New Lazytown Concert in Iceland! (Also Lazytown has finally gone into AI Slop)

[Random_User]

Lazytown is opening a new concert in Iceland called "Afmælishátíð Latabæjar" to celebrate it's 30th anniversary. It will feature multiple artists from Iceland to perform Lazytown songs. Ticket sales start on the 23rd. Hopefully someone records it so we don't get yet another white whale.

This would be the end of the post normally, but the poster used struck a wrong chord with me. On Lazytown's Icelandic Website it features a short teaser featuring the main characters in what should be CGI, but it has all the telltale signs of it not being genuine. You'll have to see it for yourself. Anyway, it's not 100%, but I would bet money on it being official AI generated Lazytown content. Honestly, this does NOT make me feel good about the future of this franchise. One of the things I loved the most about Lazytown was the craftsmanship put into it, and to replace it with AI puts a sour taste in my mouth. I attached a (slightly) compressed version of the video, but the uncompressed version the site uses is hosted on Streamable.

EDIT: The Latibaer page seems to have been edited again and now just redirects to the event page. Weird things are happening.

https://streamable.com/td4s2w

[possessor]

So tired of LazyTown using AI...

[LazyPooky]

I don't know. It's just a promo for the live show next year. The new actors have not yet been announced or may still be being cast.


Dýri Kristjánsson just announced that he stops playing Sportacus in the Live shows after 20 years.
October 18, 2025

"Sportacus has been an integral part of my life for the past 20 years. My first exposure to LazyTown was through stunts and stunts on the show, which later evolved into appearing as Sportacus at numerous events around the world. The number of appearances is now rapidly approaching 2,000.

It's hard to pick one thing that stands out from this incredible journey, but the common denominator is undoubtedly the people I've met. It has been invaluable to me to meet all the wonderful event planners all over the country – many of whom are now among my best friends. And of course, the most important thing is the lovely children who have welcomed me with open arms wherever I have been.

I am forever grateful to Magnus Scheving for giving me the opportunity to become Sportacus and for trusting me with that role. I have worked hard to be a credit to Latibær and to use the tools I was given to build this unique career.


It has been a matter of the heart for me to encourage children to live a healthy life through play and fun. If I have had any part in promoting the health of children and adults in Iceland, that is of great value to me.

Now I think it is time to call this a good thing in Sportacus' costume. I am beyond grateful to everyone I have met and worked with – and not least the children, many of whom are now adults."

Íþróttaálfurinn hefur verið órjúfanlegur hluti af mínu lífi síðustu 20 ár. Fyrstu kynni mín af Latabæ voru í gegnum áhættuatriði og stökk við tökur á þáttunum, sem síðar þróaðist yfir í að koma fram sem Íþróttaálfurinn á fjölmörgum viðburðum um allan heim. Fjöldi framkomna nálgast nú óðfluga 2.000 skipti.

Það er erfitt að velja eitt sem stendur upp úr á þessu ótrúlega ferðalagi, en samnefnarinn er án efa fólkið sem ég hef fengið að kynnast. Það hefur verið mér ómetanlegt að hitta alla þá frábæru skipuleggjendur viðburða um land allt – margir þeirra eru í dag meðal minna bestu vina. Upp úr öllu standa síðan auðvitað elsku börnin sem hafa tekið mér opnum örmum hvar sem ég hef komið.
Ég er Magnúsi Scheving (Magnus Scheving) ævinlega þakklátur fyrir að hafa veitt mér tækifærið til að verða Íþróttaálfurinn og fyrir að treysta mér fyrir því hlutverki. Ég hef lagt mig fram við að vera Latabæ til sóma og nýta þau verkfæri sem mér voru gefin til að byggja upp þennan einstaka feril.

Íþróttaálfurinn hefur oftast komið fram með Sollu stirðu – og þær eru ófáar sem hafa tekið að sér það hlutverk. Engin hefur þó gert það oftar en dóttir mín, Lana Björk. Ég efast um að margir feður hafi eytt jafn miklum tíma með dóttur sinni í gegnum vinnuna, og fyrir það er ég djúpt þakklátur. Við eigum óteljandi “bransasögur” saman og minningarnar eru mér dýrmætari en orð fá lýst. Birkir Thorhefur líka klæðst búningnum og fíflast með mér og skemmtanir sem Elísabet Lea og Ísabella Marie hafa mætt á telja í hundruðum.

