{"id":159091,"date":"2022-03-11T12:50:22","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T11:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exitfest.org\/?p=159091"},"modified":"2022-03-14T12:19:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T11:19:21","slug":"no-sleep-the-stage-that-became-a-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exitfest.org\/en\/no-sleep-the-stage-that-became-a-festival","title":{"rendered":"No Sleep: The Stage That Became a Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

For six years, No Sleep Novi Sad<\/strong><\/a> has continuously brought the world\u2019s most renowned clubs to the Petrovaradin Fortress and thrown parties throughout Europe and the World. Today, the internationally-famed No Sleep Festival<\/strong><\/a> and its most influential performers are turning Belgrade into the global capital of electronic music.<\/p>\n

#NSNS \u2013 The Stage Where It All Began<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

No Sleep Novi Sad<\/strong><\/a> is the second largest electronic-music stage at the EXIT Festival<\/strong> and an oasis of the highest-quality alternative techno and house. The entire music platform was created with the support of the Serbian brand Guarana<\/strong>. The concept of taking the stage hidden behind the green owl and transforming it into the podiums of the biggest clubs in Europe and the world quickly attracted international attention.<\/p>\n

In years past, #NSNS<\/strong> has hosted the oldest Belgian techno club Fuse<\/strong> from Brussels, the music movement Avant-Garde<\/strong> from Great Britain, the Berlin techno powerhouse Tresor<\/strong>, the famous Parisian Concrete, Nitsa<\/strong> Club from Barcelona and many others opening their doors to the EXIT Festival audience. The most prominent South American club D-Edge<\/strong> was hosted at this stage, and so was the global phenomenon from the capital of Georgia \u2014 Bassiani<\/strong>. We have also seen a special edition of the famous series of parties \u201cAll Day I Dream<\/strong>\u201c. No Sleep also went to London, Brussels, Glasgow, Barcelona, and even New York, featuring some big stars in electronic music such as Honey Dijon, Fort Romeau, Jennifer Cardini <\/strong>and Man Power<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

#NSF \u2013 The Stage That \u201cCame Out of the Tunnel\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n

The No Sleep festival<\/strong> had its premiere edition in 2017, when it grew out of its stage, came out of the tunnel, and moved to the colossal mts Dance Arena<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

This breakthrough is remembered for a special three-hour set from Jeff Mills<\/strong>, the founder of the famous Detroit techno school and a vinyl virtuoso. The evening was also marked by a set from Ellen Alien<\/strong>, owner of one of the most important publishing houses in the history of techno, but also the exclusive first B2B performance by Paula Temple<\/strong> and Rebekah<\/strong>. That same night, on the other side of the tunnel, the #NSNS<\/strong> stage was taken over by the club Salon des Amateurs<\/strong> from Dusseldorf and Belgrade\u2019s 20\/44<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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In short, what was supposed to be Day 0 of EXIT Festival 2017<\/strong>, spontaneously turned into absolute domination by No Sleep<\/strong>, and the idea of an independent festival was born. Soon after, we saw the first seaside edition of the No Sleep stage<\/strong> at the Sea Dance Festival<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Conquering the Capital<\/span><\/h3>\n

In the fall of 2018, the new member of the EXIT<\/strong> family moved to the Serbian capital. During 72 hours of uninterrupted music, it made iconic underground clubs shake with performances from leading electronic music artists. Fatboy Slim, Nina Kraviz, Dax J, Cassius, Lee Burridge<\/strong>, and others presented their recognisable musical styles in the Hangar in the Port of Belgrade. At the same time, powerful beats echoed from clubs such as Drugstore, 20\/44, half, DOT<\/strong>, but also Marsh, Yugovinyl<\/strong>, and others.<\/p>\n