You spend a ridiculous period of time ready at festivals. Whether or not it’s ready in line to get right into a venue for the band you’re actually enthusiastic about, ready for that music you REALLY wished to listen to dwell, ready for the beer to pour into your glass at a close-by bar (is it simply us or does it at all times pour the slowest when your subsequent gig is simply in 10 minutes?), or ready in your hangover to move (except you adopted our Airwaves hangover survival guide.) By some means, it’s in these limitless strains and minutes you’re attempting to kill that a lot of the funniest stuff occurs. We’ve been noting down the very best issues we overheard at Iceland Airwaves this yr to make you chortle at them too.
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[Security guard stopping us at Fríkirkjan and accidentally challenging us to a game of who downs their drink faster]
“Drinks are usually not allowed. It’s a church.”
[A stranger on their way to the next gig, feeling desperate. Oh, how we feel you, darling]
“NEXT”
[A couple of strangers when the realisation that they have to go to Fríkirkjan, not Hallgrímskirkja, has dawned on them]
“Oh, it’s in that church.”
[Someone watching gugusar on stage. Boy, we do agree]
“We would like extra girls to play. I imply have a look at this, it’s superb.”
[A couple of tourists being genuinely sad as they queue outside Gaukurinn. It’s freezing]
“I wanna see the place I’m going subsequent however I can’t trigger the web site’s not working.”
[No, this girl is not talking about her Tinder dates]
“I’m seeing this man in 20 min, this man in 10 and about that one… I’m nonetheless unsure.”
[At 10:30 am on Friday morning]
“Daughters of Reykjavík are the very best factor that’s occurred to hip hop in Iceland, and possibly even Europe.”
“Are you continue to drunk?!”
“…Sure.”
[On watching a sad, hungover journalist eat soggy, reheated fries in her pyjamas in the office]
“I want I might prevent from your self.”
[The gym I’m seriously considering joining]
“I’m exercising my goth muscle tissue.”
[A bold statement, but god, we did encounter that]
“Be again right here at 10 pm, you’re going to come back head to head with a rap god.”
[The aforementioned god certainly knows how to market himself]
“It’s going to be a non secular expertise.”
[Dude, it’s not a competition. Very impressive, though]
“I did 47,000 steps for the day.”
[On making post-festival plans]
“I’m going to sleep quite a bit tomorrow and possibly on Monday.”
[We certainly are]
“I really feel like everyone is semi-losing their minds.”
[Discussing the latest headwear trend in town]
“I’d really feel like a mushroom on this hat.”
[A friend speaking about her СrossFit class, but sounding like she’s having an existential crisis]
“I shut my eyes, and open my thoughts.”
[A line to the men’s bathroom]
“Codependending, that’s what we’re doing right here.”
[Well, we really doubt Megan Markle met Prince Harry at a sweaty gig]
“Why isn’t Ólafur Arnalds single?”
[A genuine disappointment about what Crack Cloud advertised at the IA website and what they delivered]
“There was alleged to be 50 individuals and a canine, however there was simply 7 individuals and no canine.”
[This one… We are not even sure what this was about]
“Who’s doing this pagan music?”
[Mate, we feel your pain]
“I used to be outdoors in line for half an hour and bought in final minute.”
[A team member on the lookout for weird bands]
“I’m available on the market for faith.”
Once more, Iceland Airwaves 2022, this has been extraordinarily enjoyable. We’ll be again subsequent yr, with extra protection and…eavesdropping!
