INFO

We largely prefer to be contacted by email.

Contact info:

Festival Manager: Stein Arne Blomseth
email – stein at oyafestivalen.com

PR Manager: Jonas Prangerød
email – jonas at oyafestivalen.com

Head of Booking: Claes Olsen
email – claes at oyafestivalen.com

Head of Sales and Sponsorships: Anders Støver
email – anders at oyafestivalen.com

Head of Marketing & Web: Arnt Olaf Andersen
email – arnt at oyafestivalen.com

Market Advisor and Environmental Manager: Linnea Svensson
email – linnea at oyafestivalen.com

Administration Assistant: Erik Hauge Stangeby
email – erik at oyafestivalen.com

Volunteers Manager: Anders Tangen
email – tangerud at oyafestivalen.com

Øya Cinema: Wiggo Grøndalen
email – wiggo at oyafestivalen.com

If you’re using snail mail, the only correct address is:

The Øya Festival
Olav Vs Gate 1
N-0161 Oslo
NORWAY

h3.THE ØYA FESTIVAL GOES GREEN!

We are committed to become one of the most environmentally responsible festivals in Europe, and give our audience the experience of a truly eco-friendly festival.

We are constantly working with new ways of making the festival greener. To do this, we have found partners and suppliers that work towards sustainability and in their different ways have an environmental agenda that contribute to the festival. We have worked hard to find new ways of saving energy, making responsible purchases, reducing waste and shorten the travel distance for goods to our festival. We believe that it is important to measure the environmental improvements, and provide our audience with a guarantee that we are taking action and not just talking about the environment. This is why we have been certified as a Eco-Lighthouse. www.miljofyrtarn.no

We work closely with our partners in order to give our visitors a positive experience in making green choices at the festival and in their everyday life. Get a taste of high quality organic food at the restaurants and organic samples at the Oikos stand. Catch a ride with the tram on Tuesday to see Oslo’s greenest concert. Find out how to make eco responsible purchases at the Ecolabel stand (Svanen) or learn more about recycling at the Recyclomat.

In 2008 we made a climate reducing statement through the Ministry of Environments “Klimaløftet” (Climate Promise) campaign. This means that we have mapped where we could cut emissions and reduce environmental impact. We made several improvements that you can read more about further down. From 2008 to 2009 we cut our emissions with 21%. To put green issues on the agenda a debate with high-profile politicians is held as part of the festival program.

The biggest green improvement we have done this year is to drop all of our polluting generators. The Oya Festival now runs on certified green landline power thanks to our partner Hafslund. We estimate to use 75% less kwh compared to when we used generators.

It is important for us that the environmental work is not just an image booster. In addition to making Øya a greener festival, we want to encourage environmental responsibility elsewhere as well. By participating in developing the Eco-Lighthouse eco-certification system in Norway, we wanted to make our efforts easily measurable, and thereby set an example. In 2003/2004 the Øya festival was certified as an Eco-Lighthouse, and now in 2010 we are certified for the third time.

The certification is based on a complex set of criteria and demands that must be met before the Eco-Lighthouse certification is given. It includes, among other things, demands for EHS (Environment, Health and Safety) activities, lower environmental strain on the festival area, and the implementation of environmental measures both before and after the event has taken place.

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT

We take pride in showing our audience the variation of culinary art made by the Oslo restaurants. In 2003 we decided that the food prepared should be organic. We will continue this tradition with a whole-hearted focus on ecological food.
The Øya Festival is cooperating with Oikos (National Association for Organic Food). The vision is that all food prepared on the festival is made from organic produce, a goal we are closing in on. Part of the goal is to buy organic and short-travelled food; vegetables from Vestfold county, meat from Oslo- area and chicken and eggs from Telemark county, all close to our region. Only the natural, pesticide-free produce is good enough for our visitors.
We also wish to set an example for other event organizers, businesses and individuals visiting the festival. The Øya Festival has since 2003 been certified every year by Debio (state control agency for organic food). Look for their Ø-brand to see which dishes and produce are organic.

Organic food at The Øya Festival- the tastier alternative.

9 reasons to choose organic food:
1. You get food without pesticides
2. You get food with more taste – check the Oikos stand in the shopping area
3. You get clean food with no food “makeup”
4. Organic farming takes better care of animals
5. Organic farming is better for the water reserves
6. A scientific study made by the European Union in 16 countries state that organic food has a higher degree of healthy nutrition.
7. Organic food is not genetically manipulated
8. The eco-brand stands for thorough control- look for it in the Øya-menu
9. Organic is good for developing countries- find out why at the Oikos stand
www.oikos.no www.debio.no www.okologisk.no

YOU ARE WHAT YOU BUY!

