Jónsi at Liberty Hall

Scott Spychalski

Jónsi

​Here’s a quick geography lesson: despite evidence to the contrary, Iceland really is just an island nation and not a planet in some far-off galaxy.

To be fair, it’s not like the land of fire and ice has gone out of its way to reinforce this fact. When your country’s highway construction is routinely rerouted to avoid bulldozing suspected elf colonies, it’s fair to assume you’re operating on a slightly different plane than the rest of the world. I mean, c’mon – even their volcanoes shoot giant purple lightning bolts. That ain’t natural.

On Thursday night at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi – touring in support of his first solo album, Go – proved that his homeland’s eccentricities and epic beauty are the lifeblood of his music and live show. The result: a concert that was equal parts live theater, multimedia performance art and, perhaps most notably, emotionally stirring rock show.