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Organised Improvisation
Reykjavík Jazz Festival
Don't be alarmed by the blast of brass horns, or the saxophone
sounds seeping through the sewer. For one week in mid-August,
renowned jazz artists from all over the world take over 101! The
festivities begin at KEX Hostel on August 15 with a parade led
by some of Iceland's finest Jazz artists. Throughout the week the
international line-up displays their individual talents at venues
that include Harpa, the Nordic House, Iðnó, KEX and others. Col-
lectively, the artists and venues form a week-long celebration of
jazz history, culture, and performance. Let the spirit of jazz catch
you and wear you like a glove! For full information, go to
www.reykjavikjazz.is. PY
Photo by Jón Krisján Kristinsson
All over Reykjavík | August 15 - 22 | 14,900 ISK
Festival
20:00 Bartholdy String Quartet
Thursday August 8
Café Rosenberg
21:00 Svavar Knútur
Dolly
22:00 RVK Soundsystem
Faktorý
22:00 DJ Stef
Hallgrímskirkja
12:00 International Organ Summer
– Björn Steinar Sólbergsson
& Eyrún Unnarsdóttir
Harlem
22:00 Grúvsystur
Hressó
21:00 Live Flass 104,5 Concert
Kaffibarinn
21:00 Hellert
Nordic House
17:00 Pikknikk Concert – Orfia
Stúdentakjallarinn
21:00 Einar Lövdahl
Album Release Party
Friday August 9
Bar 11
23:00 Bárujárn
Boston
22:00 Simon FKNHNDSM
Café Rosenberg
21:00 Goodbye Concert
for Hjálmar’s Sigurður
Guðmundsson
Dillon
22:00 DJ AnDre
Dolly
22:00 DJ Bakkelsi
Faktorý
21:00 Retro Stefson / DJ Atli Kanill
Gamla Bío
18:30 Reykjavík Queer Choir
& London’s Pink Singers
Gamli Gaukurinn
22:00 Kaleo
Harlem
22:00 Danni Deluxe
/ DJ Margeir
Harpa
20:00 Skark – Strings
and Machines
Kaffibarinn
23:00 DJ KGB
Stúdentakjallarinn
21:00 Johnny And The Rest
Saturday August 10
Austurvöllur
14:00 Gay Pride Parade
Boston
22:00 DJ Kári
Café Rosenberg
21:00 Goodbye Concert for Hjál-
mar’s Sigurður Guðmundsson
Dillon
22:00 DJ AnDre
Dolly
22:00 Kitty Von Sometime
vs. Manny
Faktorý
23:00 FM Belfast / DJ Logi Pedro /
DJ KGB / DJ Housekell
GÆS
15:00 Högni Egilsson
Hallgrímskirkja
12:00 International Organ Summer
Harlem
22:00 Harlem Pride!
/ Thelma & Louise
Hressó
22:00 Timburmenn
Kaffibarinn
23:00 Alfons X
Langholtskirkja
18:00 Navichorus (FI)
Sunday August 11
Faktorý
22:00 Final Faktorý night with
GusGus
Hallgrímskirkja
17:00 International Organ Summer
– Final Concert
Kaffibarinn
22:00 Sævar Markús
Monday August 12
Kaffibarinn
22:00 DJ Dauði
Tuesday August 13
Café Rosenberg
21:00 Mas
Kaffibarinn
22:00 Ívar Pétur
KEX Hostel
20:30 KEXJazz
Wednesday August 14
Boston
22:00 Lucky Records Night
Café Rosenberg
21:00 Silja Rós
Dolly
22:00 DJ OCP
Gamli Gaukurinn
22:00 Mosi Frændi
Kaffibarinn
22:00 DJ Pilsner
Weekend In(nipúkinn)
Innipúkinn Music Festival
Various Locations | August 2-3 | 21:00 | 3,000-4,900 ISK
During the first weekend of August, most of Reykjavík will flee to
the countryside for the merchant's holiday weekend. However, if
you plan to haunt the remaining ghost town, Reykjavík's 12th an-
nual Innipúkinn Music Festival could liven up your evenings with
acts like Grísalappaliísa and Prins Póló. The festival will spread
throughout downtown Reykjavík using the soon-to-close Faktorý
as home base. With smaller, less intimidating crowds, there's no
need to stay inside like the "innipúkinn" or house monster that
weekend. It's safe to come out of your cosy lairs agoraphobes! AB