r/sigurros • u/gonzomelt • 29d ago

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25 years ago at the Gem Theatre in Detroit. It was my first Sigur Ros show. I had spent most of the prior year telling everyone who would listen about this amazing and beautiful band, and even bought copies of Agaetis for some close friends. When they announced this Detroit show, I bought a ticket immediately and ended up going to it solo. The Gem is small, less than 500 people. Then, 9/11 happened. There was doubt that the band could even get into the States for the scheduled shows. Luckily air traffic started opening up again just days before the show. The band seemed a bit nervous at times, from what I remember. There were technical difficulties. At one point, a piece of gear started picking up a local Motown radio station and that was playing through the speakers. Ultimately, it was an unforgettable show. Most of the songs played would eventually appear on ( ), which wasn't released until over a year later. To this day, it was one of the most respectful and attentive crowds I've ever seen. I truly believe that the fresh, collective trauma everyone was still processing was (at least for a moment) able to be relieved by being together in a room with this band and their music.

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u/SmeesTurkeyLeg 29d ago

$20 for a reserved seat. Those were the days.

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u/powerlace 29d ago

Outstanding.

Saw them a few months before during the GYBE! tour

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u/Repulsive_Barnacle92 28d ago

I’m still not over the fact that 2001 was 25 years ago 🥲

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u/TNF734 29d ago edited 29d ago

Man I wish I was there. My first was 2013 at Masonic. And yea...every show I've been to people have been attentive and respectful.

Edit: it was actually at the Fox Theater or the one next to it, the State, or whatever it's called now.

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u/CanadaPostRock 28d ago

I’ll have to dig but I’m pretty sure I have that I have my ticket StubHub from that show as well. I remember the radio station being picked up through the amps.

The album lead opened as well and were stellar.

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u/gonzomelt 24d ago

Wow I completely forgot that the Album Leaf was the opener! A friend had turned me onto them around that same time. I need to revisit their discography, it's been years.

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u/parkchanwookiee 24d ago
  • Nýja lagið
  • Untitled #1 – Vaka
  • Syndir Guðs (opinberun frelsarans)
  • Í gær
  • Untitled #5 – Álafoss
  • Untitled #2 – Fyrsta
  • Untitled #3 – Samskeyti
  • Svefn-g-englar
  • Untitled #7 – Dauðalagið
  • Untitled #8 – Popplagið

Incredible setlist

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u/sas099 29d ago

Wow. I had a ticket to see them at the Beacon in NYC, but I didn't make it.

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u/turtlesweater 24d ago

Oh wow in 2001?! That's incredible. I saw Sigur Rós in Detroit not long after the Manchester bombing in 2017 and their set was absolutely therapeutic to all in attendance. It was a beautiful momentary escape from the weight of the world, and it was so needed.
Thanks for sharing!

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u/EveningBlacksmith9 24d ago

I saw them later that year on this tour in Seattle at the King Cat theater. Truly epic.