Now there are tickets left for only three of the four days in the Medieval Park during this year’s Øya Festival. A short while back we made available 1000 extra Day Passes for each day. Thursday Aug. 7 is now sold out, with e.g. Turbonegro, Sonic Youth, and Sigus Ros on the bill.

Cancellations are always unfortunate. Regrettably, Konono No 1 have been forced to cancel all their European gigs this summer due to visa-related difficulties. We received word about the first cancellations a while back, but were ensured that this would not affect their Øya performance. It turns out, however, that a cancellation of their entire European tour is unavoidable – see statement from their agent below. Over the past few days we’ve worked really hard to find a suitable replacement, and it’s now clear that the band Kenge Kenge from Kenya will be coming to the Øya Festival.