Sigur Rós have announced a batch of UK and European dates

Sigur Rós have announced a batch of UK and European dates for their 2022 world tour.

Beginning in Lisbon, Portugal on 28th September and running through to a homecoming date at Laugardalshöllin, Reykjavík, on 25th November, it comes as the band are in the process of writing and recording their first new studio album since 2013’s 'Kveikur'.

With a promise to air new songs at the shows, Sigur Rós founding members Jónsi and Georg Holm are joined in the studio and on tour by former member Kjartan Sveinsson, who is rejoining the band almost a decade after stepping away to focus on other projects.

The UK and European dates read:

September
28 Campo Pequeno - Lisbon, Portugal
29 WiZink Center - Madrid, Spain

October
1 Sant Jordi Club - Barcelona, Spain
3 Kioene Arena - Padova, Italy
4 Mediolanum Forum - Milan, Italy
5 Zenith - Munich, Germany
7 Halle 622 - Zurich, Switzerland
8 Gasometer - Vienna, Austria
9 O2 universum - Prague, Czech Republic
11 Tempodrom - Berlin, Germany
15 Arena Riga - Riga, Latvia
17 House of Culture - Helsinki, Finland
19 Hovet - Stockholm, Sweden
20 Oslo Spektrum - Oslo, Norway
22 K.B. Hallen - Copenhagen, Denmark
24 Expo XXI - Warsaw, Poland
26 Rockhal - Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg
27 Palladium - Cologne, Germany
30 Jahrhunderthalle - Frankfurt, Germany

November
1 AFAS Live - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2 Forest National - Brussels, Belgium
4 Zénith - Paris, France
7 O2 Apollo - Manchester, UK
10 O2 Academy Brixton - London, UK
11 O2 Academy Brixton - London, UK
14 SEC Armadillo - Glasgow, UK
17 3Arena - Dublin, Ireland
25 Laugardalshöllin - Reykjavík, Iceland

Sigur Rós have recently announced a new “inclusive and free digital experience”, Heimr.

The band announced the new community via their Instagram, giving fans “free and permanent” access to an official Discord.

“The Heimr community will be a space that evolves over time, and relies upon your input as much as ours,” they explain. “As a member, you will be the first to receive upcoming announcements, have exclusive access to community benefits, and be able to engage in conversation that brings them together around the music, energy, and community that makes our fanbase special.” They added that the “central Discord hub will be the first layer in an ongoing experiment, one that only works with your active participation.”

Members will get a unique digital pass, a Gilngur, which will live on Polygon, a “decentralised data storage system on a low-carbon impact blockchain”.