G! Festival
G! Festival | |
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Eivør performing with Bill Bourne at the G! Festival 2004 | |
Genre | Alternative rock, Punk, Rock, Pop, Metal, Christian music, World music |
Dates | Three days, mid or late in July |
Location(s) | Syðrugøta, Faroe Islands |
Years active | 2002 - present |
The G! Festival (commonly known as G!, in Faroese also called G! Festivalur or G! Festivalurin) is a Faroese musical festival, held annually at the seaside village
History
The G! Festival was the first real outdoor music festival ever held on the Faroe Islands. Around 1000 people bought tickets to the first festival in 2002, and ticket sales have grown steadily ever since. In 2005 the G! Festival arrangers announced the festival sold out, with ticket sales of 6000. An estimated 2000 to 4000 people partook in the music festival from outside the festival area, mainly in boats on the sea or in the hills and roads surrounding the area. It is believed that a fifth of the entire population of the Faroe Islands partook in the 2005 festival.
In 2005 Jón Tyril received the M.A. Jacobsen Distinguished Prize for Cultural Achievement for his work with G! Festival.
G! Festival cooperates annually with Iceland Airwaves. Each year, a group from the G! roster will perform at Airwaves and vice versa.[1]
Specific years
2003
The 2003 festival featured artists such as
).2004
The 2004 festival featured artists such as Kashmir (DK), Lisa Ekdahl (SE), Russ Taff (US) , Temple of Sound (UK), Darude (FI), Gåte (NO).
2005
The 2005 festival featured artists such as
).2006
The 2006 festival featured artists such as
).2007
The 2007 festival featured artists such as
2009
The 2009 festival featured artists such as
2010
The 2010 festival featured artists such as
(FO).2011
The 2011 festival featured artists such as
2012
The 2012 festival featured artists such as
2013
The 2013 G!festival featured artists such as
2014
The 2014 G!festival featured artists including Sister Sledge (US), Moddi (NO), Týr (FO), Kaleo (IS), Lydmor (DK) and more.
2015
The 2015 G!festival featured artists including Dizzy Mizz Lizzy (DK), Hackney Colliery Band (UK), At the Gates (SE), Jamie Woon (UK) and more.
2016
The 2016 G!festival featured artists including Steve'n'Seagulls (FI), SBCR AKA The Bloody Beetroots DJ SET (IT), Dub Phizix & Strategy (UK), Songhoy Blues (ML), Lucy Rose (UK), Hudson Taylor (IE) and Gabrielle Aplin (UK), Hot 8 Brass Band (US), Phlake (DK), Federspiel (AT), Annika Hoydal (FO) and more.
2017
The 2017 G!festival featured artists including
2018
The 2018 G!festival featured artists including
2019
The 2019 G!festival featured artists including
2020
The 2020 G!festival featured artists including
2021
The 2021 G!festival featured artists including
2022
The 2022 G!festival featured artists including
2023
The 2023 G!festival featured artists including
References
- ^ Iceland Review Archived 2009-08-04 at the Wayback Machine, 15 July 2007
- ^ Gfestival.com
External links
- G! Festival website
- Playlouder.com G! Festival 2006