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"Exit has helped Serbia get to a good place with live music and culture, spawning a lot of other festivals, bookers and events."

Not only is Mark Stern back as the festival’s official booker this year alongside his brother, but both the lineup and audience always contains a heavy California presence.

On one hand, comedy remains a very masculine space, with several women interviewed for this story saying bookers are hesitant to promote older women regardless of their success with audiences.

All at once, their titles became: artists, carpenters, producers, technicians, bookers, business owners and community leaders.

Festival booker Andy Copping said the 22nd edition of Download will have "something for truly everyone".