The founder and CEO of Serbia’s EXIT Festival, Dušan Kovačević, is organizing the first-ever multi-day, multi-stage music competition on the Nice Pyramids of Giza, IQ Magazine experiences.
The brand-new spinoff competition will seemingly happen in October 2026 and launch underneath a brand new title with the intention to mirror the spirit of its new setting, Kovačević mentioned. The musical path, he added, is anticipated to lean closely on digital music, a longtime signature of EXIT’s id.
“We really feel that the pyramids are so symbolic that this occasion may have the whole lot that EXIT stands for,” he instructed IQ. “There’s numerous darkness all over the place on the earth, however many individuals see the pyramids as pillars of sunshine, so we shall be making a powerful message with that.”
Although the upcoming occasion marks the primary multi-day, multi-stage competition on the Pyramids of Giza, the location has hosted a number of high-profile EDM performances lately. Carl Cox, Above & Past and Keinemusik have all DJed on the historic landmark, and Anyma is scheduled to take the stage there October tenth.
Organizers have reportedly partnered with Enterprise Life-style, an Egypt-based promoter identified for organizing large-scale concert events by Jennifer Lopez, John Legend and the Black Eyed Peas, amongst others.
The information marks an bold new chapter for EXIT following its twenty fifth and closing version earlier in July attributable to “mounting strain” from the Serbian authorities stemming from student-led anti-corruption protests of the tragic Novi Unhappy railway station cover collapse of November 2024, which killed 16. EXIT was stripped of all authorities funding attributable to its alignment with the protests, Kovačević mentioned in an announcement launched in June.
Previous to its closing version, EXIT Competition yearly attracted 200,000 attendees to Petrovaradin Fortress, incomes two European Competition of the 12 months awards whereas internet hosting world EDM superstars like Tiësto, Martin Garrix and Eric Prydz. Kovačević is leaving the door open for EXIT to probably return to Serbia down the road, however for now, he is poised to develop to the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Historic World.
The official dates for the competition on the Pyramids of Giza haven’t but been introduced on the time of this writing.
