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Sigur Ros to webcast '360 interactive' gig tonight, live from Dresden
... 5px 4px 0px 0px;position: relative;}.go_button_sliding_buy a {background: url(/graphics/button_green_right.png) no-repeat 100% 0%;color: white;float: left;font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana;font-size: 16px;font-weight: bold;height: 23px;letter-spacing: -1px;line-height: 23px;margin: 0px;padding: 0px 6px;position: relative;text-decoration: none;white-space: nowrap;}Sigur Ros Tickets Sigur Rós have announced that they will be streaming a special interative gig live from Dresden tonight (Wednesday 19 June). Watch a trailer for the event below. To celebrate the release of Kveikur, the band are giving fans the chance to take control of the 360 cameras that will be placed around the stage, and watch the show from whichever angle they choose. A band spokesman said: "The webcast will see Sigur Rós performing 5 tracks from Kveikur and will feature a series of firsts. "This will be the first time ever Sigur Rós have performed current single 'Isjaki' live. It will also be the first time most of these songs have been officially broadcast live in any form, the band previously having performed only the album's title track in front of the cameras (on the Tonight Show With Jay Leno and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon shows). And of course, it will be the first time fans have had access to this level of viewer interaction during a filmed Sigur Rós live performance."Watch the trailer for the band's 360 webcast live from Dresden below: To watch the interactive webcast, visit www.sigur-ros.co.uk/kveikurlive360 tonight. The band due to take to the stage at approximately 7.50pm BST Today, the band were announced for a headline gig at the iTunes Festival at the Roundhouse in London on 2 September. The band's dates for the rest of their extensive UK tour are: ... [ read more ]
Sigur Ros to webcast '360 interactive' gig
... 5px 4px 0px 0px;position: relative;}.go_button_sliding_buy a {background: url(/graphics/button_green_right.png) no-repeat 100% 0%;color: white;float: left;font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana;font-size: 16px;font-weight: bold;height: 23px;letter-spacing: -1px;line-height: 23px;margin: 0px;padding: 0px 6px;position: relative;text-decoration: none;white-space: nowrap;}Sigur Ros Tickets Sigur Rós have announced that they will be streaming a special interative gig live from Dresden tonight (Wednesday 19 June). Watch a trailer for the event below. To celebrate the release of Kveikur, the band are giving fans the chance to take control of the 360 cameras that will be placed around the stage, and watch the show from whichever angle they choose. A band spokesman said: "The webcast will see Sigur Rós performing 5 tracks from Kveikur and will feature a series of firsts. "This will be the first time ever Sigur Rós have performed current single 'Isjaki' live. It will also be the first time most of these songs have been officially broadcast live in any form, the band previously having performed only the album's title track in front of the cameras (on the Tonight Show With Jay Leno and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon shows). And of course, it will be the first time fans have had access to this level of viewer interaction during a filmed Sigur Rós live performance."Watch the trailer for the band's 360 webcast live from Dresden below: To watch the interactive webcast, visit www.sigur-ros.co.uk/kveikurlive360 tonight. The band due to take to the stage at approximately 7.50pm BST Today, the band were announced for a headline gig at the iTunes Festival at the Roundhouse in London on 2 September. The band's dates for the rest of their extensive UK tour are: ... [ read more ]
Sigur Rós to Perform 'Kveikur' Tracks Today in 360-Degree Webcast
... This week marks the release of the new Sigur Rós album Kveikur, and the Icelandic dreamweavers are celebrating the occasion by performing some of the new tunes for a live webcast today (June 19). The concert, which is being filmed in Dresden, Germany, slightly resembles Beck's recent David Bowie cover in that fans can control the camera during the interactive 360-degree performance. To achieve this, Sigur Rós have 360 cameras set up around the stage. The band will play five cuts from Kveikur, and according to a press release, it "will feature a series of firsts. This will be the first time ever Sigur Rós have performed current single 'Isjaki' live. It will also be the first time most of these songs have been officially broadcast live in any form." The webcast will air today at 2:50 p.m. EDT (double-check the international times here). When the time comes, watch the webcast here. Sigur Rós to Perform 'Kveikur' Tracks Today in 360-Degree Webcast ... [ read more ]

Sigur Rós

(1994-)
Sigur Rós
Jon Thor Birgisson (Jonsi) (vocals, guitar)
Georg Holm (bass)
Kjartan Sveinsson (keyboards)
Orri Pal Dyrason (drums)

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The band is from Iceland. "Sigur Ros" in Icelandic means "Victory Rose." It also happens to be a very popular girls name in that country. The lead singer's (Jón ór Birgisson) little sister is actually named Sigur Ros as well.
Their songs are in Icelandic and the lyrics are a made-up gibberish language that they have created and called "Hopelandic."
Three of their songs were featured in the soundtrack to the Tom Cruise movie Vanilla Sky. (thanks, Shannon - Kathleen, GA, for all above)
On their first album Von Sigur Ros painted the studio in exchange for recording the album.
The string quartet that plays with Sigur Ros is called Amina. Most of their arrangements are improvised.
Birgisson has been blind in one eye since birth. (thanks, Dane - Kaneohe, HI, for above 3)
Jon Thor Birgisson explained the band's Hopelandic language to Q Magazine: "It has a structure that I do sing the same things all the time, but there's no grammar," he said. "When I sing the songs that are in Hopelandic I am singing the same words, the same sounds. It's more similar to English than Icelandic in some ways, it has a similar flow, but you can't translate it."

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It should also mention that Jonsi is a vegetarian. Also, not all lyrics are in Hopelandic. Many are, but some are actually in Icelandic.
- Kaitlyn, Brick, NJ
JFY: They have a new ablum coming out mid September (17th I think). Should be good-- i think the tracks have names this time.. heh.
- lexie, st. louis, MO
This band rules but you gotta love it!
- Michel, Appingedam, Netherlands
I love the info provided. Rare bands are sometimes hard to find info for. I'm glad this website has been able to help me. Thanks!
- Stephanie, La Mirada, CA
I can't believe that bands like this are on here, and yet ones like Stve Miller Band, Supertramp, The Yardbirds, and Thin Lizzy aren't.
- Cody, San Antonio, TX
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