Øya Festival Day 2 - Oslo, Norway
Nothing to say other than a stupidly fun day! Er ok, that may be a bit of a lie - not about the fun, more about the self imposed silence. Florence and the Machine had a few techinal issues but still soared through the afternoon with an energy that few bands can match right now. Glasvegas pulled a huge crowd with James Allan trying to convince the Norwegians that the tartan army would be back! Despite Scotland's World Cup loss, the band were fantastic, giving the crowd a more than an equal riposte. Ungdomskulen brought grooves and humour to Øya, making the audience dance and laugh in equal measure. There is so much music from all over the world to see here, from tripping over Seun Kuti's band warming up in the hotel corridor to Grizzly Bear's sun soaked Americana and Fever Ray's ephemeral soundscape. The Arctic Monkeys headlined the main stage, their newly cultivated rock hair acting like a Samsonesque catapult, seducing a crowd more than happy to assume the role of bouncing Delilahs. Bring on day 3!
Nothing to say other than a stupidly fun day! Er ok, that may be a bit of a lie - not about the fun, more about the self imposed silence. Florence and the Machine had a few techinal issues but still soared through the afternoon with an energy that few bands can match right now. Glasvegas pulled a huge crowd with James Allan trying to convince the Norwegians that the tartan army would be back! Despite Scotland's World Cup loss, the band were fantastic, giving the crowd a more than an equal riposte. Ungdomskulen brought grooves and humour to Øya, making the audience dance and laugh in equal measure. There is so much music from all over the world to see here, from tripping over Seun Kuti's band warming up in the hotel corridor to Grizzly Bear's sun soaked Americana and Fever Ray's ephemeral soundscape. The Arctic Monkeys headlined the main stage, their newly cultivated rock hair acting like a Samsonesque catapult, seducing a crowd more than happy to assume the role of bouncing Delilahs. Bring on day 3!
Posted In: Events 14.08.09 at 01:25
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Øya Festival Day 1 - Oslo, Norway
If you looked up eclectic in the dictionary, meaning number 16. reads Øya festival, Oslo. This festival feels like it is being curated by the legendary John Peel from beyond the grave. Ok, the Fall are not playing but any festival that manages to combine the etheral beauty of Bon Iver, the afrobeat guitar pop of Vampire Weekend and Norway's biggest black metal exponents, Satyricon must be following in the great man's footsteps. The mix of Norway's finest, including Kåre and the Cavemen and Jaga Jazzist, and the great and the good from further afield marks it out as anything but doing what it says in the tin. If V was the festival equivalent of Ronseal then Øya has ripped open the can, drunk it and spat it all over your flower bed. Which is odd really as it is also remarkably civilised. As it is a city centre festival there is no camping so you stay in the luxury of one of the local hotels. The food is organic, everything is recycled and as you can see from the picture kids are well looked after too! Members of the audience even get paid if they collect the plastic beer cups and take them back to the bar! Brilliant! Bring on Day 2!
If you looked up eclectic in the dictionary, meaning number 16. reads Øya festival, Oslo. This festival feels like it is being curated by the legendary John Peel from beyond the grave. Ok, the Fall are not playing but any festival that manages to combine the etheral beauty of Bon Iver, the afrobeat guitar pop of Vampire Weekend and Norway's biggest black metal exponents, Satyricon must be following in the great man's footsteps. The mix of Norway's finest, including Kåre and the Cavemen and Jaga Jazzist, and the great and the good from further afield marks it out as anything but doing what it says in the tin. If V was the festival equivalent of Ronseal then Øya has ripped open the can, drunk it and spat it all over your flower bed. Which is odd really as it is also remarkably civilised. As it is a city centre festival there is no camping so you stay in the luxury of one of the local hotels. The food is organic, everything is recycled and as you can see from the picture kids are well looked after too! Members of the audience even get paid if they collect the plastic beer cups and take them back to the bar! Brilliant! Bring on Day 2!
Posted In: Events 12.08.09 at 22:24
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It's been a long time coming, but I'm pleased to report we've finally made it into our new offices...
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It's been a long time coming, but I'm pleased to report we've finally made it into our new offices...
You can now reach us at: 5 Selous House, 5-12 Mandela Street, London, NW1 0DU. Tel: 0207 388 8551.
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