Iceland Airwaves completes 2019 lineup & “achieves gender parity” for second year running
Iceland Airwaves has added its final artists to the Reykjavík festival for November 6th to 9th this year including Booka Shade, Hjaltalín, sir Was, Pétur Ben, Madame Gandhi, Self Esteem, Daði Freyr, Bushar Murad, Nina Las Vegas and more rounding out 130 bands from 20 countries to play the new music showcase destination.
The main acts already announced include Of Monsters and Men, Mac DeMarco, Whitney, Orville Peck, Shame, Vök, Hatari, Mammút, Seabear and JFDR. Full list below.
What’s more the festival says that its lineup “achieves gender parity” for the second year running meaning equal 50/50 gender split.
“Fantastic artists and performances remain our core focus,” said Anna Ásthildur Thorsteinsson (Marketing Manager of Iceland Airwaves and Phase One participant of Keychange). There’s such great talent coming through from Iceland and abroad that the selection process was effortless for us. Gender parity was easily met this year.”
Tickets are on sale now for 19.900 ISK (around €142) for a four-day pass.
Travel Packages Available From North America, UK & Europe Via Icelandair.
Here’s our look back at 2018’s edition.
ICELAND AIRWAVES 2019 LINEUP
International Acts
Mac DeMarco (CA)
Whitney (US)
John Grant (US)
Booka Shade (DE)
Orville Peck (CA)
Shame (UK)
Anna of the North (NO)
Ivan Dorn (UA)
Georgia (UK)
Cautious Clay (US)
Boy Azooga (UK)
Snapped Ankles (UK)
girl in red (NO)
Nina Las Vegas (AU)
Penelope Isles (UK)
Pip Blom (NL)
Blanco White (UK)
Free Love (UK)
Warmduscher (UK)
sir Was (SE)
Pottery (CA)
Niklas Paschburg (DE)
Just Mustard (IE)
Madame Gandhi (US)
The Garrys (CA)
Bessie Turner (UK)
Self Esteem (UK)
Alexandra Stréliski (CA)
Alyona Alyona (UA)
Amanda Tenfjord (NO)
Glass Museum (BE)
W.H. Lung (UK)
Lydmor (DK)
The Howl & The Hum (UK)
Broen (NO)
Bashar Murad (PS)
The Holy (FI)
Tiny Ruins (NZ)
Siobhan Wilson (UK)
Murkage Dave (UK)
Detalji (FI)
Velvet Negroni (US)
Siv Jakobsen (NO)
Otha (NO)
Æ Mak (IE)
MÖRK (HU)
Pillow Queens (IE)
Stars & Rabbit (ID)
Pattesutter (SE)
Hachiku (AU)
Akkan (ES)
ROE (IE)
Loah (IE)
Sons (BE)
Jesse Markin (FI)
Helge (NL)
Pink Milk (SE)
Pavvla (ES)
Brett Newski (US)
Sturle Dagsland (DK)
:PAPERCUTZ (PT)
Ayelle (UK)
Baseball Gregg (IT)
Joe & The Shitboys (FO)
Icelandic Acts
Of Monsters and Men
Vök
Hatari
Hjaltalín
Agent Fresco
Pétur Ben
Mammút
Sólstafir
Biggi Veira (Gus Gus DJ Set)
JFDR
Seabear
Une Misère
Hugar
Kælan Mikla
Jóipé X Króli
Ólöf Arnalds
GDRN
GKR
Auður
Bríet
Between Mountains
Sycamore Tree
Rokky
Aron Can
Auðn
Axel Flóvent
Berndsen
Sykur
aYia
Ceasetone
Daði Freyr
Elín Sif
Frid
Gabriel Ólafs
Grísalappalísa
Ragnar Zolberg
Sunna Fridjons
Hildur
Hrím
Hausar
Una Stef & The SP 74
IamHelgi
Matthildur
Moses Hightower
Bagdad Brothers
Teitur Magnússon
Cell7
Ateria
EinarIndra
Svavar Knútur
Tómas Welding
Una Schram
Warmland
Blóðmör
Sunna Margrét
Krabba Mane
Mighty Bear
Ásta
Konfekt
SIGGY
Krassasig
Morpholith
Valborg Ólafs
KUL
Kontinuum
Flammeus
Flekar
