Øyafestivalen is an annual
Norwegian music festival held in the
Tøyen Park,
Oslo
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. It has grown quickly since its modest start in 1999 and has become one of Norway's biggest and most important music festivals.
The festival has previously featured musicians like
Kanye West
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,
Sonic Youth
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,
Iggy and The Stooges,
Arctic Monkeys
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,
Babyshambles,
Morrissey
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, and
Beck
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.
The festival lasts for four days in the main park area, and is preceded by a club night where the festival holds concerts in more or less all of Oslo's central clubs.
History
For the first two years, the festival was held on
Kalvøya, near
Sandvika
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Sandvika is situated approximately ...
just outside Oslo. Contrary to popular belief, it is the same festival as the old
Kalvøyafestivalen, which was also held at Kalvøya.
After its first two years at Kalvøya, the festival was in 2001 moved to
Middelalderparken in downtown Oslo, making it more of a central festival. More than 80 bands played in the park in 2009.
Then, in 2014, as construction works made it impossible to hold the festival in Middelalderparken, it was moved to the
Tøyen Park.
The festival was not arranged for the years 2020 and 2021 due to restrictions and the global pandemic.
History/bookings
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References
External links
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Music festivals in Oslo
Summer in Norway
Long stubs with short prose
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