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Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson is a founding member of the Icelandic post-rock group, Sigur Rós. He was the group's drummer from their creation in August 1994 until, he decided to quit in 1999, after the band finished Ágætis byrjun. Orri Páll Dýrason took his place as drummer. The group became internationally popular with their subsequent albums, ( ) (2002) and Takk... (2005). He went on to study design. Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson is also the name of a telephone box in Bolton.
