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20th anniversary playlist by katrín jakobsdóttir

The Prime Minister of Iceland, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, has curated a special playlist to celebrate 20 years of Iceland Airwaves.

27 October, 2018

win a lifetime pass to iceland airwaves

Now that Airwaves is in it's 20th year there are quite a few out there that have been to Airwaves two, three, even twenty times! Well how about going to Airwaves for life?

25 October, 2018

merch store is now live

This year we have teamed up with our wonderful sponsor and partner Cintamani to create unique and amazing Iceland Airwaves branded clothes.

25 October, 2018

full schedule is here!

Time to start planning! Official venue and off-venue times have landed.

25 October, 2018

airwaves debutantes: what’s new and who’s who at airwaves 2018 #3

The Reykjavík Grapevine continue their Iceland Airwaves debutantes guide, where they introduce the freshest faces who are playing Airwaves for this first time this year. From murderous lo-fo pop to bro-rock to comedy rap, here are some brand new bands to check out.

24 October, 2018

the full off-venue list revealed

One great part of Iceland Airwaves is the free entry off-venue shows hosted all around downtown Reykjavík.

15 October, 2018

airwaves debutantes: what’s new and who’s who at airwaves 2018 #2

Here’s part two of The Reykjavík Grapevine's guide to what’s new and who’s who at Iceland Airwaves 18. Make sure to get tickets—the VIP Upgrade is already sold out.

11 October, 2018

meet the guy playing with 12 different bands at iceland airwaves

Is Magnús Jóhann the busiest man in Icelandic music? This Airwaves sees his fingers being put to more use than anyone else, playing with no less than 12 acts this year.

10 October, 2018

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