News

artists and days announced

Time to start planning! We're still working hard on getting the full schedule out but you can start planning your Airwaves Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. We're getting SO excited to see you all! Full schedule and app coming October 18th.

09 October, 2018

final lineup announcement!

Iceland Airwaves completes its 2018 line-up with a special 20th Anniversary show (Toy Machine, Dead Sea Apple, Carpet), Icelandic supergroup Team Dreams (Sin Fang, Sóley & Örvar Smárason), one-man dynamo Cola Boyy (US) and much more...

04 October, 2018

official venues revealed

We're happy to share with you the places where the magic REALLY happens at Iceland Airwaves, our venues!

04 October, 2018

airwaves debutantes: what’s new and who’s who at airwaves 2018 #1

Iceland Airwaves built its reputation as a destination festival not by booking loads of big names, but because it’s the single best place to see the freshest faces on the Icelandic music scene. This year, 32 bands will play Airwaves for the very first time—and The Reykjavík Grapevine have put together a guide to what’s new and who’s who amongst this year’s festival debutantes.

02 October, 2018

get to know: jockstrap

Jockstrap is the duo of 20-year-olds Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye. Despite being a very new project they're already building up quite the buzz. We asked them a few questions about their music and their trip to Iceland in November.

07 September, 2018

Fourth Announcement: 100 Artists Added Lineup

Iceland Airwaves adds Asgeir, Aurora, Haiku Hands, Not3s and Black Midi to 20th Anniversary Edition alongside Moshi Moshi and Bella Union label nights and 6am Rave

29 August, 2018

Fever Ray Cancels Fall Tour

It’s with regret that due to personal reasons Fever Ray have cancelled their Iceland Airwaves performance, along with all of their other performances this Autumn.

29 August, 2018

The Line of Best Fit Survival Guide to Reykjavík

The Line of Best Fit are age-old friends of Iceland Airwaves and are veterans of the festival. As veterans of the festival, they’ve come up with a few things to help you stay alive and enjoy your time in Iceland.

23 August, 2018

Hayley Kiyoko Joins Iceland Airwaves Lineup

It’s Pride Week 2018 in Reykjavík, one of Iceland’s biggest events and one of the “the biggest small Pride” events in the world, attracting around 100,000 attendees from all around the globe. This year, Iceland Airwaves is proud to announce that US singer/songwriter Hayley Kiyoko will be joining the line-up this November as part of her first ever European and UK tour.

09 August, 2018

Descartes A Kant: Your New Favorite Mexican Band!

Sometimes you hear something new and it really grabs you by the ears. Mexican outfit Descartes A Kant is definitely one of those. We were dying to find out more about the Mexican band, so we asked them a few questions about their music and what they have planned for their trip to Iceland!

29 July, 2018