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Best Of Reykjavík 2025: Best Place For Live Music
To those searching for their next favourite watering hole, date spot, wine bar, or cocktail dispensary, look no further — it’s the Best Of Drinking & Nightlife. Unlike those other bars you frequent, these ones are cool places filled with cool people. You…
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A Case Of Serious Fever
Chronicling Gaukurinn’s convoluted 2025 It was the first week of 2025 when rumours began to rampage through town about Gaukurinn. The perennial bar and music venue on the corner of Tryggvagata and Naustin has been a cornerstone of the Reykjavík scene for…
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Grapevine Events: Að standa á haus, Dr. Gunni, Árekstur, gugusar & More
Brrr… it’s cold! It’s dark! And there are fewer and fewer reasons to leave the house. Or so you think. We’ve found at least four good excuses to drag you out of your cosy nook. Gigs? Yes! Sandrayati, Laglegt, Dr. Gunni, gugusar.…
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Grapevine Events: Christmas Cat In Town, Reykjavík Dance Festival, Shrek Rave & More
Don’t know about you, but we’re still recovering from the Iceland Airwaves shenanigans! For those with a taste of adventure, this weekend’s cultural events are about to kick off. On the lineup: multiple dance festival events, the arrival of the Christmas Cat,…
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Grapevine Events: Hjaltalín, Heima Skagi & More
Hjaltalín is back! Heima í Hafnarfirði is doing a spinoff in Akranes! Halloween costumes are probably close to selling out, and Hallgrímur Helgason has managed to publish a new book and open an art exhibition (teach us your ways, Hallgrímur). All in…
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Grapevine Events: “Tjörnin” Book Launch, Josh Glanc Comedy & More
No, Halloween costume shopping isn’t the only thing on your to-do list this weekend! We’ll be getting out of the house, and so should you. Here are some events we recommend you check out this weekend: Did you know there’s going to…
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Grapevine Events: Space Odyssey Opening Party, Dýrfinna & Geoffrey & More
Guess what? We’re back with a sizzling hot list of things to do this weekend! The weather’s treating us nicely and the Reykjavík events scene is following suit. We’ve got a bunch of fun options to choose from: exhibition openings, brand new…
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Grapevine Events: Hafnar.fest, Fred Armisen & Hellirinn & More
We at the Grapevine are exhausted this week, but we managed to deliver a fresh new issue. On time! Please go read the cover feature (and everything else). Alongside the fun stuff, we contemplate how the country seems to slowly going into…
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Grapevine Events: RVK Pride, The Textile Association 50th Anniversary & More
This weekend is about to pop off! Though two months later than everyone else, Reykjavík is finally getting its Pride on. It’s gonna be a glitter tsunami. We’re talking parades, parties, and enough rainbows to flood the streets with colour. Plus, the…
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Grapevine Events: Bashar Murad Concert, Skjaldborg & More
This week on our Hot Happenings episode of 66 Degrees of Sound we highlight the upcoming lectures by Dr. Mads Gilbert, “Gaza 2024: A catastrophic man-made disaster. What can we do?”, facilitated by Félagið Ísland-Palestína (Iceland-Palestine Association). The Norwegian health care worker…
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Grapevine Events: Reykjavík Peace Walk, Gigs & So Much More
We know that right now all you can think of is finishing all your deadlines and going on last-minute Christmas shopping sprees, but there’s a lot more worth adding to you to do list: gigs, parties, movie marathons and whatnot. You can…
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Grapevine Events: Magnús Jóhann Album Release & So Much More
Can you believe we are almost halfway through December and just three weeks away from 2024? It’s a weird time of the year when it seems like so much is going on, and it’s hard to decide what you want to do…
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In Slowness We Trust – Q&A With Bongripper Concert Organisers
Bongripper, active since 2005, have distinguished themselves in the doom scene for their commitment to unbearably long tracks and self-deprecating sounds. From their first release in 2006, The Great Barrier Reefer, a 80 minutes-long one-track album to their most recent one in…
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Best Of Reykjavík 2023: Best Bar for Live Music
Best Bar for Live Music Húrra (RIP) Tryggvagata 22, 101 Reykjavík Without going into the details, Húrra closed a few years ago, was replaced by a different bar, and then opened again under the same brand. It was the go-to for exciting…
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Grapevine Events: City Library Anniversary, Solaris Fundraiser, Salóme Katrín & More
We’re leaving a short work week and coming into a short work week. Like always, we’ve got a whole bunch of cool events lined up for you. A cornucopia of entertainment, if you will. Judging by the theme of the majority of…
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Grapevine Events: Misþyrming, Reykjavík Art Book Fair, Her Voice & More
You all know what Thursday means. Another fresh set of events guaranteed to quench your socialite thirst. With Easter rolling in next week, make sure to stock up on yummy chocolate eggs and think about Jesus. Stockfish is still going strong until…
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Grapevine Events: New Year’s Punk, Ólöf Arnalds, and 13th day of Christmas Bonfires
Hello dear January blues, thank you so much for being kind enough to visit us again. While it’s been great seeing you every year, we feel it’s not a very healthy relationship. Besides, there are many fun things happening that we will…
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Grapevine Events: Kælan Mikla, Musicians Defend Ukraine and New Year’s Eve!
How to fill those weird liminal days between Christmas and Hogmanay; the perineum of the year? Luckily there’s a bunch of cool events going on over the next few days to help stave off the weird mix of boredom and ennui that…
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Grapevine Event Picks: Eurovision, Of Course (And Some Other Things).
This week is shaping up to be a big one in the Icelandic calendar, what with both the elections and Eurovision taking place on Saturday. But don’t worry, even if you’re not interested in either, there’s still plenty of things to do…
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Grapevine Picks: Viðarverk — Carbon, Oculus, Samwise & Thorkell Máni — Earthly Delights & More
The Grapevine brings you the pick of what’s going on in town this week. We’ve got a driftwood exhibition, a techno party with a Hamburg-based artist, a burlesque show, and a blues festival. Check out our printed magazine or the new events…
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Grapevine Picks: Seismic Scenes, Mountain Music And Dirty Drag
Here’s your Friday fix of fun stuff to do over the next few days. We’ve got an exhibition by new artist Anna Radacz, a rare appearance on the Reykjavík stage by freshly-minted new Icelander Damon Albarn, and drag artists old and new…
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Grapevine Picks: Sóley, Slurry, Benni and Burlesque
Here’s your weekly fix of Grapevine goodies from Reykjavík’s events scene. In fact, since the pandemic restrictions have melted away, (even if the pandemic itself hasn’t), we’ve thrown in an extra tip this week! So go ahead and knock yourselves out… actually…
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Íslands In A Stream: Live From Reykjavík
Live From Reykjavík—Iceland’s newest live music event—had its second annual outing last month. It’s a hybrid affair: a live stream to bring the music to an international audience, with a few hundred people present at the event’s four venues to bring an…