A round-up of things to do in Iceland this August, as prepared by your festively inclined editors.
1-4 August: Verslunarmannahelgi. The wildest and most unpronounceable party in the universe Iceland is Þjóðhátíð, in the Westman Islands. Thousands flock to the tiny island of Heimaey to drink, dance, sing, and “get to know each other.” It’s no […]
There once was a little gay Viking. This friendly but misunderstood fellow spent all his time braiding horses’ manes and knitting colorful scarves. The village people liked him, until one day he got drunk on chocolate choo-choos at the summer festival and tried to kiss Thor, the blacksmith. Thor was really embarrassed and angry because he was more aroused than disgusted, so […]
A roundup of things to do in Iceland this January, as prepared by your flamin’-in-’08 editors.
January is always a time for reflection and change. Throw in raging bonfires, enough fireworks to make a Chinese arsonist crap his pants, and the return of the sun, and there’s nowhere that feels quite as refreshing as Iceland this New Year.
No friends […]
A roundup of things to do in Iceland this December, as prepared by your door-slamming editors.
It sounds cliché, but Christmas in Iceland is really a magical time. Maybe it’s the reindeer and snow, or Icelander’s willingness to throw themselves head-first into any and all celebrations. Whatever the reason, there is little doubt that a Holiday Season spent here […]
A roundup of things to do in Iceland this October, as prepared by your soon-to-be sleep deprived editors.
170 bands in 4 nights? Sounds like a long weekend for Courtney Love. 17-21 October, Iceland Airwaves comes to a pounding eardrum near you! Get your virtual hangover right here with our complete coverage.
For a calmer experience, check out Yoko Ono’s […]
If you were looking for a rest from the seemingly endless list of cool stuff to do in Iceland this month… uh, sorry.
The concert build-up to Airwaves continues this month with the stylings of Nora Jones, Chris Cornell, Franz Ferdinand, and more. Fair warning: our last editor actaully overdosed on live music once - vomited in […]
A bunch of running, concerts, a whispering world record, fireworks, and free waffles. What more could you want?
If there is one thing that Icelanders know, it’s celebration. Iceland is the kind of place where people throw a party because they find soap that matches their towels.
So imagine what can happen when you hold an internationally renowned marathon and a country’s largest […]
On 11 August, Iceland comes way, way out of the closet.
Gay Pride weekend has grown to become one of the most anticipated festivals of the year. At this Saturday’s parade, kids sporting rainbow flags and face paint will be as common as drag queens and women in plaid. Páll Óskar, Iceland’s reigning Queen, will croon to the crowd of […]
It’s easy to pronounce with a mouth full of beer.
The tiny island of Heimaey in Iceland’s 18-island Westman Island chain erupts on the first weekend in August as thousands come to drink, sing, and burn stuff.
The yearly festival started in 1874 when weather kept the islanders from going ashore to celebrate Iceland’s independence from Denmark. It has grown steadily to […]
A roundup of things to do in Reykjavík and beyond this August, as prepared by your fab-u-lous editors.
This 3-6 August, the Westman Islands is the unlikely scene of the earth’s wildest annual party. It’s also where 93% of all Icelanders were conceived. Bring protection (from the weather).
The Reykjavík Gay Pride Festival sashays its way into town 9-12 August. […]
A roundup of things to do in Reykjavík and beyond this July, as prepared by your not-quite-used-to-the-midnight-sun editors.
Bad Taste, the label that brought you Björk and Sigur Rós has opened a store and gallery downtown, featuring the exhibit ‘Lobster or Fame’. We’ll have the fame, lightly sautéed.
In case you missed them 30 years ago, Toto will play Iceland’s biggest venue 10 […]
A roundup of things to do in Reykjavík this June, as prepared by your still-pasty-white editors.
The midnight sun is in full effect! At 3am you can go for a hike, window shop downtown, or take pictures of your friends naked. Bring the wide-angle lense.
Ok, maybe leave that last one to the professionals… Spencer Tunick displays some […]
How do you follow-up the disaster of Sylvia Night? Glam Rock!
The walking hangover that is Sylvia Night has just started to die off, and what better way to cure it for good than some screaming rock?
As Eiríkur Hauksson took the stage for his third chance at Eurovision stardom (he was Iceland’s first entrant in 1986 and sang for Norway in 1991), Icelanders issued a collective pitiful groan. […]
A roundup of things to do in Reykjavík this May, as prepared by your gastricly challenged culturally enlightened editors.
