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AIR (FR) + FUCKED UP (CA) + TRASH TALK (US) TO ØYA Air and Fucked Up are both confirmed to play The Øya Festival on Wednesday August 11th. Other artists that same day are Iggy & The Stooges, M.I.A., The Gaslight Anthem, Raekwon, Serena Maneesh, Shining and Imperial State Electric. Add French pop and Canadian punk rock to that line-up, and we have a winner. The Californian hardcore quartet Trash Talk and their intense mix of sludge, thrash and punk relly impressed us at South By Southwest. Their live shows are chaotic, messy and so much fun that we just had to bring them here for you to experience the delightful madness.
HELLACOPTERS-NICKE’S NEW BAND - IMPERIAL STATE ELECTRIC - TO ØYA Swedish outfit Hellacopters played their last ever gig in Oslo in October 2008. The show served as a worthy and emotional goodbye for one of the greatest Scandinavian rock bands. We’re happy to announce that Nicke is back, and heading to Øya with Imperial State Electric. Not surprisingly, Nicke himself wanted to play the same day as Iggy & The Stooges. Thus, you can experience both bands at The Øya Festival on Wednesday 11th of August.	AGAINST ME! (US), SHINING AND BARONESS (US) TO ØYA Øya 2010 is really shaping up. Last week we announced many great bands and artists, such as M.I.A., Robyn, Paul Weller, LCD Soundsystem and Jónsi. Earlier this week, fans decided that Motorpsycho will play their masterpiece Timothy’s Monster in its entirety. Iggy & The Stooges, Pavement, Serena Maneesh, Big Boi, The XX and La Roux are, among many others, confirmed for this year’s festival. But wait, there’s more: Against Me! (US), Shining and Baroness (US) are also headed our way.
MOTORPSYCHO'S MASTERPIECE TIMOTHY'S MONSTER TO BE PLAYED AT ØYA The results are in! A few weeks ago we launched a poll on our website and invited fans to vote for their favourite Motorpsycho album. Thousands of votes have been cast, and today we can proudly announce that the winner is Timothy’s Monster from 1994, the front-runner for several weeks now. The album, considered Motorpsycho’s true masterpiece by many, will be played in its entirety at The Øya Festival. Look forward to experiencing this Norwegian rock classic in full this summer!
SIGUR ROS VOCALIST RETURNS TO ØYA Two years ago Jónsi played an atmospheric set in the Medieval park with his band, Sigur Ros. Apparently, he enjoyed it as much as we did, because he’s coming back this year as a solo artist. His album Go will be released in April. Thursday August 12th he’ll headline Sjøsiden.	BRITISH SENSATION MARINA & THE DIAMONDS TO ØYA Marina Diamandis, known as Marina & The Diamonds, is one of the most talked about new artists from Britain right now. Now she’s headed to Øya.
M.I.A. AND PAUL WELLER ADDED TO THE LINE-UP Monday: Robyn. Tuesday: LCD Soundsystem. Wednesday: M.I.A. and Paul Weller. Our original plan was to announce one artist or band every day this week, but we just couldn’t hold back when two strong names were confirmed.
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM TO ØYA! Yesterday we announced that Swedish superstar Robyn will perform at The Øya Festival in August. But wait, there’s more! LCD Soundsystem unfortunately had to cancel their scheduled gig a few years ago. This summer, on Thursday 12th of August to be exact, James Murphy and his band will make up for that and more, with a brand new album in the bag. Yeah! More big names will be added to the festival line-up every day this week. Tune in tomorrow for two great artists that we have wanted to bring here for a long time.	ROBYN TO ØYA! The last few years a lot of people have expressed wishes to see Robyn at The Øya Festival, and they multiplied after last year’s teaser performance with Röyksopp on their hit song The Girl And The Robot. 2010 will definitly be Robyn’s year, with three planned albums and an expansive tour in the works. We have tried to bring her here for some time now, and today – finally – we are proud to announce that she’ll play The Øya Festival this summer! More big names will be added to the festival line-up every day this week. Tune in tomorrow for the next artist!
THE XX AND LA ROUX TO ØYA New week, new artists! Last week we announced four heavy and loud Norwegian acts. Now the time has come for the best in British synth-pop. The xx and La Roux were among last year’s most acclaimed debutants; the former with a melancholic blend of dark 80s pop and modern beats, the latter with smart and danceable electro-pop. Musically, there are more differences than similarities, but now The xx and La Roux have a common denominator: They are both playing The Øya Festival this summer!
FOUR LOUD NORWEGIAN BANDS TO ØYA THE CUMSHOTS / BLOOD COMMAND / PURIFIED IN BLOOD / THE MEGAPHONIC THRIFT These four will give your eardrums a real beating this summer at The Øya Festival. It will be a blast!	MOTORPSYCHO - RESULTS AFTER THE FIRST WEEK It’s been a week now since we asked you to vote for your favorite Motorpsycho album to be played in its entirety at the band’s only festival gig this summer, and it’s time for a preliminary report on the poll results, the first of many more to come. You can vote until March 8 on oyafestivalen.com/motorpsycho.
TONY ALLEN AND CASIOKIDS TO ØYA A lot is happening at the Øya office these days, and confirmations are pouring in on e-mail and phone. Nigerian afrobeat-legend Tony Allen is ready to spread good vibes and groovy rhythms under the August sun. This will be another must-see for people who loved Seun Kuti’s performance last year. Allen was the lead drummer and a driving force in Fela Kuti’s band for more than 10 years. The other name released today is Casiokids, a Norwegian band inspired by Allen. Their anticipated debut album is right around the corner, and also an upcoming tour with Hot Chip.
MOTORPSYCHO PLAYS YOUR FAVOURITE ALBUM AT ØYA What’s your favourite Motorpsycho album? If you have one, this is your chance to make yourself heard and to shape the band’s only festival gig in Norway this summer. The album with the most votes will be played in its entirety as a one-off in Middelalderparken in August.	THREE HOT NORWEGIAN ACTS TO ØYA Yesterday we released three American acts set to play at The Øya Festival 2010; Raekwon, Girls and Fool’s Gold. Now the time has come for some strong homegrown artists and bands. DJERV – a new Norwegian supergroup SUSANNE SUNDFØR – a shockingly good album out soon KRÅKESØLV – ain’t no stopping them now
THREE HOT AMERICAN ACTS TO ØYA RAEKWON (US) / GIRLS (US) / FOOL’S GOLD (US) This year’s Øya Festival program is shaping up as we speak, but we still have lots of bands and artists to go before the line-up is complete. Today we’re adding three American acts that will definitely rock the medieval park this summer.
ØYA: GREEN 'N' CLEAN In January The Øya Festival won the Green ‘N’ Clean prize at the first ever European Festival Awards, and is now officially the greenest festival in Europe. The awards were presented at a gala ceremony that took place on Wednesday January 13th at the Grand Theatre in Groningen, The Netherlands, as part of the Eurosonic Noorderslag Conference.	IGGY & THE STOOGES TO ØYA - DAY PASSES NOW AVAILABLE IGGY & THE STOOGES (US) / OBLITERATION (NO) / INVASION (UK) We’re celebrating the new year by letting you all know that the legendary Iggy & The Stooges are coming to the Øya Festival this summer. Wednesday August 11 they’ll be on stage in the Medieval Park. Day passes for the Øya Festival 2010 will be made available on Thursday January 14 from 09.00 in the morning at Ticketmaster.no.