Sigur Rós last week revealed plans to unveil a whole lot of newness this year, and this week the Icelandic outfit has begun rolling out some of the new material they promised. Kicking off their European tour, the trio (albeit looking a little different than before) introduced new songs “Kveikur,” “Yfirborð” and “Hrafntinna.”
In a letter to fans, they discussed a "new show looking to eclipse the band’s previous high-water marks of live presentation" and "new visuals, new lights and new stage set, and not forgetting a new player (welcome ingrid on viola). Plus, of course, the new songs." They advised, however, that "coming to a show is the only way you’re going to experience this stuff outside crappy youtube clips in the coming months."
A new album is expected sometime later this year.
Watch clips of their songs below via fan footage. Note the lighting in the first video, which may be problematic for readers prone to seizures.
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Upcoming Tour Dates:
02/18 – Jesolo, IT @ Pala Arrex
02/19 – Milan, IT @ Mediolanum Forum
02/21 – Amsterdam, NL @ HMH
02/22 – Berlin, DE @ Tempodrom
02/23 – Munich, DE @ Zenith
02/24 – Basel, CH @ St. Jakobshalle
02/26 – Brussels, BE @ Forest National
02/27 – Paris, FR @ Zenith
02/28 – Lille, FR @ Zenith
03/02 – Glasgow, UK @ SECC
03/03 – Manchester, UK @ Apollo
03/04 – Manchester, UK @ Apollo
03/05 – Wolverhampton, UK @ Civic
03/07 – London, UK @ Brixton Academy
03/08 – London, UK @ Brixton Academy
03/09 – London, UK @ Brixton Academy
03/24 – Washington, DC @ Patriot Center
03/25 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
03/26 – Boston, MA @ Agganis Arena
03/27 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
03/29 – Ottawa, ON @ Scotia Bank Place
03/30 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Theatre Bowl
04/01 – Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre
04/02 – Chicago, IL @ UIC Pavilion
04/03 – Minneapolis, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium
04/04 – Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre
04/06 – Denver, CO @ 1st Bank
04/08 – Dallas, TX @ Verizon Theatre
04/09 – Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center
04/10 – Austin, TX @ Cedar Park Center
04/12 – Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica
04/13 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
04/17 – San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
04/19 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
04/20 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
05/10 – Jakarta, IN @ Istora Senayan
05/14 – Tokyo, JP @ Nippon Budokan
05/15 – Nagoya, JP @ Zepp
05/16 – Fukuoka, JO @ Zepp
05/17 – Osaka, JP @ Kobe World Hall
05/19 – Seoul, KR @ Olympic Gymnastics Arena
05/21 – Hong Kong @ Asia World Arena
05/25 – George, WA @ Sasquatch! Music Festival
06/19 – Dresden, DE @ Junge Garde
06/22-24 – Schessel, DE @ Hurricane Festival
06/22-24 – Neuhausen, DE @ Southside Festival
06/23 – Hilvarenbeek, NL @ Best Kept Secret Festival
06/25 – Warsaw, PL @ Sowinskiego Ampitheatre
06/28 – St. Gallen, CH @ Open Air
06/30 – Cornwall, UK @ Eden Project
07/04 – Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
07/06 – Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival
07/14 – Joensuu, FI @ Ilosaarirock Festival
07/18 – Ostrava, CZ @ Colours of Ostrava
07/20 – Salacrivia, LV @ Postivus Festival
07/26 – Ferrara, IT @ Piazza Castello
07/27 – Lucca, IT @ City Square
07/28 – Rome, IT @ Ippodromo delle Capannelle
08/30 – Cheshire, UK @ Jordell Bank
08/31 – North Dorset, UK @ End of the Road Festival