\u00d8ya Festival<\/a> has introduced one other wave of acts for its 2023, with Lorde<\/a> confirmed to look because the Wednesday co-headliner.<\/p>\n Sl\u00f8tface<\/a>, Roisin Murphy<\/a>, Okay Kaya, Yo La Tengo<\/a>, Viagra Boys<\/a>, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Moderat<\/a> and Special Interest<\/a> have additionally joined the line-up of the Norwegian competition, which is about to return to Oslo\u2019s T\u00f8yenparken for its twenty third version from August 8-12.<\/p>\n Already confirmed to headline will likely be Wizkid<\/a>, Blur,<\/a> Swedish singer-songwriter H\u00e5kan Hellstr\u00f6m and Sigrid. They will likely be performing alongside beforehand introduced acts equivalent to\u00a0 \u00a0Devo<\/a>,\u00a0FKA Twigs<\/a>, \u00a0Caroline Polachek<\/a>,\u00a0Shygirl<\/a>,\u00a0Amyl and The Sniffers<\/a>, Obongjayar, TV GIRL, Pusha T<\/a>,\u00a0Susanne Sundf\u00f8r.<\/a><\/p>\n Also showing on the competition will likely be Ayra Starr<\/a>,\u00a0Dry Cleaning<\/a>, Uncle Waffles,\u00a0Liv.e<\/a>, Boldy James & The Alchemist, The Soundtrack Of Our Lives, Oxlade, Billy Strings,\u00a0Snail Mail<\/a>, Domi & JD Beck,\u00a0Balming Tiger<\/a>, Lars Vaular, Dina \u00d6gon, Fangst, Tigerstate, Bigbang, Malin Pettersen, and Valkyrien Allstars.<\/p>\n The competition will once more function a 50\/50 cut up between female and male artists whereas additionally supporting an \u201cenvironmentally friendly and sustainable ethos that\u2019s applied to every element of its organisation\u201d. The occasion first achieved the gender-balanced line-up again in 2017 and has maintained it ever since.<\/p>\n In December final yr \u00d8ya obtained the 2022 nationwide award for greatest Eco-Lighthouse within the SMB-market in Norway, throughout all industries.<\/p>\n Per a press launch, the Eco-Lighthouse (Milj\u00f8fyrt\u00e5rnet in Norwegian) certification is \u201cNorway\u2019s most widely known environmental management system for the last 20 years, with nearly 9000 businesses certified\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThey have had the certification since 2004, with yearly reporting and a recertification process every third year. The award is given to \u00d8ya 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.\u201d<\/p>\n The Norwegian occasion has established itself as one of many world\u2019s greenest festivals, resulting in accolades from the European Festival Awards and the AGF (A Greener Festival) Awards.<\/p>\n 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).<\/p>\n Reviewing the 2022 version \u00d8ya Festival,\u00a0NME<\/em>\u2018s Andrew Trendell described it as \u201cthe fest of the future\u201d and a \u201csummer party of green issues and inclusivity\u201d in a five-star overview.<\/a><\/p>\n The overview continued to say that closing headliner\u00a0Aurora<\/a>\u00a0did \u201cexactly 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\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"\u00d8ya](\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/oya-festival-press.jpg\")