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Øya festival draws more neighbour complaints

This year's popular Øya music festival in Oslo has been attracting sell-out crowds, and complaints from neighours in the Tøyen residential area where it's...

Multi-cultural Mela Festival set to draw thousands

The annual Mela Festival was taking over the sprawling plaza in front of Oslo's City Hall this weekend, offering its diverse cultural mix of...

Sun shines as Øya music festival gets underway

There was no rain to spoil the opening day of Oslo's popular Øya music festival on Wednesday, as the singing and playing started in...

Storm blows over festival sponsors

As Norway's summer music festival season reaches a crescendo, debate over their funding has hit a high note. Some artists have refused to be associated...

Oslo Pride ends with its (un)traditional parade

After a week of Gay Pride events in Oslo, the thousands of people taking part were also gearing up for their annual large parade through...

Bergen bargains on better times ahead

When the annual Bergen International Festival opened for the 63rd time last week, there was little doubt that the proud city on Norway's west coast was...

Hove festival shut down

The annual Hove music festival in the southern coastal city of Arendal has been one of the summer's most popular, but it failed to...

Øya festival soared on its support

The public turned out in droves, the state subsidized talent scouts in the audience, and organizers of  last week's popular Øya music festival in Oslo...

‘Scary’ storm set new wind records

The extreme storm system called "Lena" that slammed into Norway's west coast on Saturday set several new records for the strength of its winds, meteorologists...

Thousands gather for ‘Øya’ festival

There's no island to support it's "Øya" (Island) name this year as the annual Øyafestivalen got underway in an inner-city park in Oslo on...
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