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Sigur Rós’ Georg Hólm says he considered leaving Iceland after tax evasion battle

Sigur Rós bassist Georg Hólm has admitted that he considered leaving Iceland after the band was accused of tax evasion.The Icelandic government accused the band of of evading 151m króna (£840,000) of tax between 2010 and 2014. Blaming an accounting error, they repaid the debt plus interest, but then faced a second prosecution for the same offence in 2020, which froze their assets. They have since been acquitted.At a similar time, their drummer Orri Páll Dýrason left the band following allegations of sexual misconduct by artist Megan Boyd, which he has consistently denied.“I really did feel like I can’t live in this sort of society,” Hólm told The Guardian.
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Sigur Rós announce UK and European tour dates
Sigur Rós have announced details of a UK and European tour for later this year – check out the full list of dates below.Following the announcement of tour dates in the United States, Mexico and Canada last month, Sigur Rós have now confirmed a lengthy run in the UK and Europe.Kicking off in Portugal on 28 September, the run of shows will take place in Italy, Germany and France before arriving in the UK for four shows, including two nights at London’s Brixton Academy. The band will then finish off with a homecoming gig in Reykjavík, Iceland.Tickets for the newly announced shows go on sale 9am GMT, Friday March 18 from here.A post shared by sigur rós (@sigurros)According to a press release, Sigur Rós are in the process of writing and recording their first new studio album since 2013’s ‘Kveikur’ and will air new songs at the shows, alongside material drawn from their acclaimed 25 year discography.Earlier this year, the band also confirmed that founding members Jónsi and Georg Holm will be joined in the studio and on tour by former member Kjartan Sveinsson, who is rejoining the band almost a decade after stepping away to focus on other projects.Sigur Rós will play:SEPTEMBER28 – Campo Pequeno – Lisbon, Portugal29 – WiZink Center – Madrid, SpainOCTOBER01 – Sant Jordi Club – Barcelona, Spain03 – Kioene Arena – Padova, Italy04 – Mediolanum Forum – Milan, Italy05 – Zenith – Munich, Germany07 – Halle 622 – Zurich, Switzerland08 – Gasometer – Vienna, Austria09 – O2 universum – Prague, Czech Republic11 – Tempodrom – Berlin, Germany15 – Arena Riga – Riga, Latvia17 – House of Culture – Helsinki, Finland19 – Hovet – Stockholm, Sweden20 – Oslo Spektrum – Oslo, Norway22 – K.B. Hallen – Copenhagen, Denmark24 – Expo XXI – Warsaw, Poland26
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