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EldborgHarpa's Heart

Issued December 2016. Subject to changes.

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Eldborg 2nd floor at Harpa

Eldborg

Eldborg is Harpa’s largest concert hall and is located

on the second floor. The hall is equipped with specially

designed and adjustable acoustics. Elborg can seat 1655

guests if all seating options are fully utilised.

The hall is equipped with state-of-the-art sound

systems, projector and lighting equipment. Artist

dressing rooms are located on the same floor and

elsewhere in the building.

The hall has a large stage and an orchestra pit. Harp

Corner, near the glass façade, is an area that can be

used for concerts or exhibitions.

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Lease

Base price: ISK 1.350.000 incl. VAT.

• A same-day repeat event in Eldborg

carries a 50% surcharge.

• The hall can be leased for event rehearsals prior to the

event at a 50% discount depending on booking status.

• The cost of work and equipment hire is added

to the hall lease.

• A confirmation fee equivalent to 20% of the hall

rent must be paid in advance to secure a booking.

General information

• Hall dimensions: 1,008 m², 42 m × 24 m (length ×

width).

• Ceiling height: 19 m

• Sloped floor except on side balconies

• Fixed stage in two sizes;

larger: 274 m2, smaller: 234 m2

• Fixed seats except on side balconies

• Adjustable reverberation time 1.7–3.8 sec.

• Recording facilities are for hire in exchange for a fee

• Screen projection facilities for hire

• Option of sound and lighting mixer in hall

• Access to wireless network for staff

A day in Eldborg

A whole-day lease is based on the use of the hall between 11:00 and 23:00.

An extra fee is charged for use outside this timeframe.

A typical concert day for an amplified concert could be as follows:

11:00 Setting up sound, projector and lighting equipment.

12:00 Lunch for crew.

13:00 Band arrives.

15:00 Sound-check with band.

18:00 Meal break.

19:30 Hall opens.

20:00 Concert.

23:00 Concert ends.

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Hall

2nd floor798 seats

3rd floor441 seats

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Hall

4th floor270 seats

5th floor291 seats

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• Seats 1452 with large stage, acoustic event.

• Seats 1530 with small stage, acoustic event.

• Seats 1511 with small stage and sound and lighting

desk.

The number of seats in Eldborg is variable depending on

the size of the stage and whether a light and sound mixer

is installed in the hall for electrically amplified concerts.

78 seats are removed (rows 1–3) if the stage needs to be

enlarged. Another 21 seats are removed if a sound and

lighting desk is installed. If the event is being filmed from

the hall, the location of the cameras may also limit the

number of seats.

In certain cases, it is possible to add seats behind and

to the sides of the stage. This is subject to hall setup.

This does not apply, however, in the case of electrically

amplified concerts due to drapings on the stage.

The following seats are not available when a sound and lighting desk is installed in the hall:• Row 17 seats 10–16

• Row 18 seats 10–16

• Row 19 seats 9–15

Number of seats

Sound system

Number of seats in each price area

Price areas No. of seats

Prime seats

Red

Blue

Green

Yellow

114

779/857 (by size of stage)

211

165

183

Total 1530 seats

PA speakers that hang from the ceiling and based on the

stage are included in the rent of Eldborg.

The sound system included in the hall rent is directed outward to the hall (public announcement system) and consists of:• 24× Meyer Mica speakers

• 6× Meyer 600HP speakers

• 4× Meyer CQ1 speakers

• 11× Meyer Upjunior speakers

The sound system distributes amplified sound equally

around the hall. A sound mixer must be hired in order to

use the speaker system.

Other equipment may be hired in accordance with Harpa’s

price list. Project managers will provide quotes for

additional sound equipment as requested.

Outsourced equipment, other than musical instruments

and instrument amplifiers, is not permitted except as

specifically negotiated. The building’s employees are

always responsible for setting up technical equipment.

A separate fee is collected for such work (for further

information, see Employees).

Examples of installed

sound systems*:

Setup and derig labour is included in all price packages

below. An extra fee, however, must be paid for the

presence of a technician during the event.

A. Medium band ISK 303.180 incl. VAT

• 20× microphones

• 6× stage speakers

• 2× sound mixers

• cables and microphone stands

B. Large band ISK 421.384 incl. VAT

• 48× microphones

• 10× stage speakers

• 2× sound mixers

• cables and microphone stands

C. Extra large band ISK 565.493 incl. VAT

• 70× microphones

• 16× stage speakers

• 2× sound mixers

• cables and microphone stands

* All prices are based on pre-defined locations of technical

equipment.

