12 concerts in 12 hours
Hip downtown Kex Hostel hosts its annual KEXport this weekend offering twelve concerts in the space of twelve hours, from noon until night. The event, held in cooperation with the KEXP radio station in Seattle features the cream of the crop of Icelandic bands with a live broadcast on KEXP, a radio station that has visited Iceland every year since 2009.
The concerts take place in the outside area behind the hostel and draw crowds of all ages. Admission is free. The programme is as follows:
12:00 Sóley
13:00 Teitur Magnússon
14:00 Kælan Mikla
15:00 Futuregrapher
16:00 Markús and the Diversion Sessions
17:00 Valdimar
18:00 Rökkurró
19:00 Muck
20:00 Gísli Pálmi
21:00 DJ Yamaho
22:00 Agent Fresco
23:00 Emmsje Gauti
Meðal þeirra sem hafa komið fram á KEXPort eru Samúel Jón Samúelsson Big Band, Kiriyama Family, Ghostigital, Low Roar, Sóley, Tilbury, Snorri Helgason, Úlfur Úlfur, Mr. Silla, Sykur, Dimma, Reykjavíkurdætur, Sometime, Kött Grá Pje, MUCK, Kippi Kanínus og Moses Hightower.