Sigur Ros livestreaming 24-hour "Slow TV" event
Sigur Ros had been live streaming a looped video teasing something coming today at 21.00 GMT (5 PM EST), with text that reads “sigurrosrouteone begins 21.00 GMT.” The wait is finally over. They’re broadcasting a 24-hour ‘Slow TV’ trip around Iceland’s coastal ring road, Route 1 in celebration of the Summer Solstice/the longest day of the year. The footage is accompanied with a soundtrack created with the Bronze app, based around their new song “Óveður.”
“In a day and age of instant gratification and everything moving so fast, we wanted to do the exact opposite,” says Sigur Rós’s Jónsi Birgisson. Here’s more info via press release: “Driving anti-clockwise round the island, the journey will pass by many of the country’s most notable landmarks, including Vatnajökull, Europe’s largest ice-sheet; the glacial lagoon, Jökulsárlón; as well as the East Fjords and the desolate black sands of Möðrudalur.” Watch the live stream below.
As mentioned, they have tour dates coming up, including three sold out NYC shows in October. All dates are listed below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU3TYFSNybg
Sigur Ros — 2016 North American Tour Dates
Jun 23 Bristol Harbourside Bristol, United Kingdom
Jun 26 Royal Hospital Kilmainham Dublin, Ireland
Jul 01 Gdynia-Kosakowo Airfield Gdynia, Poland
Jul 03 STEREOLETO Saint Petersburg, Russia
Jul 05 Auditorium Stravinski Montreux, Switzerland
Jul 06 Theatres Romains De Fourviere Lyon, France
Jul 08 Pohoda Festival Trenčín, Slovakia
Jul 09 Parco di Monza Monza, Italy
Jul 12 Donaulände Ufer, Austria
Jul 16 Dour Festival 2016 Dour, Belgium
Jul 17 Victoria Park London, United Kingdom
Jul 24 North Byron Parklands Eastwood, Australia
Jul 30 Stockholm Music & Arts Stockholm, Sweden
Aug 13 SZIGET FESTIVAL Budapest, Hungary
Aug 15 Edinburgh Playhouse Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Aug 16 Edinburgh Playhouse Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Aug 18 Pstereo Festival Trondheim, Norway
Aug 20 Lowlands Festival Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
Aug 27 ROCK EN SEINE 2016 Saint Cloud, France
Sep 18 Queen Elizabeth Theatre Vancouver, Canada
Sep 19 Queen Elizabeth Theatre Vancouver, Canada
Sep 20 Paramount Theatre Seattle, WA
Sep 21 Keller Auditorium Portland, OR
Sep 23 Copley Hall San Diego, CA
Sep 24 Hollywood Bowl Hollywood, CA
Sep 26 Kingsbury Hall Salt Lake City, UT
Sep 27 Paramount Theatre Denver, CO
Sep 29 Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis, MN
Sep 30 Chicago Theatre Chicago, IL
Oct 01 Fox Theater Detroit, MI
Oct 03 Massey Hall Toronto, Canada
Oct 05 Radio City Music Hall New York, NY
Oct 06 Kings Theatre Brooklyn, NY
Oct 07 Kings Theatre Brooklyn, NY Presale
Oct 08 Academy of Music Philadelphia, PA
Oct 10 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium Asheville, NC
Oct 12 Midland Theatre Kansas City, MO
Oct 14 Orpheum Theatre Phoenix, AZ
Oct 15 San Francisco Treasure Island San Francisco, CA
