Sigur Rós members facing prison for tax evasion

Sigur Rós are facing a trial in Icelandic court for tax evasion, one the current and former band members say could leave them financially ruined and even jailed, Guardian reports. The band says the trial is a breach of European double jeopardy laws, since they were already tried for the same case, and the court is likely to impose a fine of at least 200% of the tax evaded. Bassist Georg “Goggi” Holm, former keyboardist Kjartan “Kjarri” Sveinsson, and former drummer Orri Páll Dýrason all say they are thinking about leaving the country, following in the footsteps of singer and guitarist Jónsi Birgisson, now based in Los Angeles. The band says they have already paid back the money in the same case (151m Icelandic krona, £840,000).