Sigur Rós announce 2024 US tour with full orchestra
nme.comSigur Rós have announced a US tour for later this year, where they wil play with a full orchestra.The Icelandic trio had previously played with the Wordless Music Orchestra last summer, and now they’ll be linking up again for eight dates across the US.
They’ll kick things off in Detroit on September 19 before paying visits to Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Durham, Miami, and Nashville.
The final date will take place in Austin on October 4.The pre-sale will open for fans on March 7 before general sale commences on March 8 – you can see the full list of dates below and buy your tickets here.Sigur Rós’ 2024 US tour dates are:SEPTEMBER19 — Detroit, MI, Masonic Cathedral Theatre21 — Chicago, IL, Auditorium Theatre23 — Philadelphia, PA, The Met25 — Washington DC, Anthem28 — Durham, NC, DPAC30 — Miami, FL, Adrienne Arsht CenterOCTOBER2 — Nashville, TN, Ryman Auditorium4 — Austin, TX, Bass Concert HallThe tour is in support of the band’s recent album ‘ÁTTA’, which was released last year and marked their first full-length for a decade.In October, they followed it up with a special version of the record titled ‘ÁTTA Heimr Edition’.In a four-star review, NME wrote that ‘ÁTTA’ is “a record that gives Sigur Rós plenty more reason to exist in adding some pure and natural soul to this cold and unfeeling world.”In July, Sigur Rós also announced an experimental video series to go alongside the new album, featuring a video for each track created by different directors.Holm, who is the band’s bassist, disclosed earlier this year that he had considered leaving Iceland after the band was accused by the Icelandic government of evading 151m krona (£840,000) of tax between 2010 and 2014.
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