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Sigur Rós в Б1, 27.08.07

Через полтора дня и один концерт после - уже начинает казаться, что и ничего, что на питерское шоу не смог попасть. Всё же два подобных импульса за два дня - это был бы перебор... даже не то чтобы перебор, а просто на второй раз эмоций бы, боюсь, осталось совсем мало. А так, вчерашнее выступление в Б1 опять же останется в памяти уникальным. Как и должно быть.
Почему-то никак не могу по нормальному привыкнуть к возможности видеть своих любимых музыкантов вот так вот запросто, на расстоянии нескольких метров. И вчера сердце заколотилось быстрее, когда после нескольких часов ожидания на сцену наконец неспешно вышли заросший бородой Кьяртан, невозмутимый Георг, Орри в замечательно-идиотской разноцветной шляпе - и родившийся в один день со мной Йон Тоур Биргирссон, или просто Йонси, как всегда в мундире, как всегда при перьях. Йонси схватил смычок, и зазвучала Svefn-g-englar.
Было бы неправдой сказать, что, мол, "следующие два часа прошли как в тумане". …

Sun 24 Aug – Sigur Rós

Sigur Rós esiintyi eilen loppuunmyydylle Kulttuuritalolle. Neljäs kertani elävän Sigur Rósin parissa tarjosi, kuten otsikkokin kertoo jotain uutta ja jotain vanhaa. Suurin muutos oli ehdottomasti lavadynamiikassa. Jousityttötrio Amiina oli jätetty Islantiin mikä tarkoitti, että yhtyeen livesoundi oli aiempia kertoja pelkistetympää. Yhtye oli myös päättänyt hylätä taustavideot ja muut kommervenkit ja tyytyi tarjoamaan hyvin toimineen valoshown ja paljon hiuksiin ihanasti tarttunutta paperisilppua. Amiinan poissaolon huomasi oikeastaan ainoastaan Hoppípollan aikana, mikä kuulosti ikävän vaisulta kun SE melodia ei soinutkaan kappaleen huippukohdan taustalla.

Sen minkä jousissa menetettiin korvasi bändi selvästi kehittyneemmällä ja eläytyvämmällä lavaesiintymisellään. Erityisesti laulajakitaristiwhatever Jónsi eläytyi kappaleisiin huimalla tunneskaalalla. Ný batterí oli uskomattoman hieno ja ennenkaikkea raaka esitys; todellista hiuskarvat pystyyn nostavaa parhautta. …

Tue 19 Aug – Sigur Rós

Sigur Rós jakožto post-rockové "jedničky" nemohli slibovat nic jiného, než naprostou bombu. Jenže dorazili na pražskou Spartu, bez Amiiny a bez dechů. I tak jsem lístek na stání k pódiu uctíval a těšil se na koncert jako blázen.

Dorazili jsme s mou milou na Výstaviště kousek před avizovanou sedmou hodinu. A upřímně, takovéhle fronty by se nestály, ani kdyby prodávali banánové toaleťáky (ehm...). Vchod 31 (ke stání u pódia) měl kupodivu asi nejdelší zástup lidstva v celém areálu. Když jsme se po půl hodině nechali u vchodu osahat, zbytečně si proběhli nějaké to patro a vlezli do špatného sektoru, zamířili jsme tam, kam jsme měli. Dostali jsme slušivé zelené nesundáš-ani-za-boha-pásky na ruku pro znamení, že jsme fakt jako supr lidi a šli se cpát dopředu. Sotva jsme se nacpali, šel jsem stát frontu na občerstvení. Dvě okénka, konstantně sto lidí, inu moc rychle to nešlo a nakonec jsem to vzdal :)

