2x VIP 5th row Sigur Ros Melbourne concert tickets

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Who on earth is this? Sorry but I have no idea!

so hard to describe sigur ros

kind of like air crossed with radiohead but more depressed if that is possible

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absolutely beautiful stuff Sigur Ros is, scandanavian outfit, yeah a bit like radiahead, very ambient, melancholic stuff. cant think of anyone else really like them. would love to see this concert but chances of getting to Melb, unlikely, wonder if they are going a sydney gig.

It is a rarity for the typically acerbic English press to take kindly to music from other parts of Europe. Before the emergence of Sigur Ros it was nigh unthinkable to have them refer to music from an Icelandic band as “the sound of God weeping tears of gold in heaven”. For their flag-waving U.S counterparts to quote them and then actually agree is downright miraculous.
For years, fans with an ear to the underground have been buzzing about a band they're not even sure how to pronounce. They've been wandering into records stores to ask for albums whose titles are either Nordic tongue twisters like “ágætis byrjun” or lacking a title altogether in the case of their 2002 album, “( )”. And minor urban legends have emerged; of music fans chasing sigur Ros like sesame street's snuffalupagus. "They sold out in five minutes," seekers of the trippy, atmospheric Icelanders are usually told.

The publicity-shy and artistically uncompromising band has had an Australian tour in their sights for a number of years. It nearly became a reality last year when Radiohead, who have cited the Sigur Ros as a major influence in their sonic experimentation, invited the band to tour with them. Alas, having a show that involves string sections, numerous projectors screens, an elaborate lighting show and a big production has necessitated the alignment of many stars (and a Japanese tour!) to finally make the costly trek to Australia possible.

Here’s to making up for lost time…

Article here

Fuck I had no idea they were even touring down under!! More to the point I had no idea there were more people on this forum who actually got into this stuff?!?

yeah my brother got a couple of Sigur Ros CDs from ebay a year or so ago and i've loved em ever since.

another great scandanavian group are Ulver from Norway, started playing black metal and have covered every style from avant garde electronica, drum and bass, metal/ electro fusion and everything in between. brilliant stuff.

QUOTE (alexb618 @ Jul 1 2005, 12:15 PM)

so hard to describe sigur ros kind of like air crossed with radiohead but more depressed if that is possible thumbs up

sounds like a barrel of laughs

QUOTE (DavyG @ Jul 1 2005, 02:33 PM)

yeah my brother got a couple of Sigur Ros CDs from ebay a year or so ago and i've loved em ever since. another great scandanavian group are Ulver from Norway, started playing black metal and have covered every style from avant garde electronica, drum and bass, metal/ electro fusion and everything in between. brilliant stuff.

Sounds interesting. Funk Harmony Park are pretty cool as well...