Sigur Ros at United Palace Theater

I love all things Icelandic and Sigur Ros is no exception. Their show earlier tonight at the United Palace Theater is now on my list of the best shows I've seen, along with Bjork, Broken Social Scene, and The Arcade Fire respectively.

Despite arriving 15 minutes late (this was my fault, as it took longer than I had expected to get from my class to the 175th stop), the show was everything I anticipated and more. I have a few friends who have seen Sigur Ros in the past and they told me that it was nothing less than amazing.

The sound was absolutely incredible and along with the multimedia projection and the light show, the show was mesmerizing and I was in awe for most of it. As expected, the majority of the songs they played were off of Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust, but the highlights for me were Sæglópur and Viðrar vel til loftárása.

My only regret is that I waited to get tickets and ended up in the balcony section. Oh if only I was one of the lucky ones to have gotten orchestra seating.