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Iceland Airwaves

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Iceland Airwaves
Genre
DatesNovember
Location(s)Reykjavík, Iceland
Years active1999–present
Websiteicelandairwaves.is

Iceland Airwaves is a music festival held annually in November in Reykjavík, Iceland, since 1999. Its main focus is showcasing new music, both Icelandic and international.

Background

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The event is promoted and produced by Iceland Music Export[1] and 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.[2]

History

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The first festival was held in October 1999 as a one-off event in an airplane hangar at Reykjavík Airport.[3][4] In 2014, the event switched to being held in November.

In 2018, 50% of the performers at Iceland Airwaves were female, making the festival one of the first to include gender equality in its lineup.[5]

In 2020 and 2021, the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] It was held in 2022 and 2023, with a three-day schedule instead of four, as in previous years.[7]

Partial list of performers

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Full lineups available on official website[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Iceland Music Events". Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Event Management Company Sena Live Buys Iceland Airwaves". grapevine.is. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  3. ^ History Archived 23 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Iceland Airwaves. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  4. ^ Leon, Jakov A peek inside Iceland's Airwaves Festival for up-and-coming bands, dw-world.de, (14. October 2011.)
  5. ^ "Iceland Airwaves: Wie ein Festival Gender-Equality erreicht" [Iceland Airwaves: How a festival achieves gender equality]. musikexpress.de (in German). 10 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Iceland Airwaves postponed again". ruv.is. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Airwaves is on, and inviting others to get involved". ruv.is. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  8. ^ "The past is the past". icelandairwaves.is. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
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