The Øya Festival has an environmental purchasing policy. This means that we carefully measure what is bought and ensure that it is eco-labeled. We want as little wrapping as possible and store and reuse what we can. All promo-material, magazines, folders and posters are printed on recycled paper by an eco-labeled printing agency.
For good advice and help to make the right purchases we are a member of The Eco-Label purchasing club. Eco-Label helps us choose environmentally friendly products for everything from soap, to napkins and paint used during the festival.

See www.ecolabel.no for more info

RECYCLING

A big part of our environmental work is to keep getting better at waste management and get better at recycling the stuff that can be re-used for new products. We want to make it easy for our audience to contribute by sorting their waste in several fractions. Nature and Youth, Norway’s biggest environmental NGO for young people, makes a great effort both by picking up what’s left behind, and sorting the waste in up to 14 fractions.
Last year, 61% of the waste generated by the festival was made into new materials, while the rest was sent off to be turned into energy as district heating. Green Point ensures that used, sorted packaging is recycled. Not only does this save the environment, there is also a great deal of money saved on limiting and handling waste responsibly.
It pays off for us and for the environment to sort and recycle waste. Emissions are reduced when old things are turned into new products. A kilo of oil is saved for every kilo of plastic that is recycled (Source: Green Point). Most cardboard and paper can be turned into new products. Organic food waste that you help sort during the festival is turned into bio gas and bio diesel that fuel trucks and buses (Source: Retura).
It pays off even for our audience to act eco-friendly. We give the deposit back on your drink containers, beer holders, pizza and popcorn boxes. Even cigarette butts can be handed in for a refund. You can also choose to donate the money from your deposit to Nature and Youth at their stall.

More info at www.nu.no

KLIMALØFTET (“The Climate Promise”)

In 2008 we made a climate reducing statement through the Ministry of Environments “Klimaløftet” (Climate Promise) campaign. This means that we have mapped where we could cut emissions and reduce environmental impact. We made the following improvements:
• Eco driving classes for our drivers.
• Shorter transportation distances for our goods and gear.
• Several new emission-saving cars. This year we use a hydrogen car and 8 electric cars.

The lighting at the stage Vika is this year done on LED and energy saving bulbs. LED lights use approximately 40% less energy than conventional lightbulbs and can we therefore offer our audience a visual and more sustainable concert.

The efforts have given results and we have reduced our carbon footprint to 132 tons of CO2 in 2009.

AWARDS AND ENVIRONMENTAL WORK ABROAD

We are very proud that our efforts as an environmentally responsible festival has gained recognition on a national and international level. At the European Festival Award in January we were awarded Europe’s Greenest Festival; The Green ‘n’ Clean Award which is given in collaboration between European Festival Award and the European Festival Association; Yourope. The award accompanied the British ”A Greener Festival Award” which we received in autumn 2009. In December 2009 we received the distinction ”Oslo’s Greenest Business 2009” in Oslo City Hall by the NGO Grønn Hverdag.

ENVIRONMENTAL HANDBOOK FOR FESTIVALS AND OUTDOOR EVENTS.

In close cooperation with GRIP, a foundation created by the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment, we’ve made the Environmental Handbook for Festivals and Outdoor Events. The book is written by GRIP and distributed in cooperation with the Norwegian Rock Association. The handbook leans on the expertise of The Øya Festival and other Norwegian and foreign festivals and cultural events. Together with GRIP, we tracked how festivals affect the environment and what we could do to reduce the environmental strain. Unfortunately Grip closed down in 2008.

The book depicts how festivals can adapt to their environment and not the other way around, and holds many examples on how to organize environmental work, map the environmental strain and carry out, follow up, and document the changes made. Other festivals and outdoor events will hopefully benefit from the book, since we ourselves have felt the need for such a book from the beginning.

Festivals generate an enormous amount of waste, and the way we see it, festivals should step up to the responsibility and reduce that amount to the best of their ability. Environmental compliance is often regarded as an economical issue in the festival world. It can be both costly and time-demanding. The environmental handbook proves that environmental considerations aren’t necessarily costly, and ensures that you don’t have to spend a lot of time finding good suppliers that can help reduce the strain on the environment.
www.environmental-handbook.com

Getting to Oslo and how:
Oslo is the main capital of Norway and getting there is a cakewalk compared to Vladivostok. Oslo is easy to visit wether you arrive by car, ferry, train, bus or by plane.

