Sigur Ros - Jonsi and Alex - Jonsi

**Canuckle** · 06-11-2013, 02:51 PM

Album now streaming on Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?docId=1001227931

Also... after announcing there will be no deluxe version of the album release, they drop a limited edition "10 in their 'expanded edition' of Kveikur.

http://sigur-ros-store.com/kveikur/s...r-enhanced-lp/

**BrewHa** · 06-13-2013, 01:01 PM

The new LP might be some of their best work in my opinion. After Valtari, I wasn't going in with any expectations this time. Sigur Ros has blown me away once again.

**richardp** · 06-13-2013, 01:08 PM

In a sense, I'm starting to view Valtari and Kveikur as companion pieces. On one hand, Valtari is the quiet ambient leaning disc, and the other being Kveikur's fast paced intensity. I listened to both of them back to back and, maybe it's because I actually loved Valtari, but they seemed to compliment each other pretty well.

**littlemonkey613** · 06-13-2013, 02:29 PM

^ I totally agree with you and I adore Valtari.

**october_midnight** · 06-13-2013, 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by richardp

In a sense, I'm starting to view Valtari and Kveikur as companion pieces. On one hand, Valtari is the quiet ambient leaning disc, and the other being Kveikur's fast paced intensity. I listened to both of them back to back and, maybe it's because I actually loved Valtari, but they seemed to compliment each other pretty well.

Someone needs to work on a combined tracklisting!

**onthewall2983** · 06-18-2013, 02:06 AM

I'm going to wait until Hesitation Marks comes out to listen to this. I think they'll make an interesting back-to-back playing experience.

**Madmya** · 06-23-2013, 02:47 AM

Kveikur... this is a pretty special album. I love it.

**fillow** · 07-15-2013, 10:23 AM

Got tickets to 25 November Dusseldorf show.
Now off to finally listen to Kveikur for the 1st time.

**Endlessly** · 11-21-2013, 10:21 PM

The band pulled out Ágætis byrjun in the encore last night, for their manager's birthday: http://heimas.tumblr.com/post/677106...-wembley-arena (See also http://instagram.com/p/g9BaEoj-0T for the full setlist.)

vv Whoops, sorry, you're right - I got confused, seeing a bunch of people talking about the 20th and the 21st at the same time. The setlist is from the 20th; audio is from the 21st.

**ManOfAtom** · 11-22-2013, 07:30 AM

Originally Posted by Endlessly

The band pulled out Ágætis byrjun in the encore last night, for their manager's birthday: http://heimas.tumblr.com/post/677106...-wembley-arena (See also http://instagram.com/p/g9BaEoj-0T for the full setlist.)

that link is slightly wrong, Jonsi did it on acoustic guitar (and georg was on acoustic bass) . and the piano player did have a light, though less than the three.
they also did svefn-g-englar in the encore.

the gig was maybe the best i've seen them? Jonsis voice wasn't always it's best, but it didn't stop it being amazing.

they did AB in Brighton the night before as well, though I don't know if it was acoustic.

**october_midnight** · 11-27-2013, 01:53 PM

Ltd. Edition of 1000 signed Kveikur vinyl sets.

**richardp** · 11-28-2013, 02:00 AM

Pretty nice set. If I had extra cash lying around, I'd probably pick it up.

**october_midnight** · 01-04-2015, 10:20 AM

**onthewall2983** · 06-13-2015, 02:41 PM

**october_midnight** · 11-24-2015, 09:45 AM

“every time you go on tour you want it to be different…and every time it is, usually because you have a new album you want to play people. and that can be fun, because you have to work out how to recreate all the complicated stuff you did in the studio for the stage. but there was a time when things were the other way round, when we worked stuff out on the road, and trying to capture lightning in a bottle was a problem for the studio later on. this time, in addition to playing songs you know, we wanted to remember the seat-of-your-pants feeling experienced in the wake of, ágætis byrjun, when for two years we formed and re-formed the songs that would go on to be the ( ) album, live in front of people, night after night. with this in mind, we are pleased to announce that we are playing festivals next summer in the spirit of adventure. all we can say right now is it’s going to be different, with new unreleased songs, a new show and maybe some other *new* things. beyond that, we can only ask you to trust us on this one.”
Sigur Rós 2016 Tour Dates:
06/16 – Bergen, NO @ Bergenfest
06/18 – Aarhus, DK @ NorthSide Festival
07/03 – St. Petersburg, RU @ Stereleto Festival
07/08 – Trencin, SK @ Pohoda Festival
07/12 – Linz, AT @ Ahoi the Full Hit of Summer
07/16 – Dour, BE @ Dour Festival
07/17 – London, UK @ Citadel Festival
08/10-13 – Luhmühlen, DE @ A Summer’s Tale
08/18 – Trondheim, NO @ Pstereo Festival
08/20 – Biddinghuizen, NL @ Lowlands Festival

**cahernandez** · 01-02-2016, 08:49 AM

I'm listening to Valtari right now, I didn't use to care for this record that much, one of my least favorite actually, BUT with my new Yamaha system (two speakers and a woofer) at full volume, on a rainy and cold day, it is AMAZING. The pounding bass of the woofer makes all the difference, it's like a discovered a new album. Give another chance to Valtari if you dismissed it like me.

**onthewall2983** · 01-02-2016, 08:07 PM

Whatever happened to that ágætis byrjun special edition?

**richardp** · 01-03-2016, 01:38 AM

Originally Posted by onthewall2983

Whatever happened to that ágætis byrjun special edition?

Probably sitting on a shelf somewhere with the 1̶0̶t̶h̶ 15th Anniversary The Fragile special edition.

**october_midnight** · 04-04-2016, 11:07 AM

Sigur Ros - North American Tour

sigur rós have announced an upcoming north american tour this fall. for the first time in their career the band will be touring without a support act, instead offering the audience two sets (+ intermission) starting from 8:30pm sharp at each show.

the month long run is comprised primarily of theater shows, marking the band’s most intimate tour in a decade. in keeping with the scale of the venues, the group will be performing without the string and brass sections that have been characteristic of recent performances, opting instead to focus on the core unit of the band itself. the shows will give the group a chance to road test new music, the first time since the tour leading up to the acclaimed ( ) album in 2002 that the band has performed new material ahead of album recording sessions. alongside this experimentation played out in public, the band is also planning on attempting new interpretations of old songs that haven’t been played in a very long time.
though the scale of the venues and band will be reduced, the live production will be characteristically stunning, designed again by the team behind their previous knights of illumination award-winning tour

fan presale & sigur rós “besta” package

beginning tuesday there are two ways to purchase tickets for our mailing list subscribers. the first is an exclusive opportunity at regular price. and secondly we are also offering an exclusive limited amount “besta” package which will allow you to purchase one of the best seats in the house along with a special edition diary signed by the band. simply click on the link beside the show in your city, use the password provided to those in the mailing list, and choose either option. (if you missed the password email from us, please keep an eye on our twitter channel)the “besta” package guarantees one of the very best reserved seats in the house* plus, something unique to this tour: an exclusive, limited edition sigur rós notebook/sketch pad, each of which will be autographed by jonsi, orri and georg. (* more info)

sep 19 2016
queen elizabeth theatre
vancouver, bc, canada