The Reykjavík Arts Festival takes over the capital May 10 to 26. It features hundreds of people that you’ve never heard of who have more talent than Robbie Williams. Oh right, there are mimes too, so, uh, the less said the better.
And you thought the rite of […]
A roundup of things to do in Reykjavík this April, as prepared by your sprightly editors.
Björk, Iceland. Iceland, Björk. Perhaps you’ve met? The singer comes home to kick off the world tour backing her new CD Volta April 9th. Worth it just to see what she’ll wear.
Make your hangover feel like community service. Get to […]
A round-up of things to do in Reykjavík for the rest of March, as prepared by your thankful-to-be-out-of-the-clutch-of-winter’s-evil-darkness editors.
Five years between albums is just too long. Be there as dance music visionaries and all-around hipsters GusGus celebrate the release of their fourth album on the 24th at Nasa. You won’t be the coolest person in the […]
14 March 2007 – 13:09
|
By Erik
|
Also posted in iceland, 101, music, icelandic music, Festivals, DJs, cheap flights to iceland, Icelandic bands, concerts, GusGus, nasa, president bongo, Icelandic Film
|
A roundup of things to do in Reykjavík this weekend, prepared by your sweaty fit editors.
The warm-up for the weekend takes place on Thursday at the Breakbeat Night at Pravda. Oommph oommph oommph.
If you’re more of the sober and indie kind-of-person, the youth culture centre Hitt Húsið, almost across the street from Pravda, is having […]
2 February 2007 – 18:30
|
By Margrét
|
Also posted in iceland, nightlife, wellness, Bars in Iceland, 101, music, icelandic music, DJs, concerts, clubs, swimming pools, laugardalslaug, pravda
|
A round-up of things to do in Reykjavík this weekend, as prepared by your family friendly editors
Wake up early Friday morning, since this will be the last day to see the McNaught Comet, visible between the horizon and the moon around twilight.
Too fab to just call it a sale, the concept/design store Kron Kron is […]
Did you just miss the biggest fireworks display in the world?
According to Iceland Review, Icelanders just blew up one thousands tons of fireworks this New Year’s Eve, worth about €16 million.
In case you missed it, check this out.
More fireworks videos here, here and here. Also lots of great fireworks photos on Flickr
A roundup of things to do in Reykjavík this weekend, prepared by your sweet, yet sassy, editors.
For all you lovers of that big church on the hill, this weekend there are 20 years since it was opened. Photographs of the church throughout its 50+ year building process are on display. Nearer my God, to thee.
Thursday […]
16 November 2006 – 14:38
|
By Margrét
|
Also posted in iceland, nightlife, reykjavik, 101, music, icelandic music, food, Icelandic bands, shopping, concerts, clubs, kolaportið, sugarcubes
|
I see you baby, shaking that ass
Dance the somewhat nippy winter weather away, Friday start your evening somewhere very hot indeed. The Icelandic Bellydance Championships are held at Ýmishúsið and begin at 8pm. a mere 1800isk to see 19 ladies (including one of our fabulous editors) flick their hips in a way which ensures you’ll […]
9 November 2006 – 14:40
|
By kitty
|
Also posted in iceland, nightlife, Adventure in Iceland, drinking, reykjavik, Bars in Iceland, 101, music, icelandic music, food, DJs, Icelandic bands, designers, Icelandic clothes, Jón Sæmundur, concerts, clubs
|
Iceland wakes up again.
Starting this Friday, the Young Art Festival, organized by Hitt Húsið, a cultural centre for “young people.” (Well, 17-25 year-olds. After that you’re old, apparently.) The first night, at Tjarnarbíó, is dedicated to students of The Icelandic Academy of Arts, and the fun starts at nine. Watch out for the street performers.
Later […]
2 November 2006 – 13:07
|
By Margrét
|
Also posted in iceland, nightlife, drinking, reykjavik, Bars in Iceland, 101, music, icelandic music, Visual Arts, northern iceland, Icelandic bands, concerts, clubs, mr silla
|
Official Hangover Day.
Thankfully, the official schedule has almost nothing in store for us today, but if you’re still alive, there are some off-venue gigs.
