aaamusic | On 16, Jun 2010

Final acts have been announced for this year’s line-up:

Yeasayer (US) / Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti (US) / The Black Angels (US) / Die Antwoord (SA) / Rubik (FI)

More acclaimed Norwegian acts also confirmed:

Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson / Kenneth Isak & the Freedom Machines / Torgny / Thom Hell / Oslo Ess / Wardruna

They join the previously announced line up:

Flaming Lips (US)

Broken Bells (US)

The Specials (UK)

Field Music (UK)

M.I.A (UK)

Pavement (US)

Iggy & The Stooges (US)

Paul Weller (UK)

LCD Soundsystem (US)

Robyn (SW)

Tony Allen (NG)

Big Boi (US)

La Roux (UK)

The XX (UK)

Marina & The Diamonds (UK)

Local Natives (US)

Jonsi (of Sigur Ros) (ICD)

Panda Bear (US)

Mike Snow (SW)

The National (US)

Fucked Up (US)

Air (FR)

Trash Talk (US)

Imperial State Electric (SW)

Sleigh Bells (US)

Tune-Yards (US)

Kind Midas Sound (UK)

Girls (US)

Fools Gold (US)

Raekwon (US)

Cymbals Eat Guitars (US)

The Gaslight Anthem (US)

Major Lazer (US/UK)

Lindstrøm & Christabelle (NO)

Converge (US)

Surfer Blood (US)

Serena Maneesh (NO)

Casiokids (NO)

Plus Norwegian acts:

Diskjokke / Ost & Kjeks / Todd Terje & Dølle Jølle / Ost & Kjeks, Altaar / Motorpsycho / THE CUMSHOTS / CCTV / Lidolido / Navigators / John Olav Nilsen Og Gjengen / Obliteration / Djerv / Susanne Sundfør / Purified in Blood / The Megaphonic Thrift / Blood Command / Kråkesølv / Pow Pow / Lucy Swann / Mhoo / Karpe Diem / Lars Vaular / Ingrid Olava / Diskjokke w/Sambasunda / Wardruna / Todd Terje & Dølle Jølle (first live show) /

Necessary / 1349 / Ingerborg Selnes

Additionally, Øya is hosting a serious of ØyaNight afterparties around Oslo outside of the festival grounds throughout the week.

New ØyaNight confirmations:

Owen Palett (CA)

Grand Master Flash

Basia Bulat (CA)

Harlem (US)

Villagers (IE)

Wild Nothing (US)

Winnie Who (DK)

I Was A King (N)

Shearwater (US)

Kumar (CU)

DARKSTAR (UK)

KYLE HALL (UK)

OMAR-S (US)

Horse Meat Disco (UK)

Mental Overdrive (N)

Radio Slave (DE)

Previously announced ØyaNight confirmations:

Caribou (CA)

The Whip (UK)

Four Tet (UK)

Bear in Heaven (US)

Rye Rye (UK)

Jamie XX (The XX, DJ-set UK)

Eskimo

Øya Festival won the Green ‘n’ Clean Award at the European Festival Awards and is now officially the greenest festival in Europe.

Last December, Øya was named Oslo’s greenest business in 2009 by Grønn Hverdag (Green Living), a network of people, groups and organizations working together to raise consciousness about environmental choices in everyday life.

Øya is held in a medieval park, a picturesque spot surrounded by sandy beaches, the Oslo Fjords, the green Ekeberg Hill and the Oslo skyline.  Rooted deep in history, the medieval park is also the place where the capital of Norway was founded a thousand years ago. For 4 days in the middle of August, the Medieval Park in Oslo is transformed into an arena for musical, visual and cross-cultural performances. The Øya Festival is an energetic and symbiotic experience with a unique atmosphere and audience that bares resemblance to none other.

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. The site creates an exciting rendezvous between nature and culture, being just a short walk from the city centre of Oslo.