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Blur, Haim & More Confirmed For Øya Festival
Further line up additions will be revealed shortly.
Øya Festival has announced a handful of bands set to play next year’s event, including their first headliner: Blur.
Joining Damon, Alex, Dave and Graham on the bill will be Haim, Angel Haze and Of Mice And Men, as well as local Norwegian acts Tønes, Monica Heldal and Rebekka Karijord.
Further line up additions will be revealed shortly. Last year’s Øya saw performances from the likes of The Stone Roses, Björk, The Black Keys and Bon Iver.
The festival will take place at Oslo’s Middelalderparken from 6th - 10th August. For more information, visit Oyafestivalen.no.
Blur are also confirmed to appear at 2013’s Rock Werchter (Belgium, 4th - 7th July) and Primavera (Spain, 24th May; Portugal, 31st May).
Records, etc at
Damon Albarn - The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows (Vinyl LP - black)
Blur - Think Tank (Vinyl LP - black)
Blur - The Magic Whip (Vinyl LP - black)
Blur - The Great Escape (Vinyl LP - black)
Blur - The Ballad of Darren (Vinyl LP - black)
Blur - The Ballad of Darren (Cd)
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