Øya Festival has introduced one other wave of acts for its 2023, with Lorde confirmed to look because the Wednesday co-headliner.
Sløtface, Roisin Murphy, Okay Kaya, Yo La Tengo, Viagra Boys, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Moderat and Special Interest have additionally joined the line-up of the Norwegian competition, which is about to return to Oslo’s Tøyenparken for its twenty third version from August 8-12.
Already confirmed to headline will likely be Wizkid, Blur, Swedish singer-songwriter Håkan Hellström and Sigrid. They will likely be performing alongside beforehand introduced acts equivalent to Devo, FKA Twigs, Caroline Polachek, Shygirl, Amyl and The Sniffers, Obongjayar, TV GIRL, Pusha T, Susanne Sundfør.
Also showing on the competition will likely be Ayra Starr, Dry Cleaning, Uncle Waffles, Liv.e, Boldy James & The Alchemist, The Soundtrack Of Our Lives, Oxlade, Billy Strings, Snail Mail, Domi & JD Beck, Balming Tiger, Lars Vaular, Dina Ögon, Fangst, Tigerstate, Bigbang, Malin Pettersen, and Valkyrien Allstars.
The competition will once more function a 50/50 cut up between female and male artists whereas additionally supporting an “environmentally friendly and sustainable ethos that’s applied to every element of its organisation”. The occasion first achieved the gender-balanced line-up again in 2017 and has maintained it ever since.
In December final yr Øya obtained the 2022 nationwide award for greatest Eco-Lighthouse within the SMB-market in Norway, throughout all industries.
Per a press launch, the Eco-Lighthouse (Miljøfyrtårnet in Norwegian) certification is “Norway’s most widely known environmental management system for the last 20 years, with nearly 9000 businesses certified”.
“They have had the certification since 2004, with yearly reporting and a recertification process every third year. The award is given to Øya for its long standing work within sustainability, and for continuing to push boundaries, explore new solutions and collaborate to make the festival industry more circular.”
The Norwegian occasion has established itself as one of many world’s greenest festivals, resulting in accolades from the European Festival Awards and the AGF (A Greener Festival) Awards.
The website operates freed from fossil fuels, with 98 per cent of its energy being renewable and all development equipment being run on biofuel. The progressive method can also be utilized to every little thing from recycling (75 per cent of all waste is recycled, having been sorted by hand) to journey (98 per cent of attendees arrive by bike, foot or public transport).
Reviewing the 2022 version Øya Festival, NME‘s Andrew Trendell described it as “the fest of the future” and a “summer party of green issues and inclusivity” in a five-star overview.
The overview continued to say that closing headliner Aurora did “exactly what it says on the tin, ending a set that reflects the celebration of mother nature, diversity, inclusivity, togetherness and homegrown talent felt throughout the week. If only every festival could be a little more like this”.