Having participated three times in the Eurovision Song Contest doesn’t stop Eirikur’s career as a rock singer. All through the summer he will as such be performing in Sweden, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Hungary and of course Norway where he lives.
The list of concerts shows that Eirikur will twice be performing solo and the rest a good mix between the two bands he sings with; Magic Pie and Hensley’s Live Fire Band.
Eirikur Hauksson participated three times in the Eurovision Song Contest. In 1986 in home country Iceland’s first participation, in 1991 for Norway and again in 2007 for Iceland with the song Valentine Lost that however didn’t manage to qualify for the final. He is also known for being the Icelandic spokesperson in the Nordic preview shows that was cancelled for 2008, but otherwise was a great tradition in the five Nordic countries.
The full summer schedule as it is known now:
Date | Band | Arrangement | Place |
7th of June | Live Fire | Sweden Rock Festival | Sölvesborg, Sweden |
8th of June | Live Fire | Southern Fire Festiva | London, United Kingdom |
14th of June | Live Fire | Stange-festivalen | Stange, Norway |
20th of June | Eirikur | TBA | Norway |
5th of July | Live Fire | International Gastroblues Festival | Paks, Hungary |
11th of July | Live Fire | Calw Rockt | Calw, Germany |
8th of August | Live Fire | Gressvik Summer Party | Calw, Germany |
9th of August | Live Fire | Gressvik Summer Party | Calw, Germany |
16th of August | Eirikur | Bedemarten | Borgenhaugen, Norway |
23rd of August | Magic Pie | Symforce II | Tilburg, the Netherlands |
5th of September | Magic Pie | Riga Music Bar | Essex, United Kingdom |
6th of September | Magic Pie | Herringthope Leisure Centre | Leisure Centre Rotherham, UK |
18th of October | Magic Pie | Amatøren | Oslo, Norway |