BY PLANE
There are three different airports that provide you with easy access to Oslo. The main airport Oslo Airport Gardermoen(OSL) is located 45 km north of Oslo, but the city is also easy to reach from Sandefjord Airport Torp(TRF) and Moss Airport Rygge(RYG). All of which have train stations connecting to Oslo Central Station. Visit Oslo has a helpful list of airlines operating from the airports.

BY TRAIN/BUS
All trains arrive at Oslo Central Station(often referred to as Oslo S), while buses arrive at Oslo Bus Terminal. Both stations are located right in the heart of the city!

BY FERRY
Oslo is an important port serving cargo, ferryboats and cruise ships. The large ferryboats offer direct routes from Kiel(Color Line), Fredrikshavn(Stena Line) and Copenhagen(DFDS).

Getting to the festival:
The festival takes place in the Medieval Park, which is located in Gamlebyen, the oldest part of Oslo. It’s a ten minute walk from Oslo Central Station. Trams no. 18 and 19, as well as buses no. 34, 70, and 74, will take you from the Central Station to the Medieval Park in only a few minutes. Get off at the stop called “St. Halvards plass” if you’re taking the tram, or the one called “Dyvekes bro” if you’re taking bus no. 70 or 74. The Medieval Park will be in the immediate vicinity of both these stops.

To be sure you have the latest and most updated info on how to get to Øya, please visit this site

Here is a map of how to get to the festival area from the Central Station:

View Larger Map

The Medieval Park/the ruins:
When entering the festival premises, you’ll find yourself on historic grounds, or, to be more exact, the place where the city of Oslo was founded one thousand years ago. The festival premises constitute a protected, environmentally friendly zone, so please mind our joint responsibility to preserve this unique cultural heritage – that way we can ensure that there will be an Øya Festival to look forward to every year for many years to come!

The festival premises:
There are four stages in use in the Medieval Park from Wednesday to Saturday, called Enga, Sjøsiden, Vika, and Klubben. The festival premises are fairly small, so you don’t have to worry about having to walk very far.

Age limit:
There is no age limit at the festival on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Remember to bring your ID if you are older than 18 and want to buy stronger stuff than sodas! Age limits on Club Night (Tuesday) vary, depending on regulations at the different venues.

Admission is free for children below the age of 12 accompanied by an adult.

Bringing your own food and drink:
…is regrettably not permitted. Exceptions are fruit, snacks, and baby food, though within reasonable limits. We’re not going to deny you an apple and some chocolate! The children shouldn’t have to eat gourmet food if they don’t want to. There are plenty of places to buy food on the festival premises, and we promise that you won’t be disappointed. All foodstuffs are ecologically produced. Bon appetit!

Safety:
We promise to do our share in order to give you a pleasant and safe festival. But you’ll have to do your share, too. Take good care of yourself and your friends at the festival. Last year, the Norwegian Rock Festival Association (NRFE) compiled a set of general safety rules for festival visitors, and we hope to make an English version of these rules available to you in the near future. Nevertheless, remember to be careful, drink enough water, and protect your hearing!

Getting there by car:
Parking space at the festival is highly limited. There are car parks at Grønland (a seven-minute walk to the festival) and at Oslo Central Station. We’re backing public transportation, and we hope you’ll do the same.

Camping:
Ekeberg Camping (Ekebergveien 65, ph. +4722198568) lies within a short distance from the Medieval Park. The camping site allows tents only. If your group consists of ten people or more, you will get a group discount. There is no camping area at the festival itself.

Øya Photo:
Our own team of photographers, Øya Photo, has delivered photos to the Øya Festival and other festivals for several years. They will deliver photos of pretty much everything that goes on out in the park throughout the entire festival. The photos will be made available on this site. All Øya photographers will be wearing a t-shirt that says “Øyafoto”.

Our ticket and accreditation stand at Youngstorget:
You can avoid having to wait in a long and dreary line at the festival entrance to get in. All you have to do, is go to our ticket and accreditation stand at Youngstorget (downtown Oslo, info will be made available) on Monday or Tuesday prior to the festival and exchange your ticket for a wrist band. At the stand you can also purchase the Øya Card, which will grant you lower fares on public transportation in Oslo during your stay.

