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What’s Cooler Than Being Cool? Extreme Chill Festival Is A Celebration Of Subculture Specificity
Extreme Chill Festival co-founder Pan Thorarensen sure has a lot of plates spinning. Sitting in latest venture, Space Odyssey—a record store, venue and vintage clothing shop on Skólavörðustígur—he exudes calm and warmth while listing his various projects. In addition to the shop,…
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Festival News: Of Monsters And Men For Airwaves, LungA Lineup & More
Of Monsters & Men have been announced as one of the headliners of Iceland Airwaves 2019. A vastly popular pop/rock band, they were the first Icelandic band to pass 1 billion plays on Spotify, beating stars like Sigur Rós, Björk and Bjarki…
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Airwaves Debutantes: What’s New And Who’s Who At Airwaves 2018 #1
Iceland Airwaves built its reputation as a destination festival not by booking loads of big names, but because it’s the single best place to see the freshest faces on the Icelandic music scene. This year, 32 bands will play Airwaves for the…
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Iceland Airwaves Introduces Major Changes
The setup for Iceland Airwaves will be changed substantially for this years festival–which takes place between November 1-5– according to a press release. A change has been made to the concert venues, which means that the number of tickets available will decrease…
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Elías Has Fun At The Festival Reykjavík Needs
“Do you want this?” “What is it?” “It’s a cheeseburger, I don’t want it, you can have it.” “Oh, thanks.” This was the high point of my Secret Solstice weekend. Following the Roots Manuva concert, a girl came out of the crowd…
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Big Sean Believes In Elves And “Björk’s From Here?”
Yesterday, the annual Secret Solstice Festival finished, and one of the headliners was Detroit born rapper Big Sean, the Grapevine met him backstage moments before his concert for an interview, where—following a pre-made script— he talked about elves, rams’ testicles and the…
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Go Native: The Secret Icelandic Acts At The Solstice Festival
Secret Solstice, the biggest music festival in Iceland, returns this weekend. If you’re dropping in from abroad, you’ll know Foo Fighters and The Prodigy already, but maybe not the local acts who really give the festival its personality. Here are a few…
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Festival News: New Sigur Rós Festival, Secret Solstice, Eistnaflug & More
As the time draws nigh, many of Iceland’s summer music and arts festivals are releasing their lineups and putting tickets on sale. First up, Secret Solstice have added some names—alongside cutting-edge headliners Foo Fighters, Richard Ashcroft and The Prodigy—including Tappi Tíkarrass, XXX Rottweiler,…
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Carcass Announced For Eistnaflug 2015
Metal pioneers Carcass and heavy metal stalwarts Kvelertak were added today to Iceland’s annual Eistnaflug metal festival’s lineup. The festival is held each year in Neskaupsstaður, but announced that it’s upping its ante this year, inhabiting a bigger venue and with more tickets available.…