Category Archives: sirkus

We come from the land of the ice and snow…

…from the midnight sun where the hot springs blow. Led Zeppelin screamed these words and unknowingly became the first “Friends of Iceland”.
If you’re famous, have been to Iceland once, and have said anything positive about the country, you are qualified to be an Íslandsvinur - A Friend of Iceland.
This honour is probably bestowed because we feel small in a global […]

21 February 2008 – 9:38 | By Margrét | Also posted in iceland, nightlife, 101, designers | Comments (0)

Something for the Weekend: The Almost Christmas Edition

A round-up of things to do in Reykjavík this weekend, as prepared by your anxiously-awaiting-the-holiday editors.

If you’re a proper Iceland nerd, you should be familiar with Valgeir Guðjónsson. This time, he’s playing in a church. Concert starts at 8 tonight in Seltjarnarneskirkja. Let’s hope he plays the “Peeing Outside Song”.
More eccentric Icelandic music at Tjarnabíó […]

7 December 2006 – 20:56 | By Annie | Also posted in iceland, Bars in Iceland, 101, music, icelandic music, DJs, Icelandic bands, Christmas in Iceland, ingólfstorg | Comments (0)

Something for the Weekend: The Narcissistic Edition

A round-up of things to do in Reykjavík this weekend, prepared by your festive and slightly self-involved editors.

Headstart the weekend on Freaky Friday afternoon at Gallerí Gel, where hair is cut to beats spun by one of our very own, the super-fabulous DJ Kiki-Ow.
Later that evening, spend your hard-earned paychecks at Sirkus, where Curver plays […]

30 November 2006 – 21:22 | By kitty | Also posted in iceland, 101, Ghostigital | Comments (0)

Gallerí Gel: The (Hair)doctor will see you now

These people can make you look cool, as long as you don’t interfere.
Wandering around 101 Reykjavík on Friday evenings, you are more than likely to come across a few shellshocked trendsetters with obscenely trendy, über half-a-haircut-mullet hairdos. They have most probably been to see the Hairdoctor Jón Atli (the most glamorous hairstylist since Warren Beatty) […]

17 November 2006 – 14:38 | By kitty | Also posted in iceland, nightlife, 101, icelandic music, Visual Arts, DJs, shopping, hairdoctor | Comments (1)

Icelandic Music 101: GusGus

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, […]

16 October 2006 – 14:11 | By Margrét | Also posted in nightlife, reykjavik, 101, music, icelandic music, events, DJs, Icelandic bands, concerts, GusGus | Comments (6)

Sirkus: Hold the soleil

Crowded, chaotic, unpredictable and fun, Sirkus is a Reykjavík bar that’s more than the sum of its dilapidated parts.
Sirkus is a rather improbable place. For starters, the fact that it’s still there at all is surprising in itself. This charmingly squalid, colourful and ramshackle little Reykjavík bar looks like it might have collapsed by your […]