Reykjavík Grapevine - 15.06.2018, Síða 30

BEST OF REYKJAVÍK

Gimme All Ur Money
Drag-Súgur: Motherland
Realness
June 1 - 21:00 - Iðnó - 2,900 ISK
When your mom jumps into the
sea, all the whales sing: “We-
are-fa-mi-ly!” Even though this
joke is not related to this drag
show at all, it’s gonna be just as
funny. Prepare for an explosive,
patriotic drag extravaganza with
lots of glitter, fabulousness and
sassy talent—two days before
Iceland’s independence day.
Pylsur and brennivín are so 1918,
all real modern Icelanders go
to Drag-Súgur and drink a ‘Goth
Moss’ instead. JR
A Spirit Propagates
After Party 1
June 16 - 5:00 - Njálsgata 15 -
Free!
Imagine you’re witnessing a
private moment through the
window of an apartment, which
then transforms into a soliloquy
to nature on a sunlight balcony.
Imagine then that one of the
audience members stands up
and yells back. Yes, ‘After Party
1’ is a fourth wall shattering
performance by Ásdís Sif
Gunnarsdóttir that explores
how the midnight sun creates
a spiritual zeitgeist. If you can’t
attend, it’ll be captured by a
surveillance drone and live-
streamed online. There’s also,
of course, a bangin’ afterparty
afterwards. You have no excuse.
HJC
CITY GUIDE
Momentous
Moments
Where to watch the World Cup in
Reykjavík
Words: Juliana Iluminata Wilczynski & Phil Uwe Widiger
Photos: Mink Viking Portrait
Iceland has already made history
by becoming the smallest country
(340,000 people) to participate in
the World Cup, while big footballing
names like Italy didn’t even qualify.
You can imagine the anticipation
of the country to go out smite the
entire world. If you’re in Reykjavík
and similarly filled with anticipa-
tion, here’s a list of the best places
to watch Iceland triumph and conse-
quently, become the biggest country
in the world.
Sports bars
If you’ve dreamed of watching
the World Cup on six HD screens
while singing along to “Wonder-
wall” played by your favourite
troubadour, the English Pub is
the place to be. Bjarni Fel has an
outdoor space and offers at the bar.
If you call football “soccer,” watch
the games at American Bar, with
your fingers covered in hot sauce
from the sticky chicken wings.
Cool bars
Kex will be screening the games in
two different spots in the hostel and
restaurant/bar. Come for the atmo-
sphere, stay for the camaraderie. If
you really don’t care about the World
Cup and just want to hang out with
like-minded Reykjavík cool kid sport
protesters, head over to Húrra or
Prikið.

Outdoors
As is tradition, Ingólfstorg will have
a fan area showing all the games
on a big screen, along with food
wagons and other entertainment. A
new outdoor addition for the World
Cup, however, is the screening of
the Iceland matches in Reykjavík’s
city centre park Hljómskálagarður,
which will provide an easily acces-
sible space for large amounts of
people, a playground for children,
and food, atmosphere, and enter-
tainment.

In an art installation
Probably the most interesting place
to see Iceland’s first match against
Argentina is the Reykjavík Arts
Festival Hub in Hafnarhús. The
match will be screened live, with live
music by audio-visual artist Þóranna
Björnsdóttir. She’ll improvise in real
time, adapting to the progress of the
game.
Fancy options
Reykjavík’s favourite art house
cinema, Bíó Paradís, will be screen-
ing all the matches of the World Cup
in the various cinemas—snacks
allowed! They’ll also sell Hugleikur
Dagsson’s infamous “HÚ!” T-shirts.
Gamla Bíó is selling limited tick-
ets to watch the Iceland matches
in the fancy old theatre, including
drinks, snacks and a goodie-bag.
For those of you who want to enjoy
the games in a more private atmo-
sphere, Petersen Svítan offers three
rooms with their own screens for
20-30 people.
If you’re Brazilian
The owner of Kaldi Bar is from
Brazil, so if you’re a Brazil supporter,
you’ll find many Brazilians there
watching the games. Brazilians
throw the best parties in the world,
right? During the Euro Cup in 2016,
there was a Brazilian drumming
street party outside Kaldi after the
Iceland games; hopefully it will
happen again!
At home
Have you ever wondered about the
best way to foster a good relation-
ship with your Icelandic parents-in-
law? The answer: watching Iceland
smite the world on RÚV over beers
and snacks. If Iceland succeeds,
you’ll laugh together. If Iceland fails,
you’ll cry together. Either way, you’ll
bond. Again: don’t forget the beer.
Thank us later.
30The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 10 — 2018Best of Reykjavík
The Grapevine football writers, casually enjoying a game
Open 11:30-22:00
saegreif inn. is
Geirsgata 8 • 101 Reykjavík • Tel. 553 1500 • seabaron8@gmail.com
An absolute
must-try!
Saegreifinn restaurant (Sea Baron) is like none other
in Iceland; a world famous lobster soup and a diverse
fish selection.