
Ólafur Arnalds is planning a London festival for November
13 May 2019, 14:38
| Written by
Cerys Kenneally
Icelandic multi-instrumentalist Ólafur Arnalds has revealed he's planning a London festival to take place in November.
Revealing the news on Twitter, Arnalds wrote, "I’m planning a festival of music, film, friendship and collaborations in London in November! More soon...", before adding a joke hashtag, "#fyrefest".
I’m planning a festival of music, film, friendship and collaborations in London in November! More soon...
— Ólafur Arnalds (@OlafurArnalds) May 13, 2019
Arnalds released his fourth album, re:member in August 2018, and shared three string quartet versions of re:member tracks "saman", "momentary", and "nyepi" last month.
Ólafur Arnalds will play Oxford's Wilderness Festival in August. Find out more.
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