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Dátinn (Akureyri)
A sportsbar in Akureyri, where often concerts are held. Click on image to see bigger map! Address: Geislagötu 14 600 Akureyri Phone: +354 461 3200 Show on map: click here
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Laugardalshöll
A huge handball arena, where also bigger concerts are played. Click on image to see bigger map! Address: Engjavegi 8, 104 Reykjavík Phone: + 354 585 3300 Show on map: click here
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Iðnó
A unique building with a great history in Icelandic culture, it is split between a Hall with Reception area downstairs and a Restaurant and Function areas upstairs. The venue has played host to various events such as private functions, film screenings and…
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Sporthúsið (Kópavogur)
A new huge sportsclub, not 20 minutes away from the city center of Reykjavík. Also concerts are held here. Click on image to see bigger map! Address: Dalsmára 9-11, 201 Kópavogi Phone: +354 564 4050 Homepage: www.sporthusid.is Show on map: click here
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Langholtskirkja
A rather recent church, consecrated in 1984. Apparently has great acoustics, and concerts are frequently held there. Click on image to see bigger map! Address: Sólheimum 13, 104 Reykjavík Phone: +354 520 1300 Website: click here Show on map: click here
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The Reykjavik Art Gallery
A contemporary gallery selling artwork by local and international Artists. Click on image to see bigger map! Address: Skúlagötu 30, 101 Reykjavík Phone: +354 578 2060 Website: click here Show on map: click here
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The Viking Giant Show
This band started as a solo-project of Heiðar Örn Kristjánsson, singer of popular alternative-rock band Botnleðja. In the past few years, Heiðar managed to gather a bunch of friends around him, so that Viking Giant Show became a real band by now.…
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Sprengjuhöllin
This is the second album from Reykjavík’s Sprengjuhöllinn, which is meant to be a best seller like its predecessor “Timarnir Okkar,” that sold over 7300 copies in the first three months after its release. It could definitely work out for “Bestu kveðjur”,…
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Slugs
This band has gained some controversial fame for their rude live appearances. Their self-titled début album should now prove that the band has more to offer than bad stage behaviour. Indeed, there are a few rousing rock riffs on this album, at…
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Retro Stefson
This record is a surprise in various aspects. You would barely expect such a good-humoured record coming from a country that has three hours of sunshine daily in December. Moreover, “Montaña” was released by a band whose members have not even reached…
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Five years on…
As Van “The Man” Morrison once sagely noted: “Music is spiritual; the music industry is not”. We all know which side of the fence Icelandic music falls on (usually drunkenly), but last month in Reykjavik we’ve had both sides of the story.…
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Handsome Furs
Handsome Furs are a pretty great band, and therefore one of those that Reykjavík Grapevine really wanted to interview for one of our Airwaves specials of last month. They responded promptly and positively to our e-mailed interview request, but neglected to answer…
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Familjen
The celebrated solo-musician Johan Karlson comes from the small town of Hässleholm in southern Sweden. For the last year or so, he has travelled around Europe under the moniker Familjen (The Family) to charm worked-up electro admirers at every stop. Last month,…
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Miri
Miri, our saviours from the East! They are as honest, loving and pure as any band on the Airwaves bill – good old country boys with no agenda but to entertain themselves and their audience, having a good time, making connections, earning…
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32C
Iceland Airwaves has another diverse line-up this year. Here we a look at another promising new act– local hip-hoppers 32C. The rap group 32C have been together for just two months. Eighteen-year-old MC’s Gauti and nineteen-year-old Dabbi T have a distinguished reputation…
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Motion Boys
It’s very scary when a contemporary band sound like seasoned professionals from another decade, like when Scissor Sisters wail home about the dear 1980’s. It’s even more terrifying when a new band are a carbon copy of a carbon copy and the…
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Mammút
With “Karkari,” this young quintet from Reykjavík basically follows the same direction they started on their self-titled debut two years ago. Their fundamentals – guitar-based indie-rock – have stayed the same but the body of their work seems to be less experimental.…
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Esja
As plain as the decent black artwork is, the music on this self-titled debut “Esja” contains dusty rock-music that you would expect more in the deserts of southern California than in the northern frostiness of Iceland. This album in its best moments…
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Shogun
Shogun approaches hardcore from the metal side, as you can tell by the choice of metal band T-Shirts that the fivesome from Reykjavík are wearing for the promo photo: Norma Jean, Devil Wears Prada. These are perfect examples of the direction Shogun…
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Great Scot! Biffy Clyro Invade Iceland
Biffy Clyro have had one hell of a year. After coming somewhere near the top of many album of the year polls in late 2007, the three-piece (consisting of Simon Neil; vocals and guitar, James Johnston; bass and vocals and Ben Johnston;…
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Desertification Way Up North
As an avid Kyuss fan, I went to Cafe Amsterdam with mixed expectations this evening. On the one hand, I was looking forward to see a particular member of the group playing live; but then again, disappointment is never far away when…
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Punk in Fast Forward
Punk in Fast Forward Kaffi Hljomalind is still Reykjavík’s most reliable bet when it comes to all-ages shows. Regrettably, the times that the concerts begin are less than predictable. So I had to wait 45 minutes the last time I went there…
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Sökudólgarnir
This record is put on the desk in a brown paper bag. No previous encounters with the band. Whatever to expect? It’s just an EP so if it’s tedious, then at least it will be over soon. It was a late Sunday…