During a short rendition of ‘Firestarter’, neon impressions of his iconic look are projected above the band.Įven without one of their legendary frontmen, The Prodigy still knows how to pack a punch.
They’re EXIT regulars, and the set has a Flint-shaped hole ever present. The Prodigy are here, back in Serbia for the first time since the loss of frontman Keith Flint. Viagra Boys, Gorki list Main Stage EXIT Festival 2023 Zoran Ješić, EXIT Photo Team 2023Īn opening ceremony chucks fireworks into the air before tonight’s main event takes the stage. High up in the hills, we watch the sunset turn the Danube orange and put away our first few drinks of the evening. Situated in the Petrovaradin Fortress since its second ever edition in 2001, it’s not hard to see how it became such a crucial pilgrimage for locals growing up in the festival’s vicinity. Speaking to Marijana, a promoter who grew up in Novi Sad, she recalls hearing the festival from the river banks of the Danube aged just nine-years-old and being desperate to get involved. Our 4am alarms to fly from London Luton to get here has put us at a natural disadvantage for the first day. Like many festivals with an emphasis on dance music, EXIT won’t get started until the blistering heat of the day has abated and will continue on until well past daybreak. From there, we’ve got an hour in the car before we reach Novi Sad, the country’s second city. To get to EXIT Festival, we wake up at the crack of dawn to shuffle aboard a cramped flight to Serbia’s capital Belgrade.
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