Radiohead, Róisín Murphy, Afrika Bambaataa, Kelela, and Action Bronson are the new names added to the Reykjavík, Iceland Secret Solstice festival from June 17th – 19th this year. The only party inside a glacier is the festival’s tagline.
Secret Solstice is held over the solstice weekend as the name suggests (the same weekend as Body & Soul) which results in three days of constant daylight. One of the additional attractions is the Midnight Sun Boat Party, a late-night DJ event on a boat that takes guests out into the Atlantic to watch the sun touch the horizon after midnight. It’s limited to 200 tickets. There’s also a party at Flúðir, a geothermal outdoor pool, one of the things you must do when in Iceland.
Tickets start from €175 for three days with VIP packages offered. Accommodation is via hotels, Airbnb etc in the city.
Secret Solstice lineup
Radiohead [UK]
Róisín Murphy [IE]
Action Bronson [US]
Afrika Bambaataa [US]
Kelela [US]
Matt Tolfrey [UK]
Bang Gang [IS]
Mammút [IS]
Fufanu [IS]
Rix [IS]
Plastic Love [US]
Clovis [US]
Dr.Spock [IS]
MANT [UK]
Bones [CA]
Faces of Walls [IS]
RVK Soundsystem [IS]
DJ Hendrik [IS]
Pink Street Boys [IS]
Halleluwah [IS]
Einar Indra [IS]
Gervisykur [IS]
Valby Bræður [IS]
Mosi Musik [IS]
Dalí [IS]
Stefán Karel [IS]
Auður [IS]
Átrúnaðargoðin [IS]
TRPTYCH [IS]
Kíló [IS]
Rímnaríki [IS]
Since When [US]
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
Just a little correction here. The party isn’t actually at the Blue Lagoon. It’s at another location east of Reykjavik called Flúðir. Here’s hoping the cops behave themselves at this year’s event, unlike last time.
Cool, thanks for that