By Matty Adams
Five reasons you need to get your hands on a ticket to experience this Icelandic treasure next month…
Picture this – four action packed days in the middle of June under Iceland’s incredible summer midnight sun slap bang in the nation’s capital showcasing more than 100 established and rising stars delivering the ultimate party atmosphere. Say hello to Iceland’s Secret Solstice Festival.Taking place between Thursday 16th June and Sunday 19th June, revellers from all over the world will flock to the Nordic island country of Iceland to experience the third consecutive edition of Secret Solstice Festival to experience one of the most unique events our globe has to offer today! With Iceland’s capital city of Reykjavik acting as hosts and such delights as the midnight sun, geothermal pools, natural beauties and weird and wonderful food all at your very feet, Secret Solstice Festival should definitely be one box you tick off your summer calendar in 2016. Here are five reasons you need to get your hands on a ticket to experience this Icelandic treasure next month.
You get to dance under the midnight sun
The Secret Solstice Festival has been built around one concept – the midnight sun. But what exactly is the midnight sun? Allow us to elaborate further. In the middle of the summer in Iceland, the sun actually never sets. This can be accredited to some astronomical wonders because Iceland itself is actually really close to the Arctic Circle. Therefore, during the Secret Solstice Festival weekend, the sun will never actually set. The darkest the sky will actually get is when the clock strikes midnight as the sun makes contact with the horizon before rising again – this means three whole days of daylight! You have to be there to experience it, the views are simply immense.
Party with your favourite DJs in the oldest nature bath in Iceland
We’ve all experienced pool parties; heck most of us have had our fair share of beach parties. However, the opportunity to party in the oldest nature bath in Iceland whilst your favourite DJs are spinning their stuff behind the decks is one of rare occurrence. Fuelled by the fires of a volcano, one simply must experience Iceland 120-year-old geothermal bath and relax (or fist pump, whatever takes your fancy) whilst listening to your favourite DJs behind the decks.
Extraordinary line-up
The line-up for the third ever edition of the Secret Solstice Festival looks bigger and better than ever before. With over 100 monumental names set to appear in Reykjavik for this unique festival across four dates in the middle of June, music enthusiasts will definitely be spoilt for choice. Headline acts appearing across the weekend will include the likes of Radiohead, Of Monsters And Men, Deftones, Die Antwoord, Jamie Jones, Art Department, St Germain, Roisin Murphy, Action Bronson, Kerri Chandler, Apollonia, Skream, Visionquest and more.
The planet’s only party to take place inside a glacier
Secret Solstice Festival provides you with your only chance of the year to party inside a glacier. Mad we know but how intriguing does that sound? Imagine being wrapped up in your biggest coat, gloves and scarf and taking unlimited amounts of SnapChat videos behind the decks INSIDE A GLACIER?! To go further into detail, last year saw Secret Solstice Festival host the world’s first ever party inside a glacier inside of 10,000-year-old ice of Langjokull. This is the second largest glacier in Europe.
The globe’s first ever public performance inside a volcano
Looking to outdo the world’s first ever party inside a glacier from last summer, Secret Solstice Festival will be hosting the world’s first ever public performance inside a volcano in 2016. To be more specific, it will take place inside the dormant magma chamber of Thrihnukagigur volcano. With helicopter transportation taking festival fanatics from Reykjavik all the way to this unique location followed by a short hike and a 400 foot elevator drop into the inactive magma chamber, this is one experience those present will be able to remember for the rest of their lives.
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