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Reykjavík Show on Presale

Posted by Management on November 03, 2008 / 4 Comments

Sigur Rós will be playing at Laugardalsholl, Reykjavík on Nov 23rd as a four-piece in Iceland in many years. It will be the last show for their current world tour. Tickets are on presale on midi.is now and will be there until the general sale starts Nov 4th 10am GMT.
Vote Sigur Ros for Best Festival headline act…

Posted by Management on September 30, 2008 / 1 Comment

Sigur Ros have been nominated for Best Festival Headline Act at this year's UK Festival Awards ('The Festival Equivalent of The Oscars’- The Daily Record). Voting has closed and results will be announced on October 30, so stay tuned! Update: Best Festival Headline Act was awarded to Kings of Leon finally.
Manager’s Tour Diary: North American Tour

Posted by John B on September 24, 2008 / 60 Comments

Tour diary North American tour Sept 23, 2008 So new tour, new show. Or that’s the theory, at least. After a handful gigs in Eastern Europe to check they could still even do it, the band are out on their first major tour as a four-piece in 7 years. Elaborate plans have been set to ensure a clear visual distance from the amiina-plus-brass shows seen in the summer. We are meant to be having new lights and visuals, and indeed, after a fashion, we do. Except, there’s a problem. After one show, during which my notes on things-needing-attention run to several sides, our lighting ...
Richard Marx, Please Enter The Gobbledigook Contest

Posted by Adam on September 15, 2008 / 0 Comments

This just in, Richard Marx is a fan but alas he's auctioning off 5 his tickets to the Chicago show. Hey gang, I became a big fan of the band Sigur Rós from Iceland about 2 years ago, and had the great pleasure of seeing them perform live at the Lyric Opera House in Chicago on their last tour. I got tickets for the Chicago date of their current tour, only to find myself having to travel to Los Angeles on the same day as the show, September 24. I was about to return the tickets for a refund when I had ...
Manager’s Tour Diary: On a Plane from Copenhagen to London

Posted by John B on August 11, 2008 / 19 Comments

August 10th. On a Plane from Copenhagen to London So, three Scandinavian festivals over the weekend, and something of a mixed bag. Way Out West in Gothenburg, Sweden takes the crown or, I guess, kronur, for being the highlight in pretty much every respect. Site, performance, other bands on the bill, weather, even catering and leisure opportunities; it was pretty much great all round. The only thing against it was a preponderance of wasps, which seem to accompany your every move, at least while eating/drinking. One of the best things was the discovery of a game called Kubb, which apparently never travelled ...