Lush, Jamie xx, and Foals set to play Øya 2016
16 December 2015, 13:10
| Written by
Laurence Day
Øya 2016 has announced Lush, Foals, and Jamie xx among its first wave of acts.
The full names so far confirmed are: Jamie xx (UK), M83 (FR), Foals (UK), Chvrches (UK), Lush (UK), Ane Brun (NO), Aurora (NO), Stormzy (UK), Neurosis (US), Biosphere (NO), Beach Slang (US), Dagny (NO), Gundelach (NO), Okay Kaya (NO), Frøkedal & Familien (NO), Band Of Gold (NO), Electric Eye (NO), and Erlend Ropstad (NO).
Øya 2016 takes place 9-13 August, at Oslo's Tøyenparken. We went to this year's spectacular event - read what we thought.
Tickets for the festival are on sale now. There are also hotel packages available.
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