The G! Festival (commonly known as G!, in Faroese also called G! Festivalur or G! Festivalurin) is a Faroese musical festival, held annually at the seaside village Gøta on

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in mid or late July, but always before the Ólavsøka. It is one of the two largest music festivals on the

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, the other being Summarfestivalurin. It was founded by Sólarn Solmunde and musician Jón Tyril, both locals. Jón is also the present chairman of the festival.

History

The G! Festival was the first real outdoor music festival ever held on the Faroe Islands. Around 1000 people bought tickets to the first festival in 2002, and ticket sales have grown steadily ever since. In 2005 the G! Festival arrangers announced the festival sold out, with ticket sales of 6000. An estimated 2000 to 4000 people partook in the music festival from outside the festival area, mainly in boats on the sea or in the hills and roads surrounding the area. It is believed that a fifth of the entire population of the Faroe Islands partook in the 2005 festival. In 2005 Jón Tyril received the '' M.A. Jacobsen Distinguished Prize for Cultural Achievement'' for his work with G! Festival. G! Festival cooperates annually with Iceland Airwaves. Each year, a group from the G! roster will perform at Airwaves and vice versa.

Specific years

2003

The 2003 festival featured artists such as Bomfunk MC’s ( FI), Úlpa ( IS), Xploding Plastix ( NO), Glorybox ( DK), Clickhaze ( FO).

2004

The 2004 festival featured artists such as

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( SE), Russ Taff (US) , Temple of Sound ( UK), Darude ( FI), Gåte ( NO).

2005

The 2005 festival featured artists such as

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( DK), Blue Foundation ( DK), Beats and Styles ( FI), Glenn Kaiser (US), Hjálmar ( IS), Afenginn ( DK),

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( SE), Eivør Pálsdóttir ( FO), Teitur ( FO).

2006

The 2006 festival featured artists such as Mugison ( IS), Animal Alpha ( NO),

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(US), Kaizers Orchestra ( NO), Outlandish ( DK), Infernal ( DK), Eivør Pálsdóttir ( FO), Teitur ( FO).

2007

The 2007 festival featured artists such as Natasha Bedingfield (UK), Guillemots (UK), Young Dubliners (US),

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(US),

(DK), Hatesphere (DK), Serena Maneesh (NO), Adjágas (NO), Polkaholix (DE), Pétur Ben (IS), Dr. Spock (IS), Eivør Pálsdóttir (FO), Teitur Lassen (FO), Lena Anderssen (FO), Boys In A Band (FO),

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(FO) Metronomy (UK)

2009

The 2009 festival featured artists such as Spleen United (DK), Mr Flash (FR), Familjen (SE), Katzenjammer (NO), Nathan James (US),

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(DK), The Haunted (SE), Valravn (FO/DK), Boys In A Band (FO),

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(FO), Teitur Lassen (FO), Heiðrik á Heygum (FO), Bet Your Are William (FO), Lena Anderssen (FO), Dánjal á Neystabø (FO), Frændur (FO), Tinganest (FO).Gfestival.com
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2010

The 2010 festival featured artists such as

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(SE), Moto Boy (SE), FM Belfast (IS), Eivør Pálsdóttir (FO),

(DK), Lucy Love (DK),

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(FO) and The Ghost (FO).

2011

The 2011 festival featured artists such as Travis (UK), The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band (US), Annemarie Zimakoff (DK), Mugison (IS), Petur Pólson (FO), Orka (FO), Andy Irvine (IRE), Guðrið Hansdóttir (FO), Fallulah (DK), Skálmöld (IS),

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(FO), Guðrun & Bartal (FO), Blind Boys of Alabama (US),

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(SE),

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(SE),

(FO), Sic (band)(FO), Nive Nielsen and the Deer Children (GR) and more.

2012

The 2012 festival featured artists such as Kapten Röd (SE), Raske Penge (DK), Retro Stefson (IS), Hogni (FO), Eivør Pálsdóttir (FO), Amsterdam Klezmer Band (NL) 200 (FO), Teitur Lassen (FO), Rosa Lux (DK), Nanook (GL)

(FO) Guðrið Hansdóttir (FO), JPFT Soundsystem (DK), Benjamin (FO), Brynjolfur (FO), Gipsy Train (FO), Villu Veski (EE), Momentum (IS), SAKARIS (FO), Marius Ziska (FO), Frændur (FO), Knút (FO), Kaj Klein (FO), KGB (IS), Lív Næs (FO), Kiasmos (FO/IS) and more.

