Iceland Airwaves has announced its first acts for the lineup for 2019 and they include Mac Demarco, Whitney, Shame and Boy Azooga.
The festival takes place in Reykjavík, Icleland from 6th to 9th November.
Playing the festival in full are:
International
- Mac DeMarco (CA)
- Whitney (US)
- Shame (UK)
- Anna of the North (NO)
- Boy Azooga (UK)
- Georgia (UK)
- Alexandra Stréliski (CA)
- The Howl & The Hum (UK)
- SONS (BE)
- Murkage Dave (UK)
- Amanda Tenfjord (NO)
- Pavvla (ES)
- The Garrys (UK)
Icelandic
- Aron Can
- Auðn
- Auður
- Berndsen
- Between Mountains
- CeaseTone
- Elín Sif
- GDRN
- Grísalappalísa
- Hatari
- Hildur
- IamHelgi
- Matthildur
- Moses Hightower
- Une Misère
- Vök
- Warmland
Early tickets tickets on sale now, with travel packages available from UK, Europe, and North America via icelandair. Irish travellers can fly via Wowair.
Check out our feature of the best acts we saw at 2018’s festival at Airwaves.

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