Friday’s (August 22) concert at Riga was truly awesome. Sigur Rós gave the audience the best songs from the previous albums, but the most positive feelings overwhelmed me upon the kickoff of Gobbledigook.

Of course, the old tracks sent shivers down my spine (it’s really something else to hear live what you’ve previously only had on CD), but Gobbledigook was still the culmination of the night. The audience clapped their hands in the exact rhythm so hard that they became a performer of the song.

I think the good mood will remain with me for at least a month. :)

The official Gobbledigook video contains small doses of naked bodies, so I wasn’t able to put it here directly.

A Gobbledigook video from the Naturra concert, with Björk:

Link to video.

I was somewhat surprised to see that no photo at all had been added to the wikipedia page of the band’s lead singer Francis Healy. Upon checking the history, I found that the encyclopaedia contributors had had problems with image copyrights, so pictures were regularly being added to and removed from this entry.

Even though my picture was somewhat blurry and rich in dumb noises (the camera isn’t capable of properly working with ISO 400), I decided to try and see if a typical internet user can add his own photo.

After reading the guide, the process was quite simple, so I intend to be doing this in the future as well, should the chance arise.

It is definitely recommended have a good read of the terms of the various licences, because images can also be taken from flickr.com, as long as valid licence terms have been added.

I will soon be done with the remaining blurry Positivus AB pictures, and a short photo summary of the event will be forthcoming.