Announcing Pitchfork Live Featuring Sigur Rós and the L.A. Philharmonic

This Friday, April 14, Sigur Rós will perform at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, in a special event featuring the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Pitchfork is excited to announce that we will stream the concert live on our homepage and via Facebook Live. The performance will feature a 50-minute set of Sigur Rós performing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, followed by a second 50-minute set of the band playing songs on their own. The orchestral set will feature several guest arrangers, including Dan Deacon, Owen Pallett, Nico Muhly, Anna Meredith, and more. It all kicks off 8:50 p.m. Pacific/11:50 p.m. Eastern. Check out the full show order below and find Sigur Rós’ full upcoming tour itinerary here.

Sigur Rós and Los Angeles Philharmonic: 

• “Á” (arranged by Daníel Bjarnason)
• “Ekki mukk” (arranged by Missy Mazzoli)
• “Glósóli” (arranged by Páll Ragnar Pálsson)
• “Niður” (arranged by Nico Muhly)
• “Fljótavík” (arranged by Anna Meredith)
• “Starálfur” (arranged by Owen Pallett)
• “Festival” (arranged by Dan Deacon)
• “Hrafntinna” (arranged by David Lang)

Intermission

• Sigur Rós (without orchestra)

Speaking about the performance and Pitchfork’s live stream, the band said:

This is all new ground for us. It’s been 15 years since we last played with an orchestra, and that wasn’t even Sigur Rós songs. The shows at the Disney Hall sold out fast, and only 4,500 people can get to experience it in the room. So we thought it would be good to let anyone who couldn’t get tickets and people around the world have the opportunity to see how all it comes together. There’s just one chance for us to rehearse with the L.A. Phil ahead of time, so in all honesty we have no idea how this is going to go, but we promise it will be exciting.

The show comes as part of our new Pitchfork Live series, which is set to stream concerts around the country throughout the year. Previous installments have included shows from Future Islands, Run the Jewels, and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard.

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