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  • How To See Thirteen Gigs In One Day Without Even Trying

    How To See Thirteen Gigs In One Day Without Even Trying

    I work on Tuesday nights, so this year’s Airwaves didn’t start for me until nine that night, when I made it to Lucky Records off-venue; just in time to see the end of Stafrænn Hákon‘s amazing shoegazy/post-rock show, followed by the self-assured…

  • Iceland Airwaves Complete 2015 Lineup With Huge 120-Band Announcement

    Iceland Airwaves Complete 2015 Lineup With Huge 120-Band Announcement

    Iceland Airwaves have completed the festival’s 2015 lineup with a bang, announcing no less than 120 new additions to the already packed programme. Watch their fancy new announcement video (made by the one and only Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir): The best known name in…

  • The Choppy Line-Up

    Although I deeply respect and understand the urge to push boundaries, there is always an audience to consider. Doing something is not the same as pulling it off.

  • Reykjavík Grapevine’s Podcast: Airwaves Friday Edition

    Hurry and check out today’s fresh edition of your Grapevine Airwaves Podcast! It has it all, stories and recordings from yesterday, and expert tips on what our esteemed podcast team and its interlocutors thinks you should see today and tonight!

  • A Night Of Confounded Expectations

    A Night Of Confounded Expectations

    Unlike many of the other venues – including Deutsche Bar across the road – there is no queue at Amsterdam for the first night of Airwaves, but that doesn’t mean it’s not the place to be. An extremely mixed, inclusive line-up is…

  • Why Won’t You Dance?

    by Arit John If I’ve learned anything about Icelanders, it’s that it takes a lot to get them to dance at a gig. I mean really dance. Not the disinterested head bobbing you see accompanying house music, but the reckless hip shaking…

  • Good Work, Everyone!

    Arriving early to something in Iceland is almost taboo. If it’s a dinner party, the host may find you rude, and if it’s a concert or other party, you may very well find that nobody else is there. That’s just the way…