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Grapevine Events: Skóffin, Mannfólkið Breytist í Slím & More
Breaking: Sun in Reykjavík! Drop what you’re doing (unless you’re a surgeon) and get out to the streets. We can’t promise the weather will stay like this, so take your chance while you can. When it’s raining (not if, but when), we’ve…
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Grapevine Events: Drag Comedy, Street Food, Indigenous Dance
IT IS. THE FREAKIN. WEEKEND. And a lot of folks have packed off to LungA Festival on the Costa del Seyðó. But if you happen to be chilling in Reykjavík and looking for some fun things to do — we got you.…
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Grapevine Events: KEX Port, PIKKNIKK & More
Very few places in Reykjavík have endured or garnered such a unique reputation as downtown institution Prikið. Known today as the beating heart of Iceland’s hip hop scene, the cultural icon goes back way further than many people — including us! —…
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Grapevine Events: Hátíðni, Q’s Queer Art Market, Organ Summer Series & More
Over the past months, almost every guest on our show has brought up the state of the live music landscape in Reykjavík in terms of the lack of midsize venues to play. This being a huge subject for all of us over…
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Grapevine Events: RVK Fringe, PIKKNIKK & More
Every once in a while we are treated to a big show by an elusive favourite, and that is just the ticket next week as long-time synthpop outfit Berndsen grace us with a huge solo gig at Iðnó. Leader and namesake of…
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Grapevine Events: 17. júní, Slacker Events & More
With our new Grapevine issue dropping today, we heat up the happenings once again this week with our guests from Slacker Events, an independent production and promotion team bringing banging parties to our local scene. The Slacker Events team is led by…
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Grapevine Events: Reykjavík Arts Festival, Tweed Ride & More
Due to the lapse in releases due to a certain podcast producer getting sick, we are bringing you the Hot Happenings episode that should have come out on May 30th today. Luckily it’s still very hot, cause it’s all about the Reykjavík…
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Grapevine Events: Reykjavík Arts Festival, The Icelandic Tattoo Convention & FLÓÐ
With the Reykjavík Arts Festival kicking off tomorrow, Reykjavík is really hitting its cultural peak. There are gigs, ballets, premieres, sea monsters and all sorts of other happenings taking place. Even Jónsi is bringing a massive, immersive installation to town. Oh, and…
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Grapevine Events: HAM, Viibra Release Show, Art Book Fair & New Hot Happenings Episode
Things truly get heated up on this week’s edition of Hot Happenings, as we have an absolutely fire discussion with Icelandic music industry expert Anna Jóna Dungal. A wearer of many hats in the industry with a rich and varied background, she…
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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: KLÚRÓVISION, Lightsaber Class & More
In our Hot Happenings episode of 66 Degrees of Sound this week, co-hosts Jói and Rex welcomed a special guest MSEA gearing up for her highly anticipated album release show on May 9th. Whether you were lucky enough to attend her gig…
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Grapevine Events: DesignMarch, Children’s Culture Festival & More
In our Hot Happenings episode of 66 Degrees of Sound this week, co-hosts Jói and Rex bring you a finely curated weekend of comedy and culture. If you’re ready to laugh, internationally acclaimed musical-comedians Reggie Watts and Bill Bailey are performing in…
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Grapevine Events: Icelandic Sorcery Festival, Drag Expanded & So Much More
Ahead of Record Store Day on April 20, Grapevine’s journalists Jóhannes Bjarkason and Rex Beckett discussed the hottest happenings in town in our new events podcast. But if you’re feeling like you could squeeze a few more events into your weekend schedule,…
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Grapevine Events: Stockfish, BSÍ & So Much More
Stockfish continues, BSÍ is back and the whole community is finally waking up from the winter slumber. We know we’ve said it before, but this time we mean it: With the first day of summer officially just two weeks away, there’s no…
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Grapevine Events: Stockfish, SMÁTÍÐNI & So Much More
It’s a good time to be in Reykjavík this weekend! Yes, the spring weather gods might not be cooperating, but at least our culture is thriving. This weekend, we’ve got a film festival (which is completely free!), gigs, art exhibitions and more!…
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Grapevine Events: Lost Track, Slavic Spring Rituals, NeoArte & Much More
TGIF! Next week will bring us some extra days off before Easter, but before you go into hibernation from eating way too many chocolate Easter eggs, check out some of the cultural happenings in town. More events can be found at events.grapevine.is.…
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Grapevine Events: Músíktilraunir Finals, SnjóFest & More
Spring has come and gone in Reykjavík after what felt like a very short weekend. But while snow is forecasted for the upcoming days and some might consider it gluggaveður, there’s plenty happening in town. As always, we’ve got you covered. If…
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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: Mengi 10th Anniversary, Bríet & So Much More
Few more meltdowns until the end of December and we’re done with 2023! This year was many things, but it certainly didn’t lack a variety of events in our tiny northern capital. Whether you live here or are just passing through, there…
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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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Grapevine Events: Christmas Markets & So Much More
As we hit December 1 on the calenders tomorrow and this year’s Jólatré is being put up in Austurvöllur right now, everything around screams: CHRISTMAS SPIRIT. There’s indeed many interesting events and markets happening around town over the weekend, but we encourage…
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Grapevine Events: Kaffibarinn Turns 30, Upprásin & So Much More
Even though we’ve said goodbye to Iceland Airwaves until next year, we’ve got a whole bunch of music events lined up for this weekend – from grassroots showcases to a debut gig in a new venue that will take over Húrra, and…
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Grapevine Events: Palestine Solidarity Show, GusGus, Christmas Market Opening & So Much More
Wow, what a week it’s been! The ongoing threat of an imminent eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula and evacuation of Grindavík has us all feeling a bit on edge. But as Karl Marx once said – and we’re paraphrasing here – events…