Great festival as always ! Though the ques had a bit more effect on the rest of us, I guess that you guys had a press pass or something. Most people have to just pick a venue and stay there the whole night if they want to see some big act and don't wanna wait in line for hours.
I did that sometimes, but I also had the bitter taste of waiting in line with my friends in front of Nasa for more than 2 hours, missing out Tune-yards, Niki and the dove, Young Magic and more, just to act like a maniac for an hour while Totally enormous was playing. Although it really was worth it, it would be nice if the organizers would maybe stop having a boner over Nasa and putting the big artists someplace with more capacity than 500 people...
If you'll come here again, and you liked the lobster soup, than you have to go the golden circle (or some tour) and stop in Stokkseyri in the south for the lobster soup in ,,Fjöruborðið'' ! Everyone agrees that this is the best lobster you'll get in iceland. All the celebrities make the 2 hour journey from Reykjavík just for that lobster !
Oh and the second hand clothing store is called ,,Spútnik'' and all the indie rockers and hipsters shop there. Including me, when I have money...
I am so glad you mentioned the LP and CD prices !! It's fucking ridiculous ! All my money goes to just buy one record each month ! It's impossible to be a music fan in iceland !
My high point during the festival was definitely Yacht ! I was just going to see them once of venue, but they were so good off-venue (and I was sober then !) so I skipped my original plans and saw them again ! And then spent this months savings buying their album.
I WILL BE THERE !!
My third time in a row at Iceland Airwaves this year !
Reeeally looking forward to see Beach House ! Actually I didn't know until now that you were hosting the show !
Retro Stefson and Hjaltalín are very good, and Borko also.., but he's by far the best when he's being a member of FM Belfast.
If you're looking for good icelandic bands to see then be shure not to miss Agent Fresco ! They are playing a couple of times at the festival but I think wednesday 23:20 o'clock at Nasa will be the best time to see them.
Mammút are also really good, Kiriyama Family (80's pop), Sykur (electro), Berndsen (more 80's pop), Of monsters and men (a veeery indie band, some would say they are copying Fleet Foxes, Arcade Fire and many more like them), Pétur Ben & Eberg, Reykjavík!, HAM (best metal you'll see this year, be shure to check out their song Dauð hóra (dead whore) and Partytown (THE party anthem of iceland, everyone here agrees on this), Mugison (resembles The black keys and such), Bloodgroup and of course GusGus.
And be shure to check out some concert at Faktorý, one of the most fun venues at IA.
Restaurants, hmmmm, Humarhúsið is one of the most famous, but also expensive, everyone will also tell you to get an icelandic hot dog at bæjarins bestu (and you will), Argentína steikhús good but very expensive, Vegamót has very good spanish food and not so expensive, oh and of course there's Prikið, one of the most popular and legendary bars in Reykjavík, veeery good burgers there also !
Haha and the Bon Iver video was shot mostly in the south of iceland ( I think) and that's also where I live !
Not a Danish punk band, but an Icelandic party band !! :D
FM Belfast - I Don't Want To Go To Sleep Either !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xf_GTbcSlc
Taste the goodness of this !
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