EXIT, being a multiple winner of the \u2018Best European Major Festival\u2019 award, also celebrated its 20th anniversary this year, as music fans reunited and danced together once again to celebrate life and the return to normality. Proving the huge need for events and a pent-up energy from music fans, all 4-day tickets were also sold out almost a week before the event started. In spite of the pandemic, EXIT\u2019s crowd this year was as colorful as it gets, with over 50% of the 4-day ticket holders coming from abroad.<\/p>\n
Many of the artists had their first major show at EXIT after almost 18 months of silence and according to tens of thousands of fans this accumulated energy resulted in some of the best performances of their whole career. Just like the first EXIT Festival 20 years ago was sign of return of normal life to the Balkans, this year\u2019s edition once again proved the power this festival represents, but this time providing a best case on the global level.<\/p>\n
Dusan Kovacevic, EXIT Founder & CEO said:<\/strong><\/p>\n “Magic that happened last 4 days on Fortress was out of this world. This year\u2019s event was more than just a festival, it was a movement of people, ready to do whatever it takes to keep human connections at the forefront of our existence. Festivals are generally made to promote values worth living for and we are determined to prove that festivals can be organized safely even during the pandemic. That\u2019s why we have worked tirelessly to create a best practice model on how to do it. Besides our own event, we also hope that EXIT will be an encouragement to all our international festival colleagues, the \u2018Festival Family\u2019, that it is possible for all of us.”<\/em><\/p>\n