Contact info:

Festival Manager: Stein Arne Blomseth
email – stein at oyafestivalen.com

PR Manager: Jonas Prangerød
email – jonas at oyafestivalen.com

Head of Booking: Claes Olsen
email – claes at oyafestivalen.com

Head of Sales and Sponsorships: Anders Støver
email – anders at oyafestivalen.com

Head of Marketing & Web: Arnt Olaf Andersen
email – arnt at oyafestivalen.com

Marketing Advisor and Environmental Compliance Manager: Linnea Svensson
email – linnea at oyafestivalen.com

Administration Assistant: Erik Hauge Stangeby
email – erik at oyafestivalen.com

Volunteers Manager: Anders Tangen
email – tangerud at oyafestivalen.com

Øya Cinema: Wiggo Grøndalen
email – wiggo at oyafestivalen.com

We largely prefer to be contacted by email.

If you’re using snail mail, the only correct address is:

The Øya Festival
Olav Vs Gate 1
N-0161 Oslo
NORWAY

At the Øya Festival the audience is allowed to bring plain cameras (like compact cameras ) onto the festival premises. The audience is not allowed to bring video cameras.

Only accredited photographers carrying a photo pass are allowed to bring advanced photo equipment into the festival area. By advanced equipment we mean cameras with a lens (mirror reflex).

Bags, etc., will be checked at the festival entrance. These rules have been implemented to show consideration for the artists that play at Øya, and to meet photo limitation demands.

The Øya Festival takes child security seriously. All children below the age of 12 must therefore be registered before they’re allowed onto the festival premises. All adults/guardians who intend to bring a child/children below the age of 12 with them to the festival must therefore stop by the accreditation stand at the entrance before entering the festival premises.

On Saturday we expect many families with children. It takes time to register all the kids. You should therefore show up early if you plan to catch the first band! Child registration is done by completing a separate form (link to form will be added soon).

You can also get a copy of the form on Monday or Tuesday prior to the festival if you stop by our accreditation stand at Youngstorget, where you can also exchange your ticket for a wrist band. To save yourself time, make sure you’ve filled in the form before you arrive at the festival.

The Øya Festival premises are well suited for wheelchair users. The Medieval Park is mainly flat, and most places are easily accessible.

The festival area is equipped with handicap toilets, and there are special ramps for wheelchairs at our two largest stages. For more information on the placement of these ramps, please inquire at the information stand just inside the festival area after you have passed the entrance.

Please remember that the Øya Festival has many visitors, and that it may take some time to make your way.

Wheelchairs users must use the entrance next to the accreditation stand.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

The Øya Festival is a festival put together by music lovers, for music lovers, and with a focus on presenting a cutting-edge bill with a big, Scandinavian heart. Where else would you find such great and diverse artists as The Knife, Band Of Horses, High On Fire, Beck, and Yoko Ono all sharing the same backstage?

The Øya Festival is held in what is called the Medieval Park in Oslo, Norway – a beautiful spot surrounded by white, sandy beaches, the Oslo Fjord to the south, and the Oslo skyline to the west. The Medieval Park is also the site on which the capital of Norway was founded a thousand years ago – and it’s only a short walk to the city center of Oslo, which creates an exciting rendezvous between nature and culture.

“The setting of the Oya Festival is insane. It’s at the foot of some lush hills that rise out of the fjords (okay, ocean), and there’s a stretch of fjord that’s been made into a river that serves as the moat-like border of the site’s front end.”- The Fader

“A great eclectic mix of bands in a beautiful setting in a fantastic city, Øya is a refreshing alternative to the summer’s rash of mega-rock gatherings – the small festival with a big heart. See you next year!”- The Guardian

“This is a gem of a festival. See you in Oslo next year – start saving up for beer money now!” – The Times

“But, of course, the biggest draw was the line-up.” – The Sun

Audience and artists are presented with a festival area consisting of trees, green grass, and water, accompanied by stages, shopping streets, and small shops serving drink and food (prepared – in fact! – by the best young chefs of Oslo). The Eastside, where the Medieval Park is located, is undoubtedly where the action is when it comes to Norwegian music, and the area is also the nation’s primary cultural melting pot. In the years to come, several hundred million Norwegian “kroner”, both state and private, will be invested here, for the development of new housing areas, and the new Opera House, which will be the Medieval Park’s closest neighbor in the Harbor area.

