André 3000 has been confirmed to play Øya Festival 2024.The rapper and flautist recently dropped his surprise record ‘New Blue Sun‘, his first new album in 17 years, comprised primarily of experimental flute music.
Now, the former OutKast musician will join the Øya Festival lineup to play through ‘New Blue Sun’ with a full live band on August 8.Other acts confirmed so far include Queens Of The Stone Age, The Smile, The National RAYE, Arca, Astrid S and Holly Humberstone.
Tickets are currently on sale – find yours here.It will be one of the few dates André plans to visit Europe – so far, he’s also joining We Out Here 2024 alongside Sampha, Corinne Bailey Rae and more.NME visited Øya last year and gave it four stars.
We singled out closing headliner Sigrid‘s excellent set as emblematic of the entire festival: “a beautiful, intimate, forward-thinking and friendly setting for good times, world firsts, and a taste of tomorrow from one of the music capitals of the world.
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