Iceland Airwaves is a music festival held annually in early November in Reykjavík, Iceland.
| Iceland Airwaves | |
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| Genre | Electronic music, rock, indie, electronic/techno, hip hop, folk, pop, R&B, soul, ambience, dance, punk, alternative, etc. |
| Dates | Late October-Early November |
| Location(s) | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Website | Iceland Airwaves |
The festival spans four days (Wednesday - Saturday) and its main focus is showcasing new music, both Icelandic and international.
Festival edit
The first show was held in 1999 as a one-off event in an airplane hangar at Reykjavík Airport.[1][2]
Iceland Airwaves is promoted and produced by Iceland Music Export,[3] and is sponsored by its founder Icelandair in cooperation with the City of Reykjavik.
In February 2018, the event managing company, Sena Live, a subsidiary of production company Sena, bought the logo and all associated trademarks of Iceland Airwaves Music Festival. The 2018 edition of Iceland Airwaves was promoted and produced by Sena Live.[4]
Notable acts edit
- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
- Björk
- jj
- Robyn
- Junip
- Toro Y Moi
- Timber Timbre
- Rolo Tomassi
- Bombay Bicycle Club
- Hurts, Tunng
- Alex Metric
- Everything Everything
- Mount Kimbie
- Joy Formidable
- Efterklang
- Slagsmalsklubben
- Oh No Ono
- The Antlers
- Hercules and Love Affair
- Sinéad O'Connor
- Yoko Ono
- Ólafur Arnalds
- We Were Promised Jetpacks
- 22-Pistepirkko
- Tune-Yards
- Beach House
- Other Lives
- Ólöf Arnalds
- The Bravery
- The Rapture
- Florence and the Machine
- Vampire Weekend
- Crystal Castles
- Thievery Corporation
- Sparta, Flaming Lips
- Fatboy Slim
- The Kills
- The Stills
- TV on the Radio
- Keane
- Hot Chip
- Ratatat
- Architecture in Helsinki
- Klaxons
- Wolf Parade
- Kaiser Chiefs
- Sigur Rós
- Sturle Dagsland
- Fleet Foxes
- Madame Gandhi
- GusGus
- múm
- Singapore Sling
- FM Belfast
- Of Monsters and Men
- Seabear
- sóley
- Retro Stefson
- Pascal Pinon
- Samaris
- JFDR
- Sólstafir
- Dikta
- Aurora
- Hatari
- Daði Freyr
See also edit
References edit
- ^ History Archived 2011-04-23 at the Wayback Machine, Iceland Airwaves. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
- ^ Leon, Jakov A peek inside Iceland's Airwaves Festival for up-and-coming bands, dw-world.de, (14. October 2011.)
- ^ "Iceland Music Events:". Archived from the original on 2010-08-18. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- ^ Reykjavik Grapevine, Feb 23, 2018
- ^ "Lineup of Iceland Airwaves 2010". Archived from the original on 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- ^ "Lineup of Iceland Airwaves 2011". Archived from the original on 2011-12-04. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
- ^ "Lineup of Iceland Airwaves 2013". Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ^ "Iceland Airwaves 2010 announces first acts". Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- ^ "Iceland Airwaves: The line-up so far". Archived from the original on 2010-07-24. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ "The 11th Iceland Airwaves Festival will be held 14th – 18th October: First names announced". Iceland Airwaves. 25 June 2009. Archived from the original on 5 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- ^ https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/iceland-airwaves-completes-2019-lineup-with-self-esteem-broen-sir-was
External links edit
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