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Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Goddamn Store
In this year’s Best of Shopping, a lot of us had the recent uptick in quickly made and cheaper products on our minds — not to mention that it seems like barely anyone has the dough to afford their entire wishlist. Nevertheless,…
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Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Men’s Clothing
In this year’s Best of Shopping, a lot of us had the recent uptick in quickly made and cheaper products on our minds — not to mention that it seems like barely anyone has the dough to afford their entire wishlist. Nevertheless,…
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Grapevine Events: Extreme Chill, Queer Film Festival, Mánakvöld & More
Whenever you decide to take a trip, doesn’t it always feel like that’s the moment when everything cool is happening in your city? That’s the case for our listings editor, who is dutifully reporting on events that they won’t be in town…
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About Last Night: One Last Húrra
Eulogising an icon of Reykjavík nightlife It was twelve years ago tonight (Halloween) that I sat alone by the bar — then known as Bakkus — dressed up as Catwoman and met my now ex-husband. Five years later, we would be…
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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: Wacken Metal Battle, Children’s Culture, Fucking Genius & More
We’re coming at you with another events roundup — and on the first day of summer, no less! To be honest, our brains still may not have fully recovered from the holiday we just had, but that’s not gonna stop us from…
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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: Grapevine Music Awards, DRULLUMALL #3, FM Belfast, And More!
We’ve almost made it… pay day is so close we can almost smell it. With the weather warming up and rain (remember that?) on the horizon, it’s time to make some indoor plans for the weekend. Luckily we’ve got some suggestions for…
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Grapevine Events: Tertulia Festival, RVK Feminist Film Festival, Ólafur Kram & More
How is it basically half way through January already? Somehow we’ve broken all of our New Year’s resolutions, finished off our holiday chocolate — and yet we’re still only getting a scant five hours of daylight. Yeuch. Luckily we can’t stay down…
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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 Events: Heavy Knife Presents, Geigengeist, and Unnur Ýrr Helgadóttir
Heavy Knife presents: Daniel Ness, Countess Malaise, Smjörvi and Drexler December 2nd at 21:00 – Húrra Heavy Knife–a record label founded by Þórður Ingi Jónsson, better known as Lord Pusswhip–has been amassing some incredible talent, and this show at Húrra will showcase…
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Húrra Hosts First Smokey Bay Comedy Show With Unexpected Twist
Húrra hosted the first-ever Smokey Bay Comedy show Friday night, featuring headliner Arnór Daði and several other prominent comedians performing in English. [su_pullquote]The Volcano is on (again) at Fagradalsfjall! Check out our volcano merch in the Grapevine shop: books, T-shirts, posters even…
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Grapevine Event Picks: ACIDFEST And More
Summer is here and lots is happening in Reykjavík these days! There’s an ACIDFEST, a pub quiz, a battle between metal bands, and more. Check out our weekly event picks and as always, keep an eye on our events website for loads…
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Music News: Cate Le Bon Comes To Iceland, We Boo As Húrra Closes
The Hljómahöll museum venue at Keflavík’s Museum of Rock ‘n’ Roll, has announced a concert by Welsh indie star Cate Le Bon on Monday September 9th. Cate’s latest album, ‘Reward,’ has been making waves internationally and gaining plenty of critical acclaim, sweeping…
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Best Of Reykjavík 2019: Best Clothing Store
Icelandic style and design has escalated in scope over recent years, with an ensuing explosion of local stores. While high prices mean that you probably aren’t going to be going on a shopping spree in Reykjavík, there are plenty of unique products…
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Hip, Hip, Húrra: NYE with Jon Hopkins and Kiasmos
British electronic superstar Jon Hopkins teamed up with Iceland’s most prominent DJ duo Kiasmos to throw a sold-out party at Húrra on New Year’s Eve. Jon Hopkins has been rising to fame amongst the electro-intelligentsia from his beginnings as a keyboardist for…
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Meet The Venues: Where You’ll Be Hanging Out At Iceland Airwaves 2018
Iceland Airwaves has taken many forms over its twenty years, from being a concert in an airport hangar, to a gritty 101 party, to a grown-up week-long festival with Harpa as it’s clean ‘n’ tidy hub. 2018 sees slight return to the…
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Momentous Moments: Where To Watch The World Cup In Reykjavík
Iceland has already made history by becoming the smallest country (340,000 people) to participate in the World Cup, while big footballing names like Italy didn’t even qualify. You can imagine the anticipation of the country to go out and smite the entire…
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Grapevine Grassroots n° 6: Trippy, Brave & Fresh
I stepped into the smoky-as-ever and surprisingly busy Húrra last week for the sixth edition of the Grapevine Grassroots concert series. Umer Consumer was already onstage, and as I weaved my way through the crowd, I became hypnotised by his trippy, hallucinogenic…
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Best Of Reykjavík 2018: Best Bar For Live Music
There is one thing abundantly clear from our very scientific drinking research, Hverfisgata is one hot little street right now. After getting massive internal road surgery a couple of years ago, it has come out thriving with a great bunch of watering…
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Best Of Reykjavík 2018: Best Place To End The Night
There is one thing abundantly clear from our very scientific drinking research, Hverfisgata is one hot little street right now. After getting massive internal road surgery a couple of years ago, it has come out thriving with a great bunch of watering…
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Best Of Reykjavík 2018: Best Goddamn Bar
There is one thing abundantly clear from our very scientific drinking research, Hverfisgata is one hot little street right now. After getting massive internal road surgery a couple of years ago, it has come out thriving with a great bunch of watering…
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Photos: Grapevine Grassroots n° 5
It’s true that at first glance the music scene in Reykjavík presents itself as very colourful and vibrant, but after a while you start noticing the patterns – the same bands and acts tend to be booked over and over again, which…