Serbian police also arrested dozens of people on drug charges and broke up a couple of fights.

Exit grew from a protest against the rule of the late Slobodan Milosevic in 2000 into the biggest music event in the region with its offerings from a variety of musical genres from rock and rap to dance, drum'n'bass, electronic and experimental.

Throughout the years stars such as Massive Attack, Franz Ferdinand, Billy Idol, Morrissey, The Cult, The Beastie Boys, Moloko, Garbage and The Cardigans have performed.

Novi Sad is 80 km north-west of Belgrade.