2013

The 2013 G!festival featured artists such as

(DK), Karin Park (SE), Ásgeir Trausti (IS), Reptile Youth (DK), Alina Devecerski (SE), Laid Back (DK), Den Sorte Skole (DK), Eivør Pálsdóttir (FO),

(FO), Byrta (FO), 200 (FO), Teitur Lassen (FO), Marius Ziska (FO), Benjamin (FO), Angist (IS), Earth Divide (FO), Hogni (FO), Boys In A Band (FO), Kári Sverrisson w/ Bendar Spónir (FO),

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(FO), Brynjolfur (FO), LV & Okmalumkoolkat (US/SA), MRC Riddims (US), Fredo (UK), Himmerland (DK), Sun Glitters (LX), Lula Rose (DE), Afenginn (DK) and more.

2014

The 2014 G!festival featured artists including

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(US), Moddi (NO),

(FO), Kaleo (IS), Lydmor (DK) and more.

2015

The 2015 G!festival featured artists including Dizzy Mizz Lizzy (DK), Hackney Colliery Band (UK),

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(SE), Jamie Woon (UK) and more.

2016

The 2016 G!festival featured artists including Steve'n'Seagulls (FI), SBCR AKA The Bloody Beetroots DJ SET (IT), Dub Phizix & Strategy (UK), Songhoy Blues (ML), Lucy Rose (UK),

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(IE) and

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(UK),

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(US), Phlake (DK), Federspiel (AT), Annika Hoydal (FO) and more.

2017

The 2017 G!festival featured artists including Toto (US), MØ (DK), Kristoffer Kristofferson (US), Bilderbuch (AT), Suspekt (DK), Alphaville (DE), Bombino (NE), Monophonics (US), Fil Bo Riva (IT), Baskery (SE), Reykjavíkurdætur (IS), Brothers Moving (DK), Desert Mountain Tribe (UK), Teitur (FO), Konni Kass (FO), 200 (FO), Orka (FO) Elinborg (FO), Son of Fortune (FO), Frederik Elsner (GL) and more.

2018

The 2018 G!festival featured artists including Rag'n'Bone Man (UK), Ben Gibbard (US), Harlem Gospel Choir (US),

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DJ SET (UK), Scarlet Pleasure (DK), Ba Cissoko (GN), Brothers Moving (DK), Eivør (FO), Teitur (FO),

(FO), Úlfur Úlfur (IS), Marius Ziska (FO), Son of Fortune (FO), Nelson Can (DK), Hogni (FO), and more.

2019

The 2019 G!festival featured artists including

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(UK), Vok (IS), Eivør (FO), Jennifer Cardini DJ SET (FR), Phlake (DK), Ferris & Sylvester (UK), Noah Carter (DK), Greta Svabo Bech (FO),

(FO), Marius Ziska (FO), Emmsje Gauti (IS), Marius Ziska (FO), Joe & The Shitboys (FO), imon Littauer(DK), Anna Lann (LV) and more.

2020

The 2020 G!festival featured artists including Saving Grace feat. Robert Plant & Suzi Dian (UK), Specktors (DK), Tessa (DK), Joe & The Shitboys (FO), Eivør (FO), Marius DC (FO) and more. Cancelled because of Covid-19.

2021

The 2021 G!festival featured artists including

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(NO), When Saints Go Machine (DK), Tessa (DK), Eivør (FO), Boy Pablo (NO), Skatebård (NO), Jóipé & Króli (IS), Gaye Su Akyol (TR), Swangah (FO), Calby (DK),

(FO), (SE), Høgni (FO), Lena Anderssen (FO), Janus Rasmussen (FO), Emil Lange (DK), Huun-Huur-Tu (RU), Brimheim (FO), Greta (DK), Son Of Fortune (FO), LaLaLar (TR), The Holy (FI), Antti Paalanen (FI), Yasmyn (EE) and many more. Cancelled because of Covid-19.

2022

The 2022 G!festival featured artists including José González (SE), Tessa (DK), Eivør (FO), Ásgeir (IS), Teitur (FO),

Daði Freyr Daði Freyr Pétursson (; born 30 June 1992), known professionally as Daði Freyr or simply Daði, is an Icelandic musician. As the frontman of Daði & Gagnamagnið ( ), he was due to represent Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with t ...

(IS),

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(US), The Jillionaire (TT), Priya Ragu (CH), Guðrið Hansdóttir (FO), Marius Ziska (FO), TERR (BR), Brynjolfur (FO), Suchi (NO), Pom Poko (NO), SONS (BE), Lucky Lo (DK/SE), Tarante Groove Machine (ISR), and many more.

2023

The 2023 G!festival featured artists including Eivør (FO), Sturle Dagsland NO, SOOLKING (DZ), When Saints Go Machines DK, Saint Levant (PS/FR),

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(FR), and more.

References

{{reflist Music festivals in the Faroe Islands Music of the Faroe Islands Music festivals established in 2002 2002 establishments in the Faroe Islands Rock festivals in the Faroe Islands Summer events in the Faroe Islands