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One-Shot Role Play – The Reykjavík Grapevine
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (47+ words) One-Shot Role Play The Reykjavík Grapevine 27/08/2026 18:00 – 22:00 ← Back to all events The Reykjavik Grapevine is Iceland’s biggest, best and most widely read English-language publication. Our alternative magazine publishes 18 times per year, delivering original, insightful reporting on Icelandic culture and society....
Iceland Isn’t An Island
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (304+ words) We’re a fortnight away from a referendum on restarting accession negotiations with the EU. According to the polls, the result will be a coin toss. While much ink has been spilled on the timing of the referendum and the sitting…...
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
2+ week, 4+ day ago (359+ words) 24/10/2026 20:00 – 22:00 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE AT HÖLLINN ON OCTOBER 24 – SOLD OUT IN GOLD, A+ & B SEATS– VERY FEW SEATS LEFT IN A SEATS– FEW TICKETS LEFT IN STANDING AREA A special one-off concert at Laugardalshöll, exclusively for Iceland, on Saturday,…...
The Drop-In #16 – Sigtryggur Baldursson On 40 Years Of Bad Taste & So Much More
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (263+ words) The Reykjavík Grapevine In this episode we sit down with Icelandic musician, drummer, and cultural figure Sigtryggur Baldursson. We discuss Sigtryggur’s tenure from 2012 to 2024 leading the Iceland Music export office, during which he lobbied Parliament to establish an international music…...
The Skyscraper Darkness Over Reykjavík – The Reykjavík Grapevine
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (414+ words) Not our first brush with tower-induced disaster This is what a decade of “densification” produced: towers on the country’s most valuable land, mostly full of tourists, while two-thirds of Reykjavík’s map stayed too thin to count as a city. This…...
Orange Is the New Black: David Byrne at Harpa July 29, 2026
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (242+ words) At Harpa this is not just a concert but a full-on show, utilizing screens, dancers, and a band with choreographed moves. There are four percussionists and solo-playing bassist. Everyone is in orange costume, with Byrne looking merely a part of…...
The Third Space: Our Library Has A Photography Museum
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (128+ words) The unusual features of the Reykjavík library During the recent municipal elections, we noticed some of the great local civic accomplishments weren’t celebrated — or seemingly even noticed. For example, the local libraries. Throughout the summer, we’ll highlight the more notable…...
A Siamese Drumkit, Trucks, and Random Men: Interview with Trailer Todd and Sucks To Be You, Nigel – The Reykjavík Grapevine
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (906+ words) A Siamese Drumkit, Trucks, and Random Men: Interview with Trailer Todd and Sucks To Be You, Nigel The Reykjavík Grapevine “This is going to be our best performance ever,” frontman Stirnir Kjartansson of local indie/emo math rock band Trailer…...
Which Reykjavík Bird Are You?
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (545+ words) The world’s first location-based bird personality quiz As the proud writer of The Reykjavík Grapevine’s birding column, I am delighted to present the world’s first location-based bird personality quiz. Instead of asking about your favourite colour or whether you’d survive…...
Battle of the bands – The Reykjavík Grapevine
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (53+ words) Battle of the bands The Reykjavík Grapevine 22/08/2026 14:00 – 15:00 Harpa tónlistarhús 0, 101, Reykjavík ← Back to all events The Reykjavik Grapevine is Iceland’s biggest, best and most widely read English-language publication. Our alternative magazine publishes 18 times per year, delivering original, insightful reporting on Icelandic…...