Sigur Ros at Ryman Auditorium

For post-rock outfit Sigur Rós, music is a beauty unbound by cosmic creation. Hear their symphony this 2nd day of October at the Ryman Auditorium. Experience something beyond.

The Icelandic trio made a resounding return to the charts with their aptly named eighth album, Átta, in June of 2023, marking their first full-length studio release in ten years. This autumn, they embarked on another first-time venture, reprising a tour with NYC’s Wordless Music Orchestra for a limited run through the United States. Their forthcoming concert here in Nashville will see them perform experimental new material, which features the humming distortions of "Glóð," the pounding tensions of "Klettur," and the ballad of "Blóðberg" with its hypnotic pulsing of synths and strings.

A nearly hour-long saga inspired by unity in turmoil, Átta was met with universal acclaim. It climbed the Top 10 in Billboard World Albums and several European charts, its minimal expression contrasting the aggressive, anti-commercial motifs of its predecessor, Kveikur. Sigur Rós will also grace audiences with select hits that chronicle their Platinum-branded history, from which unfurl the epics of "Svefn-g-englar" and "Hoppípolla," accentuated by the self-scribed "Vonlenska" (Hopelandic) falsetto voiced by Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson.

Átta track listing and title translations
"Glóð" (Ember)
"Blóðberg" (Creeping thyme)
"Skel" (Shell)
"Klettur" (Cliff)
"Mór" (Moor)
"Andrá"
"Gold"
"Ylur" (“Warmth” in Faroese)
"Fall"
"8"

Join the six-time Icelandic Music Award winners and linger in their latest album’s ambiance. At times sparsely alluring, at times lavishly climactic, these harmonies will engulf the hallowed grounds of Nashville’s “Mother Church.” A breathtaking Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Landmark, the Ryman Auditorium is where spiritual atmosphere and state-of-the-art acoustic technology intersect, making for a stage worthy of this once-in-a-blue-moon event.

The 41-piece Wordless Music Orchestra will perform accompaniment under the guidance of artistic director/principal conductor Robert Ames of the London Contemporary Orchestra. WMO is renowned worldwide for performing spectacular live scores from iconic films, such as Paul Thomas Anderson’s Academy Award-winning “There Will Be Blood” and Terrence Malick’s Palme d'Or winner “The Tree of Life.” Ames, meanwhile, is the Royal Philharmonic Society's youngest shortlisted candidate for the Conductor Award and a pioneering agent in the artistic exchange between classical and contemporary, having collaborated with Radiohead, Taylor Swift, and more.

Witness Sigur Rós on their tour’s penultimate US presentation with the Wordless Music Orchestra live at the Ryman Auditorium this 2nd of October, 2024. Reserve your seats through the “Get Tickets” link above.