Pictured above, SIGUR RÓS / Photo Credit: Chloe Kritharas
SIGUR RÓS
ANNOUNCES FINAL NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
WITH FULL ORCHESTRA
WATCH THE TRAILER HERE
CONCLUDES THEIR YEARS-LONG ORCHESTRAL RUN
TICKETS ON-SALE JUNE 6, 2025 AT 10 a.m. LOCAL
SHARE NEW LIVE VERSION OF
“ANDVARI”
LISTEN HERE
Praise for ÁTTA/Sigur Rós Live
“With its unique and hypnotic blend of sounds–including a full orchestra–the Icelandic band’s eighth studio album soars above traditional musical categories, reaching bold new heights.”
- Wall Street Journal on ÁTTA
“Sigur Rós' music, with its lush layers of slow-churning grandeur, has often commanded a symphonic feel. ÁTTA, the band's eighth album, manages to be its most majestic and intimate at the same time. Strings, keyboards and vocals swell to dramatic heights, while bittersweet melodies look inward for release.”
- NPR on ÁTTA
“Jónsi’s vocal dynamics . . . rise triumphantly alongside even the loudest orchestral blares, performing like a first-chair soloist more than the frontman of a rock band.”
- Pitchfork on ÁTTA
“the set was packed with such jaw-slackening moments … Absorbing the peerless brilliance of a Sigur Ros performance isn’t quite the equivalent of returning to the womb, but perhaps, it’s close enough.”
- The Dallas Observer
“The Sigur Rós performance at Boston’s Boch Wang Center with the 41-person Wordless Music Orchestra was the ethereal, spiritually rejuvenating live music experience that leaves your jaw on the floor and gratitude for being alive that every single person deserves to experience at least once in their lives.”
- Glide
Sigur Rós are pleased to announce that in November they will return to the US and Canada. These shows, along with their EU/UK dates in September and October, are the final leg of their unique world tour that sees them collaborating with local orchestras and conductor Robert Ames, bringing their latest album ÁTTA to life alongside favourites from their extensive catalogue, including songs from Takk…, the band’s much loved album which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. A new orchestral version of “Andvari” from the album, recorded live with Elja Ensemble at Harpa in Reykjavik in December 2024, is available today; this includes a visualizer for the track as well. This kicks off a year of celebration of Takk… which will include limited edition physical sets, digital releases, and more. Registration for presale is already underway here; general on-sale tickets will also be available at said link.
Watch the tour trailer HERE
Since 2022, Sigur Rós have established orchestral accompaniment as their standard method of touring. Reuniting with keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson, the members played alongside full orchestras in grand concert halls across Europe and North America. The band enlisted the Wordless Music Orchestra for their Stateside dates, where they performed new material as well as favorites from their extensive catalog. Described as “an articulation of beauty almost beyond comprehension” (Dallas Observer), the performances are simultaneously as expressive and indescribable as Hopelandic, all a testament to the timeless pull of Sigur Rós.
Watch “Andvari” Visualizer HERE
“Andvari” artwork
The new tour comes in the wake of a fruitful era for the band’s fans. At the start of the new decade, the band dove deep into their archives for long-anticipated works. They first released Odin’s Raven Magic (2020), an orchestral album originally made nearly two decades prior, and later reissued ( ) for its 20th anniversary in 2022. Their first collection of new material in nearly a decade, ÁTTA (2023) leans heavily towards the orchestral, featuring contributions from the London Contemporary Orchestra. With close to ten million albums sold, Sigur Rós stands as one of the most ambitious and acclaimed bands of recent times, whose new artistic endeavors only points towards an expansive, exciting future.
Sigur Rós live
Sun - Nov 2 Jacobs Music Center, San Diego, CA, USA
Tue - Nov 4 Orpheum Theatre, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Fri - Nov 7 Mission Ballroom, Denver, CO, USA
Mon - Nov 10 Winspear Centre, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Wed - Nov 12 Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Fri - Nov 14 Theater of the Clouds, Portland, OR, USA
Sun - Nov 16 Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco, CA, USA
Mon - Nov 17 Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco, CA, USA
Wed - Nov 19 Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Thu - Nov 20 Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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