Sigur Rós is streaming an old show today to celebrate the 16th anniversary of Agætis Byrjun

Besides acting as an inspiration for many turn-of-the-century music journalists to finally learn how to make the æ character with their keyboards, Agætis Byrjun was a major turning point in the band’s fortunes, eventually bringing its members international acclaim. Songs from the album have appeared in numerous TV shows and feature films, including Cameron Crowe’s Vanilla Sky and Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou. And now, the album is officially old enough to drive a car, if it was legal for abstract post-rock compositions, heavily reliant on ambient sounds and Icelandic vocals, to do that.

The release day concert, which was performed on June 12, 1999, is an 11-song set, pulling from both Agætis and the band’s first album, Von. Recently given a new mix by band member Kjartan Sveinsson, the concert should act as a snapshot into what the band was like in the moments before it broke big on the international scene. Listeners can register for the stream here.