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Mi., 13. Aug. – Sigur Rós, Ólafur Arnalds
Sigur Rós
Like, WOAH!
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Seriously, if you havent been there, you've missed probably the best concert ever, atleast the best concert I've ever attended...
The setlist consisted of pure awesome and a nice selection of swoooooooooooooosh, and additionally 16 songs that fit both criterias:
1. Svefn-g-englar
2. Sæglopur
3. Vaka
4. Se Lest
5. Við spilum endalaust
6. Gong
7. Andvari
8. Festival
9. Hoppipolla/Með Blóðnasir
10. Fljótavík
11. Viðrar vel til loftárása
12. Hafsol
13. Gobbledigook
14. Olsen Olsen
15. Popplagið
16. Heysátan

Like 130 minutes of the most ecstatic, emotional music you'll ever listen to. But thats not nearly all! The live performance was like, ... no not like anything else ever seen (by me), it was just * *. Sometimes you just realize how bad a language is that doesnt contain the words you need to describe something. Well, I doubt there is a language anywhere that could so maybe its a bit unfair. …

I don't care if it rains, it couldn't dampen this experience. But I can't let anything, so for once my ears must be left unprotected. This is the best concert I've ever been to.
Those were my thoughts, only a few songs into Sigur Rós' set at the Way Out West festival. Words can't explain the euphoria I felt during that single hour tonight, when time nearly slowed to a halt, for in all it's imposed brevity, the concert seemed endless. From the moment Jónsi, Kjarri, Goggi and Orri stepped on stage and offered the opening notes of Svefn-g-englar, the smile never left my face. At times, I was even unable to contain myself, laughing out loud with inexpressible joy, surrendering to the song of my inner lunatic.

I had astronomical expectations for this concert, but they were by far exceeded, and even literally matched as confetti repeatedly lit up the night sky over Gothenburg. It was the third time I had the pleasure of seeing these extraordinarily talented Icelanders play, but an altogether new experience. …

Sun 6 Jul – Main Square Festival

Sigur Rós (w/ Amiina)

Svefn-g-englar
Sæglópur
Við spilum endalaust
Hoppípolla / Með Blóðnasir
Inní mér syngur vitleysingur
Hafsól
Gobbledigook
Untitled VIII (Popplagið)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMXQWgEWcJM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD-j124S4rk

I'd been anticipating the Sigur Rós gig for a while now. I'd never had the chance to see this band live before so I was quite excited to get this chance. I'd been hyping it up for a long time, which isn't a great thing to do, because it might not live up to your expectations. However, in this case, they still exceeded them.

The support act was Helgi Jonsson, who also plays the trombone in the brass band for Sigur Rós. The crowd was appreciative and were asked to voice an opinion on whether the "sad song" (Dry Run) or "happy song" (Digging up a tree). It was decided the sad one should be played first.

At 8:30, after some minor trickery, Sigur Rós took to the stage, opening with Svefn-g-englar. During the bridge of the song, Jónsi lifted his guitar to his mouth and proceeded to sing through the pickups. the track ended with one note held on for what seemed an age. Jaws dropped. the band swiftly moved onto Glósóli from the Takk... album. The first taste of the new album came two songs later, with the track
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I saw this....and I'll do it anyway....looks interesting. (and also...I'm pretty bored right now.)





Take ten bands/artists that should play at your show and determine their set lists:

- The first one plays 5 songs.
- The second one plays 5 songs.
- The third one plays 5 songs.
- The fourth one plays 5 songs.
- The fifth one plays 6 songs.
- The sixth one plays 7 songs.
- The seventh one plays 7 songs.
- The eighth one plays 7 songs.
- The ninth one plays 11 songs.
- The tenth one plays 14 songs, with a 2 song encore.


First Band/Artist:Ladytron
1)True Mathematics
2)High Rise
3)Destroy Everything You Touch
4)Seventeen
5)Soft Power

Second Band/Artist:Flyleaf
1)I'm So Sick
2)Sorrow
3)Breathe Today
4)All Around Me
5)Fully Alive

Third Band/Artist:Giant Drag
1)Cordial Invitation
2)This Isn't It
3)Yflmd
4)Wicked Game
5)Kevin Is Gay

Fouth Band/Artist:Tapping the Vein
1)The Ledge
2)Sugar Falls
3)Hurricane
4)The River
5)Beautiful

Fifth Band/Artist:The Used
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