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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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Advertisements
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Printing and installation ISK 100.000
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Weekly rate after the first weekRe-installation
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Lighted billboard on the ground floor
Size: 85,4 × 120,4 cm. Visible area approx. 83 × 118 cm (width × height).
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Weekly rate after the first week ISK 10.000
Screen system
Size: 1280 × 720 pixles (width × height).
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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.