aaamusic | On 11, May 2011

New confirmations announced including Aphex Twin, Q-Tip, Noah and the Whale, Hercules & Love Affair

Øya is delighted to confirm 2011’s festival will see appearances from hip hop royalty and former Tribe Called Quest man, Q-Tip; the godfather of all things warped and wonderful, Aphex Twin; sepia tinged 80s soft rock from Noah and the Whale and New York’s finest purveyors of soulful nu-disco, Hercules and Love Affair.

They join previously confirmed headliners, Kanye West and Pulp, plus other acts including Fleet Foxes, Wiz Khalifa, Lykke Li, Janelle Monáe, Jamie xx and James Blake.

Newly announced acts:

APHEX TWIN (UK)
Q-TIP (US)
NOAH AND THE WHALE (UK)
HERCULES AND LOVE AFFAIR (US)
PRINS THOMAS ORKESTER (N)
MONGO NINJA (N)
FANG ISLAND (US)
WU LYF (UK)
BUDOS BAND (US)
MARI BOINE (N)
MONTEE (N)
DESTROYER (CA)
JENS CARELIUS (US)

Plus Norwegian acts:
HURRA TORPEDO / IDA JENSHUS / RAZIKA / RUMBLE IN RHODOS /
VREID / WOLVES LIKE US

Previously announced acts:

KANYE WEST (US)
PULP (UK)
FLEET FOXES (US)
JANELLE MONÁE (US)
LYKKE LI (SE)
JAMES BLAKE (UK)
KYUSS LIVES! (US)
JAMIE xx (UK)
THE JAYHAWKS (US)
WARPAINT (US)
WIZ KHALIFA (US)
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY (US)
MATTHEW DEAR LIVE BAND (US)
TWIN SHADOW (US)
KVELERTAK (N)
120 DAYS (N)
PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART (US)
THE AVETT BROTHERS (US)
GRANT LEE BUFFALO (US)
EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS (US)
SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS (US)
KAIZERS ORCHESTRA
CRYSTAL FIGHTERS (ES)
OFF! (US)
KHAIRA ARBY (ML)
GIVERS (US)
MAYER HAWTHORNE & THE COUNTRY (US)
STEIN TORLEIF BJELLA
REAL ONES
HILDE MARIE KJERSEM
MUNGOLIAN JET SET
WANNSKRæKK
FJORDEN BABY!
ARISTILLUS
JONAS ALASKA
DEATHCRUSH
HÅKAN HELLSTRÖM (SE)
TÔG
LUKESTAR
SANDRA KOLSTAD
BRING ME THE HORIZON (UK)
KITCHIE KITCHIE KI ME O (N)
COMEBACK KID (CA)
GHOST (SE)
HONNINGBARNA
OSLO ESS
PHAEDRA
TEAM ME
TURNS

9th–13th August 2011
Middelalderparken, Oslo
Tickets:
5 DAY FESTIVAL PASS: 1940, – NOK + tax
Day tickets also available
Ticket sale: www.billettservice.no
Phone: +47 815 33 133

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Øya festival is the largest outdoor music festival in Oslo, the capital of Norway and one of the most discerning in Europe.

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 no 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 (almost 100% organic and locally sourced) and drink. The site creates an exciting rendezvous between nature and culture, being just a short walk from the city centre of Oslo.

Øya Festival is officially recognised as one of the greenest festivals in Europe, having won the “Greenest Festival in Europe” at the European Festival Awards 2010 and also the ”Green ’n’ Clean” award.

“One of the most discerning music programmes on offer anywhere in Europe” – The Guardian Guide

“It´s the line-up of Primavera but without the scorching heat, the good-spirited nature of Glastonbury without the tumults of people, the eclecticism of Bestival without
15 middle-aged men dressed as Duracell bunnies; Øya is essentially, pretty much all the good bits rolled into one glorious bundle” – NME

“A beautiful setting” – The Daily Telegraph

“A huge four-day spectacular” – The Guardian

“One of Europe’s premier festivals” Time Out

“An immensely enjoyable festival ” – Drowned in Sound

“Bears a close resemblance to Paradise when sunny” – The Quietus

“A gorgeous location” Notion

“Oya Festival, the greenest festival this side of Uranus” The Fly

“Basically Øya is a dream-come-true for music fans” Gigwise

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www.myspace.com/Øyafestival