SIGUR RÓS REVEAL SCHEDULE FOR NORÐUR OG NIÐUR FESTIVAL

SIGUR RÓS REVEAL DAY-BY-DAY SCHEDULE FOR NORÐUR OG NIÐUR FESTIVAL + ANNOUNCE MORE ACTS & LIMITED DAY PASSES

 

PEACHES, DUSTIN O'HALLORAN, ALEX SOMERS, ULRICH SCHNAUSS, AMIINA, GYÐA, DIMMA, HILMAR ÓRN HILMARSSON + STEINDOR ANDERSEN, MR SILLA, KÓRUS and MARY LATTIMORE join JARVIS COCKER, KEVIN SHIELDS, MOGWAI, STARS OF THE LID, DAN DEACON and more for Sigur Rós's ambitious takeover of Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavík's largest arts venue, December 27-30

Sigur Rós can at last reveal who plays when at their NORÐUR OG NIÐUR festival, as well as a new round of additions to the lineup. The band are proud to announce one-woman electro powerhouse and musical game-changer PEACHES; post-classical pianist and composer DUSTIN O'HALLORAN; and long-time Sigur Rós collaborator, producer and composer (and one half of Alex & Jónsi) ALEX SOMERS. Iceland's AMIINA perform the acclaimed Fantômas, their magical live score to a century-old silent movie masterpiece.   

 

ULRICH SCHNAUSS brings dream-pop sensibilities with ecstatic electronic excess; sometime Múmmember, GYÐA, premieres new, soon-to-be-released work featuring her distinctive voice and effortless, inventive cello playing. Local heroes and masters of heavy rock DIMMA bring their epic live show. Harpist and in-demand collaborator MARY LATTIMORE will perform selections from her solo works and beyond. Acclaimed film-maker and director DEAN DEBLOIS (Lilo & Stitch, How to Train Your Dragon) will present a screening of Heima, his seminal film capturing Sigur Rós's epic 2006 musical journey around Iceland.     

 

They join what's already a long list of creative luminaries including: MOGWAI, JARVIS COCKER,KEVIN SHIELDS, STARS OF THE LID, DAN DEACON, JULIANNA BARWICK, JÓHANN JÓHANNSSON, BLANCK MASS, ALEXIS TAYLOR (HOT CHIP), ICELAND DANCE COMPANY,JFDR, and MAMMÚT.

 

A full programme of visual arts, spoken word, cinema, and one-off happenings are still to be announced. 

                                               

"Organising your own festival is brilliant," say Sigur Rós. "You draw-up a fantasy league of all your favourite players, reach out to people, cross your fingers, and with a little bit of luck and good timing, get a wholly phenomenal squad of unbeatable talent all in one place at one time ready to make magic happen."

 

 

DAY-BY-DAY SCHEDULE (more tba)

WEDNESDAY DEC 27TH

BLANCK MASS

ALEXIS TAYLOR (HOT CHIP)

DIMMA

MAMMÚT

KRISTÍN ANNA

ARNI

HILMAR ÖRN HILMARSSON

& STEINDÓR ANDERSEN

 

THURSDAY DEC 28TH

KEVIN SHIELDS (MBV)

MARY LATTIMORE

ALEX SOMERS

KÓRUS

MR SILLA

KJARTAN HOLM 

& CALEB SMITH

 

FRIDAY DEC 29TH

MOGWAI

PEACHES

DAN DEACON 

JÓHANN JÓHANNSSON

ICELAND DANCE COMPANY*

DUSTIN O'HALLORAN

JULIANNA BARWICK

JFDR

HUGAR

 

SATURDAY DEC 30TH

JARVIS COCKER

STARS OF THE LID

SIN FANG, SÓLEY & ÖRVAR SMÁRASON

ULRICH SCHNAUSS

ICELAND DANCE COMPANY*

AMIINA

GYÐA

LIMINAL - SIGUR RÓS SOUNDBATH

* New choreographed work set to music of Sigur Rós.

 

TICKETING INFORMATION

 

A strictly limited number of One-Day Passes for NORÐUR OG NIÐUR will be on sale from Thursday, October 26th at 10am Icelandic time (GMT) from nordurognidur.is. Remaining Four-Day Passesare currently available from nordurognidur.is

 

*Tickets for the Sigur Rós shows are sold separately to NORÐUR OG NIÐUR passes.