This Music Festival in the Faroe Islands Is Magic

The main Festival stage is set up right on the beach, with the rugged Faroe Islands landscape providing a stunning backdrop. (Performing here: Danish band Phlake)

Beach campsites are a popular option for accommodation during G! Festival, and there are also hotels available in nearby Tórshavn.

Irish band Hudson Taylor goes through sound check on the G! Festival main stage.

Bubbles and sparklers make an appearance in the crowds.

After soaking in the G! Festival's many hot tubs, festival guests take a dip in the cold water off the beach at Syðrugöta.

From left: A Danish reveler displays his Viking spirit in the hot tubs; there's plenty of beer on tap for festival guests.

Kids playing in the village of Gjógv on the northeast tip of the island of Eysturoy (about 30 minutes away from the G! Festival action). Many Festival guests stay on to explore the Faroes after the shows conclude.

G! Festival provides some of the essential elements to any great music festival: photo ops, and food trucks.

Rugged views of Kaldbaksfjørður on Eysturoy, the island that hosts G! Festival.

From left: Traditional houses in Tórshavn; a G! Festival volunteer shows of his G! Cam, and G! branded beer.

Detail of traditional Faroese grass-roofed houses, in Tórshavn, the capital city of the Faroe Islands.

A curious horse - with a music-festival-worthy mane - roams the island of Eysturoy.