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Asgeir performing on The Current, live from the Gotubarinn nightclub in Akureyri, Iceland, as part of the Iceland Airwaves Music Festival.
Asgeir performing on The Current, live from the Gotubarinn nightclub in Akureyri, Iceland, as part of the Iceland Airwaves Music Festival.Nate Ryan | MPR

November 03, 2017

The Current enjoyed a fantastic day of live performances and interviews from the Götubarinn pub in Akureyri, the second city of the Iceland Airwaves Music Festival.

Mark Wheat's guests were 200,000 Naglbítar, Mammút, Hildur and perhaps one of Iceland's biggest artists today, Ásgeir,. Watch the video above to see Ásgeir, perform his song, "Stardust," recorded as it was broadcast live to The Current's listeners. Ásgeir, says his "Stardust" is nothing to do with the Hoagy Carmichael song of the same name.

See the photo gallery below for more from our day at Götubarinn in Akureyri plus highlights from concerts at the Hof Conference and Cultural Center on Thursday night. And be sure to join Mark Wheat on Friday, Nov. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Central Time for more from the Iceland Airwaves Music Festival.

Iceland Airwaves broadcast schedule


Live from the Götubarinn bar in Akureyri, Iceland
All times Central Daylight Time (Minnesota time)

Friday, Nov. 3, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Central Time (-0500 GMT)
10:15 a.m. JFDR - Interview
10:45 a.m. Ösp - Interview and performance
11:45 p.m. Emilíani Torrini and The Colourist

All are free and open to the public.
Schedule subject to change.

Resources

Iceland Airwaves - official site

Visit Akureyri

Götubarinn - in Icelandic

Hof Cultural and Conference Center