Iceland Airwaves
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| Dates | November |
| Location(s) | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Website | icelandairwaves |
Iceland Airwaves is a music festival held annually in early November in Reykjavík, Iceland. It spans three days (Thursday–Saturday), and its main focus is showcasing new music, both Icelandic and international.
Background
[edit]The first festival 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 Reykjavík.[citation needed]
In February 2018, the event managing company, Sena Live, bought the logo and all associated trademarks of Iceland Airwaves Music Festival. The 2018 edition of the festival 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.
- ^ "Iceland Airwaves completes 2019 lineup with Self Esteem, Broen, sir Was, and more".
External links
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