Björk is throwing a rave in Iceland to mark the total solar eclipse this August.
The one-day festival, Echolalia, will take place at Víðistaðatún sculpture park in Hafnarfjörður on 12 August. During the event, the festival site will experience complete coverage of the sun by the moon for one minute and four seconds.
Björk will DJ at the event, while Arca is also set to play. Other performances will come from Icelandic acts Sideproject and Ronja Jóhannsdóttir.
A press release announcing the festival read: “For years we’ve been having Mánakvöld – dance evenings under a full moon where Björk invites friends to DJ with her. This time we gather under the total solar eclipse and dance.”
Echolalia is also the name of an exhibition that Björk is overseeing at the National Gallery of Iceland from 30 May to 19 September. The project will centre around three installations inspired by three songs by the Icelandic artist: ‘Sorrowful Soil’ and ‘Ancestress’ from 2022 album Fossora, and another currently untitled track from an as yet unannounced new LP.
Find tickets and more information about Björk’s Echolalia festival here.
