Jonsi announces details of London concert at HMV Forum

  

Jónsi will play at the London HMV Forum in Kentish Town on Wednesday 26th May. Tickets go onsale this morning (19th Feb) at 9am and are priced at £22.50 (plus £3.25 booking fee, ie. £25.75 per ticket)

The venue address is London HMV Forum, 9 – 17 Highgate RD, Kentish Town, London NW5 1JY

The Ticketmaster website states: "Strictly Over 14s. Under 16s with Adult. ID required to gain entry.". Tickets downstairs are standing, whereas upstairs there is unreserved seating (with standing at the rear)

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Here’s a sneak peek of what to expect:

Sigur Ros videos and setlist from Blackpool (5th Nov 2008)

  

Sigur Ros played Blackpool Empress Ballrooms on Bonfire night this week (Wed 5th Nov 2008)… here are a few videos from the concert:

Sigur Ros – Gobbledigook live part1 (Blackpool 5th Nov 2008)

Sigur Ros – Gobbledigook live part2 (Blackpool 5th Nov 2008)

Sigur Ros – Popplagið live (Blackpool 5th Nov 2008)

and here is the Sigur Ros Blackpool setlist (according to nicka on the official fansite msg board)

Sigur Ros – Blackpool Empress Ballrooms (5th Nov 2008)

01. Svefn-g-englar
02. Ný batterí
03. Fljótavík
04. Við spilum endalaust
05. Hoppípolla
06. Með Blóðnasir
07. Inní mér syngur vitleysingur
08. E-Bow (Untitled #6)
09. Sæglópur
10. Festival
11. Hafsól
12. Gobbledigook
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All Alright
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Popplagið

Sigur Ros UK tour kicks off tonight in Wolverhampton

  

Sigur Ros’ sold-out UK tour kicks off tonight (Tues 4th Nov 2008) in Wolverhampton, and takes in Blackpool, Glasgow, Bristol and Bournemouth over the course of the next four days. The band then visit 7 European cities (in Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg) before returning to England to play London Alexandra Palace on the 20th and 21st November

Sigur Ros November UK Tour Dates:
04.Nov.2008 Wolverhampton Civic Hall – SOLD OUT
05.Nov.2008 Blackpool Empress Ballroom – SOLD OUT
06.Nov.2008 Glasgow Carling Academy – SOLD OUT
07.Nov.2008 Bristol Colston Hall – SOLD OUT
08.Nov.2008 Bournemouth Solent Hall – SOLD OUT
20.Nov.2008 London Alexandra Palace – SOLD OUT
21.Nov.2008 London Alexandra Palace – SOLD OUT

SeeTickets and Ticketmaster.co.uk have sold their allocation of Sigur Ros tickets, so your best bet is probably 3rd party auction sites – eBay.co.uk and SeatWave.. or phoning the venues and hoping for last minute returns

Check the latest Sigur Ros Flickr uploads for tour photos, and our Sigur Ros news page for setlists and concert reviews

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Watch Sigur Ros’ live performance at MOMA New York On Current TV website

  

Sigur Ros played a special concert at New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in June to celebrate Icelandic Independence Day (Tuesday 17th June 2008). You can now watch this performance over at Current TV (or embedded below):

http://current.com/items/89173668_sigur_r_s_moma

Over the course of the 46 minute long programme, the band play:

Glósoli
Sé Lest
Við spilum endalaust
Sæglópur
Icelandic National Anthem
Inní mér syngur vitleysingur
Hoppípolla
Gobbledigook

You can view exclusive Sigur Ros live photos from this show over at Wired.com.

For those of you in the UK with Sky (channel 193) or Virgin Media (channel 155), this show will be aired on Current TV on Sunday 7th September 2008 at 9:30pm.

Sigur Ros tour UK in November – tour dates and ticket details

  

Sigur Ros are set to tour the UK in November 2008. Here are the full tour dates and details of how and where to buy tickets for the concerts

Sigur Ros UK Tour Dates & Tickets – November 2008

  • 04.11.2008 – [tickets] – Wolverhampton The Civic Hall
  • 05.11.2008 – [tickets] – Blackpool Empress Ballroom
  • 07.11.2008 – [tickets] – Bristol Colston Hall
  • 08.11.2008 – [tickets] – Bournemouth International Centre
  • 20.11.2008 – [tickets] – London Alexandra Palace
  • 21.11.2008 – [tickets] – London Alexandra Palace

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