Oya Festival '10

Øya festival is the largest outdoor music festival in Oslo, Norway and promotes a diverse line up from across the globe. Returning for its 8th year, Oya Festival takes place in the Medieval Park, which is located in Gamlebyen, the oldest part of Oslo from Tuesday 11th until Saturday 15th August.

Line-up

New confirmations are Friends Of The Dude, Camp Sounds, Honningbarna, The Captain & Me, Social Suicide, Goonfight, I See Horses, Philco Fiction, Therese Aune, Team Me, Wolves Like Us, and Hypertext.

Previously confirmed are: Yeasayer, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, The Black Angels, Die Antwoord, Rubik, Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson, Kenneth Isak & the Freedom Machines, Torgny, Thom Hell, Oslo Ess, Wardruna, The Flaming Lips, Diplo, Shearwater, I Was A King, The Low Anthem, Joachim 'DiskJokke' Dyrdahl with the Indonesian Project, Broken Bells, The Specials, Sleepy Sun, Field Music, Air, Fucked Up, Trash Talk, Imperial State Electric, Against Me, Shining, Nachtmystium, Marina & The Diamonds, Local Natives, Jonsi, Panda Bear, Miike Snow, Sleigh Bells, Tune-Yards, Kind Midas Sound, and home grown talent Karpe Diem, Lars Vaular and Ingrid Olava.

Artists confirmed (there will be over 200 over the four stages) include Iggy & The Stooges, La Roux, LCD Soundsystem, M.I.A., Jonti, Marina & The Diamonds, The xx, Pavement, The Gaslight Anthem, Robyn, Casiokids, Paul Weller, Tony Allen, Major Lazer, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Surfer Blood, Raekwon, Girls, Fool's Gold, The Cumshots, Blood Command, Purified In blood, The Megaphonic Thrift, Motorpsycho, Djerv, Susanne Sundfor, Krakesolv, Altaar, Big Boi, CCTV, Converge, Obliteration, Invasion, John Olav Nilsen og Gjengen, LidoLido, Lindstrøm & Christabelle, Navigators, and Serena Maneesh.

Tickets

Festival Passes (5-day passes) are priced at Kr 1.950 (around £210), and Day passes will be available next year. To buy tickets click here.

Camping

There is camping available nearby at Ekeberg Camping and the festival site is a ten minute walk from Oslo Central Station.

On site

Amidst the festival area of trees, green grass and water, the festival is well equipped with stages, shopping streets and small shops serving food and drink. Festival goers can swim from one stage to another or take a short walk to the city centre of Oslo.

Ecological

Øya is the most environmentally friendly festival in the country, boasting 100% ecological food and green ethics.

More information will be here when available.