Øyafestivalen
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Øyafestivalen is an annual Norwegian music festival held in Middelalderparken (lit. the Medieval Park), Oslo. It has grown quickly since its modest start in 1999 with an audience of 1000 people in one day, and has now become one of Norway's biggest festivals [1].
The festival area in Middelalderparken consists of four main stages (Sjøsiden, Enga, Vika, Odden). More than 80 bands played in the park in 2009.
Having previously featured musicians like Sonic Youth, Iggy and The Stooges, Arctic Monkeys, Babyshambles, Morrissey and Beck, the festival currently draws an audience of approximately 80,000 people. The first two years, the festival was held on Kalvøya, near Sandvika just outside of Oslo (however, contrary to popular belief, it is not the same festival as the old Kalvøyafestivalen, which was also held at Kalvøya).
After the two initial years, Øyafestivalen was moved to Middelalderparken, downtown Oslo, making it more of a central festival [2]. The festival lasts for four days in Middelalderparken. These days are preceded by a club night where the festival holds concerts in more or less all of Oslo's central clubs.
[edit] History/Bookings
| Year | Visitors | Artists and bands |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.200 | Big Bang (NO), Bronco Busters (NO), Cato Salsa Experience (NO), Gluecifer (NO), Jaga Jazzist (NO), Madrugada (NO), Midnight Choir (NO), P.I.K.E (NO), Palace of Pleasure (NO), Ricochets (NO), We (NO) |
| 2000 | 4.000 | The Soundtrack Of Our Lives (SE), Kings Of Convenience (NO), Number Seven Deli (NO), Emily Lang (NO), Gluecifer, Cloroform (NO), Briskeby (NO), Asian Dub Foundation (UK), Amulet (NO), Planet Derrick |
| 2001 | 7.500 | Blonde Redhead (US), Danko Jones (CA), The Hives (SE), Cato Salsa Experience, Warlocks (NO), Backyard Babies (SE), Silver (NO), Team Spirit (NO), Faze Action Live (NO), Frank Znort Quartet (NO), Thulsa Doom (NO) |
| 2002 | 16.000 | Motorpsycho (NO), The New Pornographers (CA), Nancy Sinatra (US), Will Oldham aka Bonnie Prince Billy (US), St. Etienne (UK) Kaizers Orchestra (NO), Supervixen (NO), Ralph Myers and the Jack Herren Band (NO), Spiritualized (UK), Gatas Parlament (NO) |
| 2003 | 24.000 | Calexico (US), Mogwai (UK), Yeah Yeah Yeahs (US), The International Tussler Society, Cinnamoon, Mando Diao (SE), Röyksopp (NO), Sister Rain (NO), Thomas Dybdahl (NO), Turbonegro (NO), The Mormones (No), Union Carbide Productions (SE) |
| 2004 | 38.000 | Air (FR), The Streets (UK), Your Enemies Friends (US), Lemonheads (US), Velvet Revolver (US), Mark Lanegan Band (US), Underbyen (DK), The Unicorns (CAN), Kim Hiortøy, The National Bank, Pleasure, Amulet, Animal Alpha |
| 2005 | 45.000 | Wolf Parade (CA) Sonic Youth (US), Dinosaur Jr (US), Madrugada, Franz Ferdinand (UK), Fischerspooner (US), Hot Hot Heat (CAN), Death From Above 1979 (CAN) Babyshambles (UK), DeLillos, Datarock, Paperboys, Shining, El Caco |
| 2006 | 50.000 | Yoko Ono (US), Beck (US), Morrissey (UK) Kieran Hebden aka Four Tet m/ Steve Reid (UK/US) , Hot Chip (UK), Les Savy Fav (US), Black Mountain (CA), dEUS (BE), Heroes and Zeros, 120 Days, The Whitest Boy Alive, Motorpsycho, The Fall (UK), The Cramps (US), Enslaved |
| 2007 | 73.000 | …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead (US), The Jesus and Mary Chain (UK), Devendra Banhart (US), Primal Scream (UK), Tool (US), Familjen (SE), Justice (FR), Rockettothesky, Thomas Dybdahl m/KORK, Bare Egil Band, Roky Erickson (US), Anja Garbarek, Woven Hand (US), Tinariwen (ML), Susanne Sundfør, Melvins (US), Ida Maria, Boredoms (JP) |
| 2008 | 77.500 | Sigur Rós (IS), José Gonzáles (SE), Mogwai (UK), Iron & Wine (US), N*E*R*D (US), Fleet Foxes (US), Booka Shade (DE), Sonic Youth (US), The National (US), Cut Copy (AU), Yeasayer (US), Lykke Li (SE), Okkerville River (US), My Bloody Valentine (UK), Casiokids, Turbonegro, Tommy Tokyo & Starving For My Gravy, Janelle Monae (US) |
| 2009 | 85.000 | Arctic Monkeys (UK), Rise Against (US), Lily Allen (UK), Wilco (US), Doves (UK), Vampire Weekend (US), Röyksopp, Band of Horses (US), Crystal Castles (CA), Florence and The Machine (UK), Grizzly Bear (US), Mew (DK), Beach House (US), Jay Reatard (US), bob hund (SE) Bon Iver (US), Thåström (SE), Datarock, Ulver, Beirut (US), Madness (UK), Fever Ray (SE), Junior Boys (CA), Jaga Jazzist, Ladyhawke (NZ), Glasvegas (UK), Kråkesølv, The Bronx (US), Satyricon, John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen |
| 2010 | 85.000 | Air (FR), The Flaming Lips (US), LCD Soundsystem (US), Motorpsycho, M.I.A (UK), Pavement (US), The National (US), La Roux (UK), Iggy & The Stooges (US), Robyn (SE), Four Tet (UK), The XX (UK), The Specials (UK), Caribou (CA), Yeasayer (US), Converge (US), Miike Snow, Broken Bells (US), The Whip (UK), The Gaslight Anthem (US), Against Me! (US), Paul Weller (UK), Panda Bear (US), Big Boi (US), Surfer Blood (US), Jónsi (IS), Kitchie Kitchie Ki Me O, Moddi, Shining, Serena Maneesh, Karpe Diem |
| 2011 | N/A | Kanye West (US), Fleet Foxes (US), Aphex Twin (UK), Pulp (UK), Lykke Li (SE), Håkan Hellström (SE), Kaizers Orchestra (NO), Wiz Khalifa (US), Eye Emma Jedi (NO) |
| 2012 | N/A | Florence and the Machine (UK), Bjork (IS), The Stone Roses (UK), Refused (SE), Bon Iver (US), Ane Brun, Feist (CA), A$AP Rocky (US), Azealia Banks (US) |
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