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Grapevine Events: Winter Lights Festival, Museum Night & More

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In one of the darkest times of the year, the Winter Lights Festival brightens the city with colourful lights dancing…

It’s Almost Time For The 2025 Reykjavík Grapevine Music Awards

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Gear up for the big night with a peek at this year’s nominees  What a great year 2024 has been…

Grapevine Events: McDonald’s “Opening”, Atsuko Okatsuka & More

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Is McDonald’s opening in Iceland? Read more to find out. If fast food isn’t your thing, no worries: Pussy Riot…

Grapevine New Music Picks: Kári Egilsson, Nýdönsk, Ellen Kristjánsdóttir & More

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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit… We almost got you there, didn’t we? Instead of spending your time…

Grapevine Events: Stare, Best Book Design Exhibition & More

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The Reykjavík Grapevine’s office has been quite intense today as we’ve had all hands on deck working on our Best…

Iceland Roundup: Valkyries, Volcanos, Icelandic Sagas, Lost Ballots And Greenland

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The Reykjavík Grapevine’s Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode,…

Grapevine Events: Icelandic Photography Festival, Last Chance To See Jónsi’s FLÓÐ & Much More

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We’re planning a museum stroll this weekend and you can tag along! There are plenty of exhibition openings and finissages…

Grapevine Events: XJAZZ, Infinite Randomness & More

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Exhibition season is in full swing this January, with openings practically bursting out of our freshly printed listings calendar. This…

Grapevine New Music Picks: Hermigervill, Inspector Spacetime, Hekla & More

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As the poet said, “Gotta get down on Friday.” The Reykjavík Grapevine released its first issue of the year today….

Grapevine New Music: Hildur, Low Roar, Benni Hemm Hemm & More

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Well, well, well. If it isn’t the new year. I bet you’ve already failed your New Year’s resolutions — I…

Grapevine Events: Nýló Birthday, Night Of Improvised Music & More

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Hello, 2025! If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to catch more concerts, see more exhibitions, and generally stay…

Word On The Street: Election Reflection

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The Grapevine took to the streets in search of political hot takes Svanhildur, 23 I think the results were good…

Iceland Roundup: Tasers, Electricity Prices, Women in Power

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The Reykjavík Grapevine’s Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode,…

Grapevine Events: Holiday Gigs, Pop Up At Óx & Much More

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Woooooho! We’re almost done with this year. Here’s the last batch of Reykjavík events, before we say “bless bless” to…

Grapevine New Music: LaFontaine, Eva808, Mélusine & More

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Let’s get into the spirit of the upcoming holiday season without listening to any Christmas-themed music, shall we? Featuring electronica…

Your Favourite Artists’s Favourite Artists: End Of The Year Music Roundup

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It’s (almost) the end of the year! And what better way to celebrate than by asking a bunch of artists…

Grapevine Events: Kárahátíð, CYBER Release Show, Zine Fair & So Much More

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Everyone seems a bit down these days — probably the lack of sunlight (still dark at 11:00 and already pitch…

Track By Track: brb babe By Amor Vincit Omnia

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Amor Vincit Omnia’s debut EP brb babe revives the ancient art of Eurodance The Latin-titled experimental dance duo Amor Vincit…

VIDEO: The Last Viking Mystery: How Leifur Eriksson Found and Lost America

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Icelanders discovered America, and lost it again. Or did they? How long did the Viking voyages to the new continent…

Grapevine New Music: Hatari, Diamond Dolls, Vigdís Hafliðadóttir & Villi Neto

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Congrats! We’ve almost made it through the year, with only four weeks to go until January. For the Grapevine, that…

Grapevine Events: Jólagestir, Nest Opening & More Christmas Markets

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It seems like the town is slowly digesting the election results while preparing for the holiday season. With political surprises…

Grapevine New Music: Milkywhale, ÁSDÍS, FLOTT & More

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Tomorrow is election day in Iceland and, according to the polls, will either result in an alt-right government hostile to…

Grapevine Events: Gosi & Amor Vincit Omnia Gigs, Poster Sale, And Christmas Markets

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After you vote tomorrow and want to fill the time before the election results are announced, why not go shopping?…

Grapevine Events: Að standa á haus, Dr. Gunni, Árekstur, gugusar & More

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Brrr… it’s cold! It’s dark! And there are fewer and fewer reasons to leave the house. Or so you think….

Grapevine New Music: Múr, Talos Feat. Atli Örvarsson, & The Christmas Omnibus

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We here at the Grapevine believe in healthy balance. So, in honour of that philosophy, we present you with this…