THE ØYA FESTIVAL 2010
Oslo, August 10-14

Open air site: August 11 + 12 + 13 + 14
Capacity : 16.000 pr. day
Stages : 4 (Enga – capacity: 12000, Sjøsiden – cap.: 6500, Vika, cap.: 3500, Klubben – cap.: 2000)

Club shows: August 10-14
30 clubs in the Oslo city center, with a total capacity of 6000 people.

INTERNATIONAL ACTS THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED AT THE ØYA FESTIVAL:

Nine Inch Nails / Morrissey / My Bloody Valentine / Grinderman / Beck / Sonic Youth / Primal Scream / The Jesus & Mary Chain / Franz Ferdinand / Tool / Sigur Ros / Justice / Devendra Banhart / Hot Chip / Dinosaur Jr. / Eagles Of Death Metal / Lily Allen / …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead / Yeasayer / Clipse / N.E.R.D. / Isis / Diplo / Sunn O))) / Dirty Pretty Things / Fleet Foxes / Lykke Li / Okkervil River / Bonde Do Role / Air / The Cramps / CocoRosie / Spiritualized / The Knife / !!! / The National / A Place To Bury Strangers / Best Fwends / Booka Shade / The Bug / Buraka Som Sistema / Coliseum / Cut Copy / Dark Meat / The Death Set / Dengue Fever / The Dodos / Girl Talk / Health! / Håkan Hellstrøm / Holy Fuck / Iron & Wine / Jamie Lidell / The Mae Shi / Metronomy / Janelle Monae / The Night Marchers / No Age / The Notwist / The Presets / Saviours / The Sonics / Telepathe / The Urges / Spank Rock / Yo Majesty / Spoon / Midlake / Band Of Horses / The Fall / The Go! Team / The Twilight Singers / Les Savy Fav / High On Fire / Battles / Roky Erickson & The Explosives / Besnard Lakes / Architecture In Helsinki / Black Mountain / Maxïmo Park / Love Is All / TTC / Liars / Boredoms / Brakes / The Dears / Tv On The Radio / Lemonheads / Yoko Ono / Four Tet w/ Steve Reid / The Polyphonic Spree / Babyshambles / Velvet Revolver / Hot Hot Heat / The Streets / The Magic Numbers / Sleater Kinney / Tinariwen / Roots Manuva / Sons and Daughters / Saul Williams / The Bees / Calexico / Mark Lanegan / Bobby Conn / Mínus / Yeah Yeah Yeahs / Death From Above 1979 / Fischerspooner / Will Oldham aka Bonnie Prince Billy / The Hives / Wolf Parade / The Posies / Mogwai / St. Etienne / Tortoise / Cheeseburger / Chicks On Speed / Asian Dub Foundation / Ladybug Transistor / Timbuktu / Soundtrack Of Our Lives / Buck 65 / Pretty Girls Makes Graves / Blood Brothers / Sleater Kinney / Union Carbide Production / Nancy Sinatra / Northern State / Faze Action Live / Blonde Redhead / Danko Jones / Moneybrother / Mando Diao / Heavy Trash / Silverbullit / Backyard Babies / Sean O ’Hagan (High Llamas) / New Pornographers / Vue / Matt and Kim / Malajube

HIGHLIGHTS, NORWEGIAN ARTISTS:

Röyksopp / Turbonegro / Kings Of Convenience / Mayhem / New Violators / Serena Maneesh / Lionheart Brothers / Ida Maria / Monomen / Enslaved / Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas / Ralph Meyers & The Jack Herren Band / Satyricon / Enslaved / Magnet / Hanne Hukkelberg / Nils Petter Molvær / Kim Hiorthøy / Pleasure / Susanna & The Magical Orchestra / Madrugada / Xploding Plastix / Gluecifer / Bonk / Jaga Jazzist / The Cheaters / Ricochets / KILLL / King Midas / Savoy / Animal Alpha / Euroboys / The Goo Men / Midnight Choir / Motorpsycho / Apoptygma Berzerk / Ephemera / Kaizers Orchestra / Jazkammer / Silver / The International Tussler Society / Cato Salsa Experience / Sondre Lerche / JR Ewing

ATTENDANCE NUMBERS
2009: 85 000 (four days) – sold out in advance
2008: 75.000 (four days) – sold out in advance
2007: 65.000 (four days) – sold out in advance
2006: 50.000 (three days) – sold out in advance
2005: 45.000 (three days) – sold out in advance
2004: 35.000 (three days) – sold out in advance
2003: 25.000 (two days) – sold out in advance
2002: 16.000 (two days) – sold out in advance
2001: 7500 (two days)
2000: 4000 (two days)
1999: 1200 (one day)

SOME THINGS WE ARE PROUD OF:

The 2002 – 2009 festivals were all sold out in advance!
We had 85.000 visitors in 2009, but there wasn’t a single arrest!
We’re the largest and coolest outdoor music festival in Oslo, the capital of Norway.
The Øya Festival is among the group of Norwegian festivals that receives the most media coverage.
We are proud to serve our crew, audiense and artists a large amout of organic food.
We were awarded the most environmentally friendly festival in Europe at the European Festival Awards in January 2010 .

