EXIT takes its world tour to the Pyramids: Starlight Festival debuts in Giza this October

EXIT Festival's exile keeps producing spectacle. The Serbian institution, touring the world since losing its home under government pressure, announced Starlight Festival: four days near the Great Pyramids of Giza, October 8 to 11, produced with Venture Lifestyle and its electronic platform P+US.

The two main nights, October 9 and 10, put the pyramids behind the stages, with opening and closing events spread across Cairo, five-plus stages and zones, and a VR experience layered on top. The site is not on the monument grounds themselves: organizers are using a specially designated location compliant with the area's protected status, the same spot where Anyma staged Quantum Genesys.

The booking news inside the announcement: Charlotte de Witte plays Egypt for the first time in her career. Michael Bibi makes his pyramids debut, Adriatique return to a site where they previously drew nearly 10,000 people, and Vintage Culture, Pete Tong, WhoMadeWho and Enrico Sangiuliano fill out the first wave.

EXIT won Promoter of the Year at the European Festival Awards in January, mid-exile, which is its own kind of statement. Tickets are live at the festival's site. The First Chapter tour has already touched Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro and India; Giza is the flag plant.