In the highly unlikely event that you’re feel fresh, you could start at The Naked Ape, a colourful design store at the corner where Skólavörðustígur meets Laugavegur. There you can see a […]
22 October 2006 – 16:26
|
By Margrét
|
Also posted in iceland, drinking, reykjavik, Bars in Iceland, 101, icelandic music, Festivals, DJs, Icelandic bands, concerts, iceland airwaves
|
Here we go again.
So, by now you know where the Reykjavik Art Museum is, eh? Well, we’ll start there. At 20.45 Benni Hemm Hemm starts playing with his big band of 18 people. Get your money’s worth.
Two options for 22.15 and 23.00. First choice: stay at the Art Museum. First up (assuming that Kraftwerk’s lawyers […]
20 October 2006 – 16:02
|
By Margrét
|
Also posted in iceland, nightlife, drinking, Bars in Iceland, 101, music, Festivals, DJs, Icelandic bands, jeff who?, concerts, clubs, iceland airwaves
|
Yeah, yeah. Iceland Airwaves, blah, blah, blah. We get it. Just check their website, ok?
On Saturday, check out the noon-to-midnight off-venue Airwaves concert at Hljómalind on Laugavegur. Pardon us while we abuse our position and encourage you to check out super-cutie Mr. Silla (pictured above, pretending to be tough) and her new best friend, Mongoose, […]
19 October 2006 – 18:02
|
By kitty
|
Also posted in iceland, nightlife, reykjavik, 101, icelandic music, Visual Arts, Festivals, Icelandic bands, concerts, iceland airwaves, mr silla
|
Cynic Guru play poppy, alternative rock at Gaukurinn at 20.15 (that’s a quarter past eight for civilians and Brits). You may be interested to hear that frontman Roland Hartwell plays the violin with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. He also plays guitar with the band. And sings. Like the old lady said to the other old […]
18 October 2006 – 18:01
|
By Margrét
|
Also posted in iceland, drummers, nightlife, drinking, reykjavik, Bars in Iceland, 101, icelandic music, Festivals, Icelandic bands, concerts, clubs, iceland airwaves
|
The international hipster community prepares for a difficult weekend by donning wristbands, as the most important music festival in the solar system begins in Reykjavík tonight.
Unless you’ve had more important things to think about, you’ll know that the annual Iceland Airwaves music festival starts in Reykjavík today, and continues through to Sunday.
Beginning in 1999, what […]
The grand old men and women of Icelandic dance music apparently still have last night in their bodies.
Established in 1995 as some kind of multidisciplinary art conglomerate, GusGus have gone through more personnel changes than Fleetwood Mac and Van Halen put together, only to end up better than ever.
While you wait for their next album, […]
A round up of things to do in Reykjavík this weekend, prepared by your good-looking and oh-so culturally minded editors.
He’s back! Former General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and Pizza Hut fan, Mikhail Gorbachev is back in Iceland this weekend. No Ronald Reagan this time, just a lot of people […]
12 October 2006 – 13:32
|
By valgeir
|
Also posted in iceland, nightlife, Bars in Iceland, 101, icelandic music, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Icelandic bands, concerts, Iceland Dance Company, Jón Leifs, Skakkamanage, Reykjavík City Theatre
|
Is it Friday already?
The National Theatre is doing its best to prepare us, and all you wannabe Scandinavians, for a long, dark and depressing winter with its fun, fun, fun version of Ibsen’s Peer Gynt (surprisingly not called Peer Gyntson but Pétur Gautur). They’ll be showing it at The Barbican in London in February, but […]
6 October 2006 – 9:02
|
By Margrét
|
Also posted in iceland, nightlife, reykjavik, Bars in Iceland, 101, music, Visual Arts, Festivals, Reykjavík International Film Festival, DJs, National Theatre, Reykjavík Art Museum, northern lights
|
A roundup of things to do in Reykjavík this weekend, prepared by your lovely and very well connected editors.
Krzyztof Penderecki conducts the Iceland Symphony Orchestra tonight, playing Beethoven and himself, with soloist Florian Uhlig. Play the funky music, Krzyztof.
The Reykjavik Jazz Festival is in full, er, swing. If you can bear to wake up before […]
Courtesy of an Icelandic author, some of the biggest stars in the world can be seen in Reykjavík on Thursday night.
For years, Andri Snær Magnason has been asking Reykjavík city authorities to turn off the street lights for a few hours. If all goes well, this Thursday night he’ll finally get his way.
Andri Snær — […]