Øyafestivalen has created a training scheme where the other festivals have the ability to apply for various departments within their area of interest. The scheme is intended to provide training in understanding how the organization is built up, how the festival is planned and how the current team goes about their work at the festival. The scheme will also provide good insight into how the festival as a whole works.

Program for training
Trainees participate in a general briefing and site review, which is held the first day of the festival in the park, ie Wednesday 11 August. They are free for the rest of the day after the briefing, with free admission to the festival. Three days of this training scheme involves participating actively as a volunteer personnel in the department they have sought and been granted a place in.

The program is designed to give trainees a good overview of everything that goes on with the experienced people in various roles in the department. Working hours will be from approximately 09:00 pm to around 23:00 pm depending on the department the trainee is in. It is assumed that the trainee will arrive awake and rested, as the other personnel will. The Øya festival has a rule that all personnel on the job must be completely sober.

Application Process

The application deadline is Thursday 25th June. You can find the application form HERE. Applicants should submit their application by e-mail to: hospitant@oyafestivalen.com. The application shall contain the following:
• CV
• Application Form
• Recommendation from the festival / event manager
All applicants must be over 18 and have (or should have) a responsible role in a festival or similar event where the experience can be relevant to us. Any applicants must be able to be in Oslo for the festival period, 11th-15th August, and be able to cover food and lodging themselves. It is expected that applicants would like to actively participate and help to get the most out of their stay.

Departments that you can apply for are:
-Arena (working on rig, 9th-10th August and de-rig, 16th August)
-Artist
-Accreditation
-Bar
-Ticket
-Voluntary Management
-Environment (in collaboration with the Nature and Youth)
-Security (must be over 20 years and have impeccable record)
-Transport (should have a driving license:)

If you can not find a department that you wish to apply for, you can just define what you want to do in the application form, and we will take the request on to the appropriate department in the Øya system. If you have further questions about the system, please send an e-mail to hospitant@oyafestivalen.com.

Opening hours in the Medieval Park:
The festival area opens at 12.00 on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Admission to the festival area ends at 22.00. The last concert ends at 23.00, upon which visitors must leave the premises.

Avoid the queues at the park – exchange your ticket for a wrist band prior to the festival!

You can avoid having to wait in a long and dreary line at the festival entrance in order to get in. All you have to do is go to our ticket and accreditation stand at Youngstorget (downtown Oslo) on Monday or Tuesday prior to the festival and exchange your ticket for a wrist band. At the stand you can also purchase the Øya Card, which will grant you lower fares on public transportation in Oslo during your stay.

The Øya Festival is no longer accepting accreditation applications for this year’s festival.

Order your tickets at Billettservice.no or by calling +47 815 33 133.

THE MEDIEVAL PARK/THE RUINS:

When entering the festival area, you will find yourself on historic grounds, or the very place where the city of Oslo was founded one thousand years ago, to be more exact. The festival area constitutes a protected and environmentally friendly zone. Please mind our joint responsibility to preserve this unique cultural heritage, so that we may all continue to have an Øya Festival to look forward to every year for many years to come!

GETTING TO THE MEDIEVAL PARK:

The festival takes place in the Medieval Park – which is located in Gamlebyen, the oldest part of Oslo – only a ten-minute walk from Oslo Central Station. Tram lines no. 18 and 19, as well as bus lines no. 34, 70, and 74, will take you from the Central Station to the Medieval Park in only a few minutes. If you are taking tram line no. 18 or 19, or bus line no. 34, get off at the stop called St. Halvards plass. If you are taking bus line no. 70 or 74, get off at the stop called Dyvekes bro. You will find the Medieval Park in the immediate vicinity of both these stops.

To be sure you have the latest and most updated info on how to get to Øya, please visit this site

THE FESTIVAL AREA:

There are four stages in use in the Medieval Park from Wednesday to Saturday, called Enga, Sjøsiden, Vika, and Odden. The festival area is fairly small, so you don’t have to worry about having to walk very far.

