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björk + sigur rós concert
just posted this on the news page
iceland concert with björk
31 may 2008
björk and sigur rós will be holding a large outdoor concert together in reykjavík on june 28th. the concert will be held to raise awareness of
environmental issues in iceland.
in an interview in today’s morgunblaðið newspaper, björk criticizes the increasing heavy industry in iceland, particularly the highly pollutant
aluminum smelters being built left and right.
“sigur rós and i are neither environmental experts nor politicians, but we travel around the world a lot and we have seen how far behind iceland
is in conserving our environment. for example, i was in south america for two months and you could see all these impoverished people recycling. we
can’t be 30 years behind but we need to be in the forefront.”
sigur rós and björk will also be teaming up to create a website with input from experts on the icelandic environment, focusing on the alternatives to
heavy industry for the icelandic economy.
joining them on stage will be ólöf arnalds as well as foreign guests, to be announced later. the precise location of the concert will be announced at
a later date.
psst! a little rumor bird whispered into my ear that one of the the foreign guests might be a certain british band which you are all very well aware
of... and is talked about frequently on the board. discuss :p
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haha that couldn't possibly be radiohead, could it.
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that would be a dream come true ... but not for me I guess :(
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haha, this concert will be an economic alternative to heavy industry.
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Holy crap, I'd almost have to fly to Iceland for that. Except it wouldn't be very environmental.
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nothing to do on saturday
i'll be there
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GREAT!!! I want to go there!!!
I wish I could find a sponsor for a flight to Reykjavik... :-(
although it wouldn't be very eco-friendly to take a plane just to go to a concert...
so I hope there will be a live stream on internet...
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I would fly to iceland for that... but wont for two reason :(
1. The environmental stuff they wudnt like me flying out for just that
2. I see radiohead the next day
Heyvagn á massey ferguson
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| quote: | originally posted by anna-list
so I hope there will be a live stream on internet... |
o yessssssss !! like the radiohead thingy before ???
that'd be great !
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Just wondering...
Is there a reason they won't announce the special guests? I'm just curious about the psychology behind that kind of decision. I mean, if they are
confirmed and everything, where's the harm? What is the benefit of allowing speculation to build up about who it is? I'm assuming nobody is going to
fly up to Iceland just to see those special guests, therefore taking away from the spectacle of a Bjork/Sigur Ros benefit gig, so the question
remains: If you're going to announce there will be a special guest, why would you then not say who it is?
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| quote: | originally posted by (Flow
like the radiohead thingy before ???
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I dunno, I missed that one. That was from their studio, right?
But these days many concerts and festivals have a live stream on internet for all those who can't go to the concert/festival, so why not?!
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*contemplates notion of making NYC–SFO flight I’m on that day make a little detour to KEF for a few hours*
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you can always swim.
or take a boat.
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what!! woah!!! that just so happens to be exactly when i am in Iceland!!!
super win!
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| quote: | originally posted by darren
ughhhh |
Ughhhh?
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I'm going to rip my heart out and eat it. This is the dreamiest gig of all dreams and I couldn't go to it in a million years. I hate my life so much
right now.
:(((((((
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errr... lol... what?
Some people really have their priorities all screwy.
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err, was that aimed at me?
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| quote: | originally posted by Oisín
| quote: | originally posted by darren
ughhhh |
Ughhhh? |
(ughhhh = he is really tempted to come for the concert but isn't sure he can afford it. i think)
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^ I thought that might be it, but you never know. He may have just decided to join the ex-Sigur Rós forum and form an ex-Björk forum, too.
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Why is everyone assuming it's Radiohead? Couldn't it be Coldplay or Muse or someone else?
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would have to be radiohead considering the cause for the concert
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| quote: | originally posted by Oisín
^ I thought that might be it, but you never know. He may have just decided to join the ex-Sigur Rós forum and form an ex-Björk forum, too.
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i really like björk and radiohead (if its them). not seen either live since 1996.
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Well how long will it be? If they have björk, sigur ros plus foreign bands they will only be able to play a few songs each, I think. Will it be like 3
or 4 for each band, or will some play more than others?
It seriously blows my mind to think of radiohead and sigur on the same stage, in iceland, interacting with each other. But if its only a taste of each
of their concerts and more for the cause than the music, then I'm less likely to stress over going. I'll be in the UK anyway, and I'll fly over if
its going to be that good.
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;[
(all I'm saying about this.)
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| quote: | originally posted by pebble
err, was that aimed at me? |
Not just you.
Others too lately have been acting a bit fucked up.
Like a band they like releasing one song they DON'T like equals the end of the world.
"Sigur Ros - just a band."
I wish they had included that in the new vocal edit.
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Radiohead would have to squish it in between the Glasgow and Manchester gigs, which would create a pretty demanding schedule. I'd speculate that the
mystery band could be R.E.M.
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So R.E.M. is British now?
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| quote: | originally posted by Marquez
So R.E.M. is British now? |
they're more irish than british :)
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it's just been made official. the foreign guests are System Of A Down
(lol)
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| quote: | originally posted by petur
it's just been made official. the foreign guests are System Of A Down
(lol) |
haha
ooookaaayyyy.....
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is this a free event?
"we are turning into a nation of whimpering slaves to fear—fear of war, fear of poverty, fear of random terrorism, fear of getting
down-sized or fired because of the plunging economy, fear of getting evicted for bad debts or suddenly getting locked up in a military detention camp
on vague charges of being a terrorist sympathizer." hunter s thompson
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there should totally be a dvd of this. i agree with that. print it on a pineapple ring or something, whatever it takes to be eco-friendly.
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a DVD, and the money we pay for it goes to the Iceland-national-eco-awareness-association-thing that they will support :D:D:D
we happy with DVD, them happy to have money to stop the aluminium smelter things ;)
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Hey, I'm about to spend €300 on a ticket to reykjavik for this concert thingy, but I'd hate to find out later that the different bands will only
play like 3 or 4 songs as lefse pointed out before...
Any news on the length of the performances yet, or can I expect it any time soon?
cheers,
Martijn
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I'm about to start planning my flight and stay too - from Canada - but would like to know more about the show and the venue and ticket availability
too - been planning on visiting Iceland when I had more time to plan and in a better financial position - but this concert sounds like devine
providence that I must go to Iceland NOW!
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Where will you be flyig from Martijn?
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Flying half way across the world for a concert to raise environmental awareness?
Nice ;)
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In a plane made mostly out of aluminium too :D
Don't bother reading this it will just hurt your eyes
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i'll buy the dvd. no joke.
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| quote: | originally posted by dislodge
Where will you be flyig from Martijn? |
Netherlands, with Icelandair
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| quote: | originally posted by michael
Flying half way across the world for a concert to raise environmental awareness?
Nice ;) |
radiohead will be in scotland the day before, which is the closest country to iceland. if they catch a plane already scheduled (without their tons of
equipment) then they've not done any environmental damage, quite the contrary: they've raised awareness around the world about environmental issues
in the last untouched wilderness in europe.
here's to hoping...
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icelandair fly just twice per week from glasgow to rvk and its the 26th and the 29th.. so radiohead would have to go private or via somewhere else :(
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Anyone know if Sigur Ros will play a full show?
Details details ...
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Wow people here get ticket planes so easily. I wish I could travel like that ;/
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I think I'm going to this concert. 380 € from France to Reykjavik… but please… more infos !
Et il n'y a personne de l'hexagone qui y va ?
Je parle très mal l'anglais
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