušan Kovačević hinted at the long-running dance e…
LineupFirst reported 27 oct, 20:27 / 3 outlets
EXIT Festival to return to Serbia after elections
The dance festival left Serbia in 2025 citing financial and political pressures but has now pledged to come home.
Headline written by Le Raver across 3 outlets. Each outlet’s own headline is on its report below.
The story
- EXIT held its last Serbian edition in July 2025 after organizers cited financial and political pressures from the government.Reported by EDM Maniac
- The festival moved to Egypt this year, hosting a one-off edition at the Great Pyramids with Charlotte de Witte, Michael Bibi, and Adriatique.Reported by EDM Maniac
- Director Dušan Kovačević told media the festival would return once freedom returned to the country, with a potential return in 2027 or 2028.Reported by EDM Maniac
Neutral summary of what outlets reported. It points to the sources below, it does not replace them.
Coverage breakdown
3 sources
2 original reporting
1 ran the press release
How this story was covered
3 tracked outlets have reported this story, first published 27 Oct, 20:27. EDM Maniac published first among the outlets Le Raver tracks. Coverage spread across the tracked outlets over 2d 18h. Of the 3 reports Le Raver has classified, 2 carried original reporting and 1 ran the press release. That is 3 of the 26 outlets Le Raver tracks.
How it unfolded
- 27 Oct, 20:27EDM ManiacFirstEXIT Festival Confirms Return To Serbia As Country Celebrates Election Result
- 30 Oct, 15:21DJ Mag+2d 18h“EXIT is coming home”: Festival announces return to Serbia following election result
- Filed today, 05:23 · outlet published no timestampMixmagEXIT Festival to return to Serbia following Vučić election defeat
The lineup
No lineup is on file for Exit Festival yet. Le Raver stores a bill only when it can cite a public source for it, so the coverage below is the record for now.
Sources, in order of reporting
3 outletsDirector Dušan Kovačević has pledged to bring the festival back to its home nation after editions in Macedonia and Egypt this year, Continue reading...
“We always said that EXIT would return when freedom returned to our country,” festival organisers said