Find information about tickets, accreditation, accessibility, lineup and more. If you can’t find the answer you are looking for please e-mail us at info@icelandairwaves.is.
If you wish to attend Iceland Airwaves 2022, you do not need to do anything, your ticket for 2021 will still be valid. The same applies if you were kind enough to roll your ticket over from 2020. That is also valid.
Unfortunately the deadline to apply for a refund has passed. You must give or sell your ticket if you do not wish to attend in 2022.
You can give away or sell your ticket as long as you don’t make a profit. You should contact Tix to change the name and other profiles to those of new ticket holder. The new name on the ticket should match with the name on the photo ID when the new ticket holder collects their wristband (see ‘Festival Wristband Collection’).
It depends on the exchange rate at any given time, you can get an approximation using this website.
No. Please note that all performances are subject to change. There might be very last minute changes and we will try our best to announce them as soon as possible. It’s worth downloading the free Iceland Airwaves app to receive all the latest updates throughout the festival.
All shows are subject to venue capacity, once the venue is full no more people are allowed to enter for safety reasons. If you are worried about not getting in, you can increase your chances by purchasing an Airwaves Plus upgrade which includes access to an express queue. However, if the venue is full, the venue is full.
Please come to our Accreditation during opening hours.
Iceland Airwaves Accreditation
Reykjavík City Hall
Ground Floor
Tjarnargata 11
101 Reykjavík
Please bring;
1) Festival ticket and
2) Photo ID (for example: passport or driver’s licence).
Your festival ticket needs to show your own name which matches the name on your photo ID. If you fail to present either of your festival ticket and photo ID, or if the name on the ticket fails to match the name on your ID, you will not be able to collect your wristband.
No, you can’t collect wristbands for other people. Every guest needs to come to our Accreditation to get a wristband fitted on their wrist.
The schedule will be published about 1 month before the festival starts.
Please note there is always some last minute changes in the show schedule, and in such cases, we will try our best to announce them without delay.
Official venue shows start after 19:00 and finish at 02:00, depending upon the venue. Off-venue performances vary but finish between 19:00 and 19:30. On-venue performances vary but generally start between 19:00 and 19:30.
Yes. Sign up to our mailing list for more information.
At various venues in downtown Reykjavík. The venues are all within walking distance of each other. The list of official venues, off-venues and on-venues will be made available later in the year.
If you are coming from abroad, it’s best to fly into Keflavík International Airport (KEF) and then take a shuttle coach, taxi, rental car or public transport (Strætó) to Reykjavík.
No, all the venues are indoors.
Official venue hosts official performances for Iceland Airwaves. Official performances start from approximately 19:00 each night during the festival. The exact starting time depends on the venue. You must purchase a festival ticket in order to attend official performances.
Off-venues are the approved venues which host select performances by local artists during the day, up until 19:00. Off-venue shows are open to all, subject to each venue’s age limits and capacity.
All visiting international artists perform only at official venues. Select local acts perform at off-venues during the day and at official venues after 19:00. Official venue performances carry full production and staging, while off-venues show are often in acoustic or reduced mode. You need a wristband to attend official venue shows but you don’t need one for off-venue shows.
We cannot guarantee that all venues are accessible to disabled guests. The official festival showcases are held in many venues across downtown. The variances in size of these rooms ranges broadly and come in all shapes and sizes: some are purpose built and have ability-impaired access factored into their planning, others are traditionally used for other purposes. All the venues this year are within 2.5 kilometers of one another, with the bulk of the venues being within a couple of hundred meters of one another in downtown Reykjavík.
Our list of venues has specific access ability for ability-impaired guests. Our app will also carry a crowd indicator, giving guests notice of when shows are looking very busy / at capacity. For any specific questions regarding access for disabled guests please email info@icelandairwaves.is.
If you intend to bring any people under the age of 18, they must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, and they must hold a valid ticket for the festival. Please note that each venue has their own age restriction which you must follow.
Priority access to official showcase performances. Invitation to attend the Iceland Airwaves Pro Conference and Airwaves Plus areas.
Priority access to official showcase performances and access to Press Center and invitation to attend the Airwaves Pro conference. Press Passes are subject to festival approval.
Access to the official performance and the photo pit. Photo Passes are subject to approval.
You can access images from the official Iceland Airwaves Flickr account here. Please make sure to add credit photographers. No alteration except for cropping of images permitted.
Priority access to official showcase performances. Invitation to attend the Iceland Airwaves Pro Conference and Airwaves Plus areas.
Priority access to official showcase performances and access to Press Center and invitation to attend the Airwaves Pro conference. Press Passes are subject to festival approval.
Access to the official performance and the photo pit. Photo Passes are subject to approval.
You can access images from the official Iceland Airwaves Flickr account here. Please make sure to add credit photographers. No alteration except for cropping of images permitted. Do not use any images for other purposes than relating to Iceland Airwaves.
Once we announce venues for the year we will include information about accessibility for each participating venue. We aim to work with wheelchair friendly venues first and foremost.