Ég vil einnig þakka Arion banka og Stefni, sem hafa sýnt mér og verkefninu ómetanlegt traust og skilning í gegnum árin. Samstarfsfélagar mínir þar hafa verið ómetanlegir bakhjarlar.

Enginn á þó meiri þakkir skilið en Inga mín (Ingibjörg Sveinsdóttir) – stoðin og styttan sem hefur staðið með mér í öllu sem að höndum hefur borið. Hún hefur gert mér kleift að vera til staðar og gleðja börn og foreldra með jákvæðum boðskap.

Takk líka allar Sollurnar mínar: Linda, Unnur, María, Lana Björk, Saga Rún, Agla Bríet, Hofy, Melkorka, Jasmín, Sóley. Og Siggi sæti Gunnar Goggi mega Jónmundur Nenni níski Hallgrímur

Það hefur verið mér hjartans mál að hvetja börn til heilbrigðs lífernis í gegnum leik og skemmtun. Ef ég hef átt einhvern þátt í að efla heilbrigði barna og fullorðinna á Íslandi, þá er það mér mikils virði.

Nú tel ég tímabært að kalla þetta gott í íþróttaálfabúningnum. Ég er yfir mig þakklátur öllum þeim sem ég hef hitt og fengið að vinna með – og ekki síst börnunum, sem mörg eru nú orðin fullorðnir einstaklingar.

Takk fyrir mig.

Enginn er Latur í Latabæ ❤️

[possessor]

Dýri Kristjánsson just announced that he stops playing Sportacus in the Live shows after 20 years.
October 18, 2025

I cannot believe I am saying this about official LazyTown media

But this play will be so garbage

[Buzz]

It’s rumored that the next Sportacus actor could be a woman

[LazyPooky]

I've added the audio from the promo of the 2014 live show. It's the same length.

[Play_z]

I've added the audio from the promo of the 2014 live show. It's the same length.

That actually makes the trailer a little bit better. But still the AI is still AIing (if that’s not a word well I made it a word lol). But I hope the play isn’t too garbage. Unlike some people in the thread, I’m giving hope for this play next year. If Sportacus is a girl like how Buzz rumoured, I’ll be speechless, no words

[Buzz]

If Sportacus is a girl like how Buzz rumoured, I’ll be speechless, no words

woman power

[possessor]

New promo

https://www.facebook.com/reel/822119523532535

Afmælishátíð Latabæjar í Háskólabíó 17. janúar 2026
Á sýningunni verða sungin öll bestu lög Latabæjar í flutningi vinsælasta tónlistarfólks landsins
Spennandi nýjungar úr heimi Latabæjar kynntar til leiks!

LazyTown Anniversary Celebration at Háskólabíó. January 17, 2026
The show will feature all of LazyTown's best songs performed by the country's most popular musicians
Exciting new features from the world of LazyTown introduced to the public!

[Play_z]

woman power

I mean it’s good for the stunts and tricks because women normally have better hypermobility compared to men. And probably gets less serious injuries from doing Sportacus’s type of stuff. Idk I just don’t see Sportacus being played by a female

[possessor]

New promo

https://www.facebook.com/reel/822119523532535



LazyTown Anniversary Celebration at Háskólabíó. January 17, 2026
The show will feature all of LazyTown's best songs performed by the country's most popular musicians
Exciting new features from the world of LazyTown introduced to the public!

Is this Maggi's voice?

[chuft]

Is this Maggi's voice?

Maybe it's an AI imitating Magnus' voice.

[LazyPooky]

You can't trust anything these days.

[Buzz]

I mean it’s good for the stunts and tricks because women normally have better hypermobility compared to men. And probably gets less serious injuries from doing Sportacus’s type of stuff. Idk I just don’t see Sportacus being played by a female

it would probably be seen as less strange by many if a Miss Sportacus spent so much time with a lil schoolgirl... (>_<)

[LazyPooky]

it would probably be seen as less strange by many if a Miss Sportacus spent so much time with a lil schoolgirl... (>_<)

Reminds me of Xena and Gabrielle 😘
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0PYZoWILeI

[Buzz]

Reminds me of Xena and Gabrielle 😘
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0PYZoWILeI

oh...that's a variation I hadn't considered 😎