G! Festival

Festivalurin) is a Faroese musical festival, held annually at the seaside village Gøta on Eysturoy in mid or late July, but always before the Ólavsøka.

It was founded by Sólarn Solmunde and musician Jón Tyril, both locals.

It is believed that a fifth of the entire population of the Faroe Islands partook in the 2005 festival.

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

The 2004 festival featured artists such as Kashmir (DK), Lisa Ekdahl (SE), Russ Taff (US) , Temple of Sound (UK), Darude (FI), Gåte (NO).

The 2006 festival featured artists such as Mugison (IS), Animal Alpha (NO), Beth Hart (US), Kaizers Orchestra (NO), Outlandish (DK), Infernal (DK), Eivør Pálsdóttir (FO), Teitur (FO).

The 2014 G!festival featured artists including Sister Sledge (US), Moddi (NO), Týr (FO), Kaleo (IS), Lydmor (DK) and more.

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), Hudson Taylor (IE) and Gabrielle Aplin (UK), Hot 8 Brass Band (US), Phlake (DK), Federspiel (AT), Annika Hoydal (FO) and more.

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

Jon Tyril, co-founder and chairman