5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Evening Standard
Øya Festival 2025 review: leave your chaos at the door
As for the line up, one reveller described it as an opportunity to see 'Glastonbury-level artists with ten times fewer people'. They're not wrong: Chappell Roan headlined opening night with the flamboyance of a pop star who knows exactly how to command a stage. Her camp, theatrical energy was met with polite cheers from those over the age of 20, and ear-deafening screeches from the gaggle of dragged up tweens next to me. Wet Leg brought their tight indie riffs and dry British humour to a rain-drenched crowd who cheerily laughed along, even though the sarcasm was probably lost on them. And the big names don't stop there. Other iconic international acts included pop princess Charli xcx, pioneering rock band Queens of the Stone Age, and controversial Irish rap group Kneecap.
