Aldrei fór ég suður

Annual music festival in Ísafjörður, Iceland
Aldrei fór ég suður
FM Belfast at the festival in April 2009
DatesEaster weekend
Location(s)Ísafjörður, Iceland
Years active2004–present
Founded byMugison and Papamug
Websitealdrei.is

Aldrei fór ég suður (transl. I never went south) is an annual music festival held in Ísafjörður, Iceland, every Easter weekend since 2004.[1] It is the brainchild of Mugison and his father, Guðmundur Kristjánsson,[2] who came up with the idea after playing on a music festival in London in 2003,[3][4] and is named after Bubbi Morthens song of the same name.[5] Since its establishment, there has never been an entry fee[6] to the festival and the bands do not get paid.

The festival is broadcast nationally live on Rás 2 and RÚV.[7]

In 2020, the festival was only broadcast on TV and on the internet due to the coronavirus pandemic in Iceland.[8][9]

Past artists

References

  1. ^ Elín Albertsdóttir (8 April 2017). "Iðandi rokkveisla". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ^ Halla Ólafsdóttir (12 March 2016). "Aldrei fór ég suður: Áhrif á allt samfélagið". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  3. ^ Sullivan, Paul (18 April 2007). "Meeting Mugison: DiS explores Iceland's outer reaches at the Aldrei fór ég sudur festival". Drowned in sound. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  4. ^ Kolbrún Bergþórsdóttir (2 October 2011). "Ég er trillukarl í þessum bransa". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Bubbi Morthens á Aldrei fór ég suður". DV (in Icelandic). 11 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-03-12. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Allir fara vestur á Aldrei fór ég suður". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 5 April 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Skíði og skemmtanir um páskana". RÚV (in Icelandic). 23 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Enginn á Aldrei fór ég suður". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 14 March 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  9. ^ Andri Eysteinsson (14 March 2020). "Aldrei fór ég suður fer fram þrátt fyrir samkomubann: "Ekki koma samt"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  10. ^ Sunna Kristín Hilmarsdóttir (5 February 2016). "Emilíana Torrini kemur í fyrsta skipti fram á Aldrei fór ég suður". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Busta Rhymes forvitnast um Aldrei fór ég suður". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 19 December 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Plokkfiskur, notalegheit og menningarsjokk". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 March 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  13. ^ Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason (29 February 2016). "Laddi treður upp á Aldrei fór ég suður". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  14. ^ Gunnar Leó Pálsson (21 February 2014). "Maus spilar á tíu ára afmæli Aldrei fór ég suður". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 January 2018.