After a completely sold-out edition in autumn 2024 and a year-long break that was keenly felt in the rave calendar, the winner of the Best New European Festival award, No Sleep, returns to Belgrade on 4 April 2026! A trio of headliners who could easily pack out even the legendary Dance Arena are coming together exclusively for this night. Indira Paganotto, DJ Gigola, and BIIA, three female powerhouses, will be welcomed by rising local talent Juno, with warm-up duties handled by Artcore resident and Italian rising star Valentinø. Once again, the place that brings ravers from across the region together is the largest hangar at the Port of Belgrade, which, thanks to the first No Sleep Festival back in 2018, has become the central hub for the biggest electronic events in this part of the world. Early-bird tickets at the best prices are already on sale for the couple thousand registered fans, who can grab them until Friday at noon, when sales open to everyone via the official No Sleep festival website and the GigsTix network.
The first ticket contingent for the No Sleep party goes on sale Friday at noon, at special “gift prices” with a 40% discount, starting from 2,490 RSD, and will be available in very limited numbers. Fans can secure tickets for themselves and their crew via the official No Sleep website and directly through the GigsTix sales network. Given that last year’s edition was sold out several days before the doors of the colossal Hangar even opened, the organizers strongly advise securing tickets on time, as everything suggests this will be the most in-demand clubbing event of the spring.
Last year’s edition sold out days ahead of opening, once again confirming the unbreakable bond between No Sleep and Belgrade ravers, as well as all those who have been following this EXIT platform for almost a decade. This year’s lineup has a truly festival-scale dimension that could fill a Dance Arena, with Spanish techno queen Indira Paganotto at its centre, as one of the women who revolutionized electronic music by blending psy-trance, techno, acid, flamenco, and even classical music, long before that fusion became the global trend it is today.
Open, energetic, and razor-sharp, Indira quickly became a local favourite, while conquering main festival stages and breaking ticket-sale records in major cities around the world. She further strengthened her bond with the audience here by openly and publicly supporting the student movement, sharing a video message via her official Instagram channel, followed by millions of fans worldwide. Since her last meeting with the local crowd at EXIT’s Dance Arena, she has kept working hard in the studio, releasing her new single “CRUSH,” in late October, accompanied by a Japan-inspired video, having previously drawn significant international attention with “Arte (Como Amante),” created in collaboration with Nile Rodgers, the legendary musician and producer known for working with global icons such as Prince, Daft Punk, David Bowie, Madonna, and many others.
Adding a special dimension to the night is the hot ticket DJ Gigola, a must-book name for festivals and the biggest parties over the last two years. At this summer’s anniversary edition of EXIT, she appeared as Solomun’s guest at the Dance Arena in a much-talked-about b2b set with Tijana T, while her solo performance on the NSNS stage further showcased why the audience adores this DJ, born and raised in Berlin.
After Indira, on 4 April, the decks will be taken over by the one and only BIIA, who closed this year’s EXIT Festival! The Portuguese star won the hearts of local ravers with an intense set on the NSNS stage. Just like her co-headliners on this night, celebrating women’s power and equal status on the global scene, BIIA has quite literally blown through the international circuit like a whirlwind, earning praise from Nina Kraviz to Resident Advisor.
We all hope for the same kind of success for Juno, a young star from Serbia whose groovy hard techno sets have, over the past year, taken her from Sea Star to EXIT Festival, alongside appearances at clubs such as Drugstore and Tunnel. She made her first major move as a producer this autumn with the release of “Twin Flame,“ a track co-signed by Asha for Insane Industry Recordings, and her next stop is, fittingly, the Hangar.
Joining the ladies on the lineup is DJ and producer Valentinø from Genoa, known for his almost missionary approach to contemporary techno. As the founder of Mantra Club, one of the key venues in the development of Italy’s local techno scene, Valentinø has spent years building a sound and identity that now find their natural home within the ARTCORE aesthetic, something perfectly captured on his EP “Baba Baby.”
