G! festival

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Eivør Pálsdóttir and Bill Bourne on the G! Festival 2004.

The annual G! Festival on Syðrugøta Beach , Faroe Islands is the country's largest open-air music festival alongside Summarfestivalur . The name G! is not derived from the municipality of Gøta , but from an SMS code that was common among members of the earlier band.

The initiator is the former Clickhaze musician Jón Tyril , who is now the festival's music director and press spokesman.

The festival first took place in 2002 and was the first open air festival in the Faroe Islands. With 1,000 visitors, it was considered the most successful music event in the history of the Faroe Islands . In 2005 there were 6,000 visitors and in 2007 between 7,000 and 8,000 (the Faroe Islands have 48,000 inhabitants). Since Syðrugøta lies in a sheltered bay with a sandy beach, many visitors come with their boats.

The G! In 2005, the festival received the Mentanarvirðisløn MA Jacobsens (national culture award) in the person of Jón Tyril .

The 2006 festival took place from July 20th to July 22nd. Well-known international guests will include Kaizers Orchestra (NO), Mugison (IS), Outlandish (DK) and Beth Hart (USA). Faroese stars are u. a. Eivør Pálsdóttir , Teitur Lassen , Høgni Lisberg , 200 , Makrel and Annika Hoydal .

Main names in 2007 were artists like Natasha Bedingfield (UK), Serena Maneesh (NO), The Dixie Hummingbirds (US), Nephew (DK), Hatesphere (DK), Polkaholix (DE), Eivør Pálsdóttir (FO), Teitur Lassen (FO) , Boys in a Band (FO), Sic (FO), Budam (FO)

Previous guests

International u. a .: Europe (SE), Bomfunk MC’s (FI), Nephew (DK), Lisa Ekdahl (SE), Kashmir (DK), Russ Taff (US), Glenn Kaiser (US), Darude (FI), Blue Foundation ( DK), Afenginn (DK), Beats and Styles (FI), Exploding Plastix (NO), Gåte (NO), Hjálmar (IS), Vagínas (IS), Úlpa (IS), Ensimi (IS), Temple of Sound ( UK), DJ Hyper (UK), DJ Slow (FI), Færd (DK / SE).

National u. a .: Teitur Lassen , Eivør Pálsdóttir , Tveyhundrað , Týr , Clickhaze , Høgni Lisberg , Braquet , Gestir , GoGo Blues , Holgar og Villmenn , Kári Sverrisson , Makrel , Lama Sea , Páll Finnur Páll , Martin Joensen , Sic , Splimæennuelsen , Stanley Samenninir , Vágaverk

Web links

Commons : G! Festival  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Doesn't work" is not available on ORF from July 25, 2012, accessed on July 25, 2012
  2. ↑ Útvarp Føroya : G! -Festivalurin fær skoðsmál sum hin næstbesti í Europe , 23 July 2007

3. Eivør Pálsdóttir and the “G! Festival ” , July 19, 2018