OPENING HOURS:

Opening hours in the Medieval Park:
The festival area opens at 12.00 on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Admission to the festival area ends at 22.00. The last concert ends at 23.00, upon which visitors must leave the premises.
Avoid the queues at the park – exchange your ticket for a wrist band prior to the festival!
You can avoid having to wait in a long and dreary line at the festival entrance in order to get in. All you have to do is go to our ticket and accreditation stand at Youngstorget (downtown Oslo) on Monday or Tuesday prior to the festival and exchange your ticket for a wrist band. At the stand you can also purchase the Øya Card, which will grant you lower fares on public transportation in Oslo during your stay.

AGE LIMIT:

There is no age limit at the festival on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Remember to bring your ID if you are older than 18 and want to buy stronger stuff than sodas! Age limits on Club Night (on Tuesday) and Nighttime Øya (throughout the week) vary, depending on regulations at the different venues.
There is no entrance fee for children below the age of 12 who are accompanied by an adult. However, a registration form for the child must be filled in and submitted at the entrance every day, regardless of what type of pass the parent or guardian holds. The form will be made available for download on our website at a later point.

THE ØYA CARD:

We are currently working on developing an Øya Card that will grant you a discount on fares when travelling with Ruter AS during the Øya Festival. More info will be made available at a later point.

BRINGING YOUR OWN FOOD AND DRINK:

… is regrettably not permitted. Exceptions are fruit, snacks and baby food, though within reasonable limits. We’re not going to deny you nectarine and some chocolate! The children shouldn’t have to eat gourmet food if they don’t want to. There will be plenty of food stands on the festival premises, though, and we promise that you won’t be disappointed. All foodstuffs are ecologically produced. Bon appetit!

SAFETY:

We, of course, promise to do our share in order to give you a pleasant and safe festival. However, you will have to do your share, too, first and foremost by taking good care of yourself and your friends at the festival.
Last year, the Norwegian Rock Festival Association (NRFE) compiled a set of general safety rules for festival visitors, and we hope to make an English version of these rules available to you in the near future. Nevertheless, remember to be careful, drink enough water and protect your hearing! Also, remember that umbrellas really aren’t very well suited for crowded festivals. If it seems like there might be some bad weather coming, bring rainwear instead.

ECO-FRIENDLY DIAPER CHANGE STAND AND ECO-LABELLED SUNBLOCK:

Nordic Ecolabelling will be present at the festival area with an eco-friendly diaper change stand. Here you can also get eco-labelled sunblock for both children and adults. Click here if you want to read more.

GETTING THERE BY CAR:

Parking space at the festival is highly limited. There are car parks at Grønland (a seven-minute walk to the festival) and at Oslo Central Station. We’re backing public transportation, and we hope you’ll do the same.

CAMPING:

Ekeberg Camping (Ekebergveien 65, ph. +47 22198568) lies within a short distance from the Medieval Park. The camping site allows tents only. If your group consists of ten people or more, you will get a group discount. There is no camping area at the festival.

THE FESTIVAL MAGAZINE:

Every year we make a splendid magazine of about 100 pages that we’ve chosen to quite simply call The Festival Magazine. It’ll be out early July!

ØYA PHOTO:

Our very own team of photographers, Øya Photo, has delivered photos to the Øya Festival and several other festivals for quite a few years now. They will deliver photos of pretty much everything that goes on out in the park throughout the entire festival. The photos will be publicized on this site, under GALLERY. All Øya photographers will be wearing a t-shirt that says “Øyafoto”.

OPENING HOURS FOR THE TICKET AND ACCREDITATION STAND AT YOUNGSTORGET:

Avoid the queues at the park – exchange your ticket for a wrist band prior to the festival!
You can avoid having to wait in a long and dreary line at the festival entrance in order to get in. All you have to do is go to our ticket and accreditation stand at Youngstorget (downtown Oslo) on Monday or Tuesday prior to the festival and exchange your ticket for a wrist band.
Opening hours at Youngstorget:
Monday Aug. 10: 13.00-19.00
Tuesday Aug. 11: 12.00-21.00

ACCREDITATION FOR THE ØYA FESTIVAL 2009:

The Øya Festival is now accepting accreditation applications for this year’s festival.
Click on the link below for the application form. After you have filled in and submitted the application, we will send you an e-mail confirming that we have received it.
When we have reviewed your application, we will send you an e-mail with our reply. It is therefore important that you fill in your e-mail address correctly in the form!

