This year the Øya Festival is offering an innovation, just outside the festival area: In the GSF Skate Park at Dyvekes Bro, we have, in cooperation with the Juvenile Rock Club and Gamlebyen Sport and Recreation (GSF), established a new festival stage. Here there will be free entry for those with and without festival passes. There is no age limit for any day. The skate park will offer concerts and a skate tournament.

There are now day tickets left for only three days at the Medieval Park. Saturday 15. August sold out early in the day and the lucky people who obtained tickets can look forward to great concerts with Røyksopp, Beirut, Tommy Tokyo, bob hund, Noora Noor, Karin Park and many more.

The Club Night bill is comprised of 88 exciting bands and artists performing at 28 different clubs and venues throughout Oslo. The capable and musically curious crews at the Oslo venues have booked acts from a wide variety of genres, and this year’s Club Night bill is guaranteed to hold something you’d like to see, whether you prefer punk, psychedelia, electro, garage rock, pop, noise, country or whatever else. Get out on the town and enjoy some great music during Club Night on Tuesday August 11!

DOVES (UK) / LE CORBEAU (N) / DONKEYBOY (N) / CAMP INDIE
The Øya bill is finally complete, and we proudly present one big British name and two Norwegian ones that are on the rise. In addition, the bill for our intimate and exciting Camp Indie tent is also ready and done. Here, you can see interesting acts from a selection of the best minor labels in Norway every day during the festival.

It’s going to be some ridiculously wicked nights out on the town for those of you who have the stamina to keep partyin’ every night after the Medieval Park closes. 13 clubs with about 100 bands and artists in total stand ready to give you the Nighttime Øya bill of all time. Here’s part 1 of 2.

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Phew! There just wasn’t enough space for everything in the first post, so here’s the continuation of the Nighttime Øya bill. Here you’ll find the program for Revolver, Smuglesning.no at Stratos, Rockefeller and The Villa. Part 2 of 2.

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VAMPIRE WEEKEND (US) / ULVER (N) / TROND ANDREASSEN (N) / COCKTAIL SLIPPERS (N) / JOHNOSSI (SE) / AURA NOIR (N) / SMOKE MOHAWK (N) / TELLUSALIE (N) / FJORDEN BABY (N)

BLITZEN TRAPPER (US) / ANDREW BIRD (US) / WOODEN SHJIPS (US) / JOE GIDEON & THE SHARK (UK) / KARL BLAU (US)
This year’s Nighttime Øya bill is growing nice and strong. Now’ we’re ready with batch number two of wicked names for our nightly events during the festival week. A valid Øya ticket (or pass/wrist band) will grant you a discount on the entry fee to these gigs.