Secret Solstice Festival 2014: midnight sun in Reykjavik ;)

It was my second music festival in Iceland in 2014. Completely new musical event, first edition of Secret Solstice Festival during the longest days in Iceland held on 20-22 June. The festival was interesting and energetic, especially on the last day when the sun came out. I was really happy to see Múm, the famous Icelandic band, for the first time! And they are really great!!! :) I also enjoyed Mammút a lot (especially these songs: 'Ströndin' and 'Leggdu mig i salt', also excellent 'Blóðberg'). I saw for the second time experimental techno project of Icelandic composer, Ólafur Arnalds: Kiasmos. They are really wonderful!
And finally on Sunday I could dance a lot, Rum Buffalo band from UK made the public dance with swing music and I was really happy to join Icelanders in the joyful dance next to the stage.

I was having fun to photograph the event and the colourful people, inspired by my Italian friend, a photographer, a very open and genuine person. He talked to all the artist, including Massive Attack and Björk that was watching the concerts from the VIP zone on the second day. Most of the artists though were in the public after having their performance. It's Iceland so they are just like any other person in the audience :))

It was a cheerful event although I wish to have better weather and better sound engineers. The bands I really enjoyed were Icelandic:

• Kaleo
• Mammút
• Múm
• Kiasmos
• HE
• Hjaltalin
• Reykjavikudaetur 
• and foreign stars:
• Rum Buffalo (UK)
• WOODKID (FR)
• MASSIVE ATTACK (UK)

 Woodkid band were great and one of their videos was shot in Iceland, the most famous one: 'I love you'.

And my favourite Massive Attack brought 3 vocalists, so the public got really crazy. That's a pity that the sound was so unbalanced. They played even 'Unfinished Sympathy'! :)) The public were extremely enthusiastic!!! But no encores were played.











I also enjoyed the festival going to the outdoor swimming pool Laugardalslaug near by with Michał, my Polish friend that knows almost everything about rock music :)

Still some other great music festival are waiting for us in the second part of the year. So stay tuned! :)