Iceland Airwaves Festival is an awe-inspiring, multi-genre music extravaganza with shows across the vibrant city of Reykjavík. Iceland Airwaves is a music lovers' must-see festival that boasts an eclectic mix of captivating artists ranging from undiscovered gems to internationally renowned musicians.  

For three days and nights each November, downtown Reykjavík comes alive, filled non-stop with music. You never know where you might catch a show—from tiny record stores and art museums to trendy bars and stately churches to nightclubs and large-scale venues.
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Photo: Musician Arlo Parks during Iceland Airwaves 2023. Photo: Alexander Matukhno

Iceland Airwaves was recognized as the best Indoor Festival at the 2022 European Festival Awards

For two and a half decades, Airwaves has shone a spotlight on new talent, with early appearances from the likes of Mac DeMarco, James Blake, Sufjan Stevens, Young Fathers, Sigrid, Dan Deacon, Florence and The Machine, Hot Chip, Caribou, Dirty Projectors, Zola Jesus, Micachu, and others, along with many local luminaries such as GusGus, múm, Singapore Sling, FM Belfast, Of Monsters and Men, Ásgeir, sóley, Sin Fang, Kaleo, Mugison and Vök, all of whom have gone on to great success.

Over the years, established acts such as Björk, The Flaming Lips, The Knife, Kraftwerk, Sigur Rós, John Grant, Mumford & Sons, and Fleet Foxes have chosen to join music fans and delegates from over 50 countries for a truly dynamic four days of music and festivities.

Launched in 1999 as a one-off event in an airplane hangar, Airwaves has since become Iceland’s longest-established festival and one of its best-recognized music brands. It is now an integral part of Reykjavík’s yearly cultural calendar.

Iceland Airwaves is now promoted and produced by the concert company Sena, with support from Iceland’s national carrier and founding sponsor, Icelandair, and in cooperation with the City of Reykjavík.

2024 OFFICIAL LINEUP

Anish Kumar (UK) | bar italia (UK) | Bolis Pupul (BE) | Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul (BE) | eee gee (DK) | freekind. (SL) | Inspector Spacetime (IS) | Joy (Anonymous) (UK) | K.óla (IS) | Klemens Hannigan (IS) | Loverman (BE) | lúpína (IS) | Magdalena Bay (US) | Mandy, Indiana (UK) | mary in the junkyard (UK) | Migluma (LT) | Múr (IS) | Opus Kink (UK) | Orbit (DE) | Róshildur (IS) | Saya Gray (CA) | Shygirl (UK) | UCHE YARA (AT) | Úlfur Úlfur (IS) | Une Misère (IS) | Vévaki (IS) | virgin orchestra (IS)

Photos (L to R): Icelandic musician Daði Freyr singing at the Reykjavík Art Museum during Iceland Airwaves 2023. Photo: Aníta Eldjárn. Audience during the Röyksopp concert at Reykjavik Art Museum. Photo: Alexander Matukhno. Icelandic musician Nanna playing at Fríkirkjan, Iceland Airwaves 2023. Photo: Cat Gundry Beck.