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White basic lighting is included in the rent price.

Lighting equipment included in the rent price:• 8× ADb Motorized Warp 12/30

• 94× ETC par

There are numerous lighting options available in the

building, including spotlights, moving lights and hazers.

Project managers will provide quotes for additional

lighting equipment as requested. We also offer lighting

design if requested, for a fee.

Outsourced equipment is not permitted except as

specifically negotiated.

Recordings and projections

Eldborg has facilities for film and sound recordings. If the

event-holder is interested in recording an event, he can

negotiate such recording and/or purchase such services.

Eldborg has facilities for projections on a screen behind

the stage. If the event-holder is interested in projecting

images/film, he can purchase such services.

Lighting equipment

Examples of lighting options*:

Work on setting up equipment and taking it down is

included in all price examples. An extra fee, however,

must be paid for the presence of a technician during the

event.

A. Additional lighting truss ISK 176.949 incl. VAT

• 8× Tw1

• 7× MACIII

B. Additional side lighting ISK 103.538 incl. VAT

• 10× ATb Warp

* All prices are based on pre-defined locations of technical

equipment.

Ticket sales

The lessee is under obligation to use Harpa’s ticket

sales system. Tickets are sold on www.harpa.is, tix.

is and at Harpa’s ticket sales desk in tel. No. 528

5050. The ticket sales desk is open 09:00–18:00 on all

working days and 10:00–18:00 on weekends, or until

such time as the event begins, as appropriate.

Ticket sales arrangements must be decided in

consultation with Harpa. The date of ticket sales may

not be advertised except

in consultation with Harpa. The ticket sales commission

is 7% + VAT.

A printing fee is collected for complimentary tickets.

The maximum number of complimentary tickets is 10%

of the total number of tickets.

Before ticket sales for an event are opened, the venue must have received the following information for its website:

—Short text (approx. 120 words) in Icelandic and English.

— Pictures for tix.is: 1600 × 500 pixels and 800 x 600 pixels (width × height)

Note that there does not need to be any text in the banner.

— Poster for harpa.is: 500 × 707 pixels (width × height)

— Harpa’s screen system: 1280 × 720 pixels (width × height)

— Information screen: 331 × 157 pixels (width × height)

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Employees and work

Harpa’s Account and Project Managers:Are the contact persons between event-holders and

Harpa. Account managers prepare agreements and

launches the event for sale. As soon as possible, the

account manager connects the event-holder to a project

manager who performs a needs analysis and takes over

the management of the event through to the end.

Stage Manager A stage manager on the day of the concert is included in

the rent of Eldborg.

Service RepresentativesThere are eleven entrances into Eldborg. A service

representative at each entrance is included in the rent of

Eldborg.

TechniciansPayment must be made for the work of technicians

for the event and for the setting up and taking down of

equipment. The scope of the event will be the deciding

factor as regards the number of hours worked.

Event-holders may bring their own technicians; stage

hands; and sound, projector and lighting technicians,

subject to the approval of Harpa. For each such person,

the attendance of a Harpa technician for supervision

must be paid.

Backstage facilities

Grænalón is the backstage facilities for the halls on the

2nd floor and offers direct access to Eldborg, Norðurljós

and Silfurberg. The dressing rooms vary in size, from

two-person rooms up to 10-person rooms.

No separate fee is charged for the use of dressing rooms.

Their availability, however, is governed

by the building’s booking status, and they must be booked

specifically from the project manager.

Wireless network access can be provided in most areas

within Harpa.

Catering

A canteen for the building’s employees and guests

is operated backstage. Bought-in refreshments from

entities other than the building’s caterers are not

permitted. Refreshments for groups can be ordered

specifically, through the mediation of the project

manager. It is possible to negotiate separately for

refreshments for performers in the dressing rooms.

Security

Harpa uses conventional security measures. If

requested,

additional security may be negotiated. If an artist brings

his own security guards, the project manager will need

a list of their names. Such security guards will receive a

guest pass on arrival in the building.

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Lighted billboard on the ground floor

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Screen system

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Billboard in underground car park

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Providing that space is available, advertisments on screen

systems, on billboards at Sæbraut and in lightboxes at the

ticket sales desk or main entrance may be purchased to

advertise an event. In addition, screens next to halls may be

used for advertisements on the day of the event. Events in

Harpa may not be advertised before an agreement thereto

has been reached.