The actor who plays Hodor will be spinning 'the deepest house from all seven kingdoms' throughout Australia

Northern Irish actor Kristian Nairn has announced a Game of Thrones-themed DJ tour. The man who plays Hodor will be spinning "the deepest house [music] from all seven kingdoms", at a string of club nights throughout Australia.



"For one night only, in every capital across this land, venues will be transformed into the finest halls of Westeros," announced organisers of the so-called Rave of Thrones. Guests have been asked to wear fantasy-themed fancy dress, with those who ignore the dictum risking the wrath of "the Hand of the king".



Nairn, whose bi-syllabic character has become a fan favourite on Game of Thrones, has long been a fixture of Belfast's house music scene. For 11 years, he was a resident DJ at the city's Kremlin club, and that work helped him attract his first movie agent. "[Acting and DJing] is a similar process for me, but with slightly different components," he told Red Dot Diva in 2012. "When DJing, I am definitely trying to keep my mind very much switched on, and for Hodor, it's really the opposite. But [I still want] to be present in the scene, and to react well to what is happening, because I believe Hodor is a great reactor. I don't think too much is planned in his head!"

For his August gigs in Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne, Darwin and Adelaide, Nairn is expected to eschew EDM trends in favour of "chunky, deep, dark" house music. The Australian artist Ego will project visuals to accompany each set, and promoters have promised "a range of surprise guests and garnishings".

Since the premiere of HBO's George R R Martin-inspired TV series in 2011, Game of Thrones has attracted a slew of musical collaborations. Members of Coldplay, the National, Sigur Rós and Snow Patrol have appeared as guest stars, and the Hold Steady contributed a drinking song for the closing credits. Earlier this year, the show's producers released a Thrones-related hip-hop mixtape. With plans for its fifth series now underway, both Lily Allen and Stevie Nicks have expressed interest in writing material for Game of Thrones' soundtrack.

