Exit music festival to kick off on Thursday

Source: Tanjug

NOVI SAD -- The 12th Exit Festival will kick off with performances of Pulp and Arcade Fire in the Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad, northern Serbia, on Thursday.

The event will last through July 12.

During the four-day festival the audience will have an opportunity to enjoy some of the most popular musicians of today such as Editors, Jamiroquai, Portishead and M.I.A.

The gates of the venue will be opened on Thursday at 17:00 CET., and this year's Exit is expected to host its two millionth visitor.

First organized as a sign of protest against the regime's repression in Serbia in the nineties, Exit grew into one of the most important festivals in Southeastern Europe.

CNN included it on its list of the world's top ten music festivals of the world.

Apart from the music program, Exit also includes film screenings, lectures, parties and performances. According to the organizers, Exit has approximately 200,000 visitors per year.

This year, 30,000 foreigners are expected to make the trip to Novi Sad.

Four-day tickets cost to RSD 10,990.