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Biggi Veira Ahead of GusGus Concerts: 1990s Rave Energy, a New Album and the Band’s Connection with Lithuania
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Biggi Veira Ahead of GusGus Concerts: 1990s Rave Energy, a New Album and the Band’s Connection with Lithuania

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Icelandic electronic group GusGus will begin its autumn tour in Lithuania, performing in Vilnius and Kaunas before visiting other European cities and Reykjavik.
  • Founder, composer and producer Biggi Veira told Delfi that the band’s upcoming concerts will draw on the energy of early-1990s rave music and feature material linked to its forthcoming album, “Rewind & Replay.”
  • Veira also discussed GusGus’ long relationship with Lithuanian audiences, including a 2011 Cathedral Square concert attended by about 30,000 people.

GusGus plans to bring the energy of an early-1990s rave to Lithuania as the Icelandic electronic group starts its autumn tour with concerts in Vilnius and Kaunas. The band will perform in Vilnius on September 2 and in Kaunas the following day, then visit eight other European cities before ending the tour in Reykjavik.

In short, you will want to dance from the first song to the last.

— Biggi Veira, GusGus founder, composer and producerVeira described the more energetic, dance-oriented concert program planned for the Lithuanian shows.

Speaking to Delfi, founder, composer and producer Biggi Veira said the concerts would be more energetic and dance-focused than some of the group’s previous shows. The music and visuals will seek to recreate the atmosphere of the early 1990s, a period Veira has recently revisited by listening again to his favorite groups from that era. “In short, you will want to dance from the first song to the last,” he said.

The performances will follow a prepared program, but GusGus will leave room for improvisation. Vocalists respond to the audience, Veira said, and the energy between the stage and the hall makes each show somewhat different. The group is also preparing a new album, “Rewind & Replay,” continuing a career in which its lineup, sound and creative direction have changed repeatedly since its formation in 1995.

We really feel a very beautiful connection with the Baltic countries. It seems to me that our mentality is quite similar: we are small nations and we have distinctive cultures.

— Biggi Veira, GusGus founder, composer and producerHe explained the group’s longstanding affinity with audiences in Lithuania and the wider Baltic region.

Lithuania has become a familiar stop for the band. GusGus first performed there in 2007 and has returned regularly, with two Lithuanian shows on this tour as well as a performance in Estonia. Veira said the group feels a strong connection with the Baltic countries, whose people share similarities with Icelanders as small nations with distinctive cultures.

My favorite concert is usually the last one, wherever it took place.

— Biggi Veira, GusGus founder, composer and producerVeira said he tends to focus on future performances rather than dwell on past concerts.

He recalled being surprised by the size of an early Vilnius venue, only to learn that the concert had already sold out. After the release of the “Arabian Horse” album, the band gained wider demand, including a 2011 concert in Vilnius’ Cathedral Square attended by about 30,000 people. Veira said fans who return over the years often seem to remain the same age, joking that he is simply growing older alongside them. More than 30 years into GusGus’ career, he still describes himself as a “happy raver”.

Happy raver

— Biggi Veira, GusGus founder, composer and producerThe phrase captures how Veira characterizes his continuing connection to rave culture after more than three decades.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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