A lot to celebrate and it will culminate in a one day festival in Víðistaðatún, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland, Wednesday 12th of August. 

For years we’ve been having Mánakvöld ~ dance evenings under a full moon where Björk invites friends to DJ with her. This time we gather under the total solar eclipse and dance:

• Björk (dj set)

• Arca (dj set)

• Ronja

• Sideproject

+++ more friends to be announced !!

Support your local scene. 

All genres ~ All generations ~ All genders.

The event coincides with Björk’s exhibition at the National Gallery Of Iceland where three songs are presented at the museum on a theatrical scale for the first time. Ancestress and Sorrowful Soil, composed and arranged by Björk in honour of her mother, are accompanied by a new work derived from the artist’s forthcoming album. The exhibition is presented alongside Metamorphlings, an exhibition of James Merry, Björk’s long time collaborator.

Víðistaðatún is in the western periphery of the capital area, where the 100% total eclipse will be experienced for 1m and 4s and the total duration of the eclipse will be 2 hours. See http://eclipse2026.is/ for further information. 

All tickets include access to Björk’s exhibition at the National Gallery of Iceland and a pair of custom made approved solar eclipse glasses.

Additional bundles can be added to the purchase including signed collectors items, new releases and re-releases:

Björk fan bundle

• 1x Björk Orkestral with the Hamrahlíð Choir, new signed LP

• 1x exclusive Echolalia T-shirt

• 1x Smekkleysa special edition 40y birthday tote-bag

Björk & friends – A selection of new Icelandic music curated by Björk

• 1x Björk Orkestral with the Hamrahlíð Choir, new signed LP

• 1x GROWL POWER, Björg Brjánsdóttir & Bára Gísladóttir, signed LP

• 1x Skinweeper, Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir, signed LP

• 1x Sourcepond, sideproject, signed LP re-release

• 1x Smekkleysa special edition 40y birthday tote-bag

Smekkleysa 40y birthday bundle – A selection of Smekkleysa gold, re-release and a new release

• 1x Orð fyrir dauða, Purrkur Pillnikk, signed boxset

• 1x Smekkleysa 33 1/3, World domination or death, autographed birthday book

• 1x Elektrónísk stúdía, Magnús Blöndal, LP re-release

• 1x NEW compilation release, by the newly founded label plata, signed LP

• 1x Smekkleysa special edition 40y birthday tote-bag

Note that the bundles come in very limited quantities and are only available through the festival ticket checkout at tix.is. Bundles will be available for pickup on site at the festival and at Smekkleysa Record Store in August.

Combined tickets for the rave and exhibition at tix.is from Friday 10th of April 10am GMT.

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Allt er þegar þrennt er: Almyrkvi á sólu, sýning Bjarkar í Listasafni Íslands og 40 ára afmæli Smekkleysu !!

Í tilefni þessa er blásið til hátíðar á Víðistaðatúni, Hafnarfirði, miðvikudaginn 12.ágúst 2026.

Mánakvöld Bjarkar og Smekkleysu hafa löngum skapað sér sess í íslensku menningarlífi, hvar Björk hefur um árabil boðið þekktu tónlistarfólki að utan að leika fyrir dansi undir fullu tungli í blandi við íslensku grasrótina. Að þessum sinni verður dansað undir almyrkva á sólu.

Fram koma:

• Björk (dj)

• Arca (dj)

• Ronja

• Sideproject

+++ fleiri vinir tilkynntir er nær dregur !!

Viðburðurinn fer fram samhliða sýningu Bjarkar í Listasafni Íslands sem stendur yfir frá 30.maí – 20.september 2026. Í safninu veita þrjár innsetningar gestum einstakt tækifæri til að upplifa alltumlykjandi verk sem búa yfir kynngimagnaðri hljóðrænni, sjónrænni og tilfinningalegri dýpt. Tvö þeirra eru tregaljóð, samin og útsett af Björk í minningu móður hennar, og hið þriðja er nýtt verk af væntanlegri plötu Bjarkar. Ásamt sýningu Bjarkar verður í safninu sýning James Merry, Ummyndlingar, en tvíeikið hefur unnið náið saman í fjölda ára.

Frá Víðistaðatúni í Hafnarfirði munu gestir upplifa almyrkva á sólu í 1 mínútu og 4 sekúndur, en áhrifa sólmyrkvans mun gæta í tvær klukkustundir. Nánar á https://solmyrkvi2026.is/

Innifalið í miðaverði er aðgangur að sýningum Bjarkar og James í Listasafni Íslands við Fríkirkjuveg og sérhönnuð sólmyrkvagleraugu í anda viðburðarins.

Þá bjóðast ennfremur til sölu í takmörkuðu upplagi pakkar með vel völdum árituðum eintökum af nýjum útgáfum, afmælisútgáfum og endur-útgáfum Smekkleysu. Sjá nánari upplýsingar hér að ofan og við miðakaup.

Miðasala hefst föstudaginn 10.apríl kl. 10 á tix.is

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Lagalisti:

1. Krepptur hnefi
2. Gúrkutíð
3. Blossi
4. Kalt blóð
5. Strompurinn
6. Akranes krú
7. Úrhrak
8. Síðasta blokkin í mýrinni
9. Heimsendir

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“Jóhann Jóhannsson’s compositions translate beautifully to the piano”
Alice Sara Ott

Berlin, 6 March 2026. Alice Sara Ott’s latest Deutsche Grammophon album is out now, digitally, on CD and on vinyl (2 LPs). Jóhann Jóhannsson – Piano Works presents a collection of world premiere recordings of music by Jóhann Jóhannsson. The album follows on from the success of the two EPs (Film Themes and From Englabörn) issued in late 2025, featuring seven of the album’s tracks. Recorded in the late composer’s native Iceland, the 30-track album draws on an edition of solo piano transcriptions of his works recently published by Faber Music. These span the composer’s career, from studio albums such as Englabörn and Orphée to the pioneering scores he wrote for documentaries or feature films such as Copenhagen Dreams, Personal Effects and the Golden-Globe-winning The Theory of Everything.

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Lagalisti:

1. Bláberja Tom
2. Þegar vinna skal Júróvisjón
3. Verðbólguvandinn
4. Fjandinn laus
5. Dagskrá
6. Hörkujó

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1. Deathbillies on the run
2. Bulldozer
3. Party town (the groove of Hafnir city)
4. Dimitri
5. Manifesto
6. Sodoma theme
7. Animalia
8. Birth of the marination
9. Sanity
10. Musculus

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