The application deadline for Øya 2009 is June 21 2009.

Please note that the application form will be removed from our website immediately after the deadline expires.
The Øya Festival kindly asks for your understanding that due to capacity-related reasons, we are forced to conduct a strict accreditation policy.
APPLICATION FORM, ØYA 2009

CONTACT INFO:

Festival Manager:
Stein Arne Blomseth – stein at oyafestivalen.com

PR Manager and Club Night coordinator:
Jonas Prangerød – jonas at oyafestivalen.com

Head of Booking:
Claes Olsen – booking at oyafestivalen.com

Head of Marketing:
Arnt Olaf Andersen – arnt at oyafestivalen.com

Head of Sales and Sponsorships:
Anders Støver – anders at oyafestivalen.com

Environmental Manager and Marketing Advisor:
Linnea Svensson – linnea at oyafestivalen.com

Administration Assistant: Erik Hauge Stangeby
email – erik at oyafestivalen.com

Øya Cinema:
Wiggo Grøndalen – wiggo at oyafestivalen.com

Web Manager:
Arnt Olaf Andersen – arnt at oyafestivalen.com

Festival area stands:
Unfortunately there isn’t room for any more stands at the festival this year.

We largely prefer to be contacted by e-mail.

If you’re using snail mail, the only correct address is:
The Øya Festival
Olav Vs Gate 1
N-0161 Oslo
NORWAY

Don’t live in Oslo and you don’t know where to stay? Or do you just want to go all out for a few days and get into the festival spirit? You have several options if you don’t live nearby or you just want to do something a little different.

CAMPING

There is no form of camping in the festival area itself, but you can find a great camping spot not far. It’s called Ekeberg Camping (Ekebergveien 65, ph. +47 221 98 568). It’s generally around 245.- kr for a 4-person tent for one night, and there are kitchen, washing and sanitary facilities – luxuries most festival-goers don’t have!

Here’s directions for how to get there from the camping site:

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For more details about prices and facilities visit the website by clicking here

THON HOTELS

Thon Hotels is offering Øya festival audiences some great deals. You can choose between several options of rooms that all include either a full 4-day festival pass or a day pass, the choice is yours! One thing’s for sure, you can’t get much better than that…

For more information on prices and offers click here

FAQ possibility

Where can I buy my ticket?

Tickets for Øya 2010 can be bought at Ticketmaster or by calling +47 815 33 133. Tickets can also be purchased at Narvesen and 7-Eleven convenience stores in Norway.

How do I get my wristband?

You can avoid having to wait in a long and dreary line at the festival entrance in order to get in. All you have to do is go to our ticket and accreditation stand at Youngstorget (downtown Oslo) on Monday or Tuesday prior to the festival and exchange your ticket for a wristband.
Opening hours at Youngstorget:
Monday Aug 9: 13.00-19.00
Tuesday Aug 10: 12.00-21.00

How do I get there?

The festival takes place in the Medieval Park – which is located in Gamlebyen, the oldest part of Oslo – only a ten-minute walk from Oslo Central Station.
Getting there by car:
Parking space at the festival is highly limited. There are car parks at Grønland (a seven-minute walk to the festival) and at Oslo Central Station. We’re backing public transportation, and we hope you’ll do the same.

Although there is no coach service specifically for the Oya festival, public transport will get you there just as easily. There will be an Oya Card (available at the ticket and accreditation stand in Youngstorget) which will give you discounted fares on public transportation during the festival.
Opening hours at Youngstorget:
Monday Aug 9: 13.00-19.00
Tuesday Aug 10: 12.00-21.00

Getting there by tram:

Tramlines no. 18 and 19 will take you from the Central Station to the Medieval Park in only a few minutes. Get off at the stop called St. Halvards plass.
Getting there by bus:
Bus lines no. 34, 70, and 74 will also get you to the festival from the Central Station, just get off at the stop called Dyvekes bro.

What time does the festival kick-off?

The festival area opens at 12.00 on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Admission to the festival area ends at 22.00. The last concert ends at 23.00, upon which visitors must leave the premises.
But the fun doesn’t end then! Nighttime Oya is collaborating with clubs and venues throughout Oslo to ensure that the party just keeps on going. Those who hold a valid Festival or Day Pass will get a price discount upon entrance to all Nighttime Øya gigs/events. Check out our News page or MySpace blog for more details of the Nighttime programme.