Iceland Airwaves 2020 Announces First Lineup Wave
Photo by Ásgeir HelgiIceland’s premier music showcasing festival, Iceland Airwaves, has announced its first wave of 2020 performers. The annual Reykjavík festival will take place on Nov. 4-7 and will feature notable artists like Courtney Barnett, Black Pumas and Metronomy, plus hyped newcomers like Squid, Dry Cleaning and Dorian Electra. As always, the lineup features half international artists and half Icelandic artists, and the hometown bookings include Daughters of Reykjavik, Júníus Meyvant, Sin Fang (of Seabear) and more.
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Paste attended last year’s event and called it a “truly progressive, unique music festival” and “a dream for those who savor moments of serendipitous connection.” You can read our full recap from the 2019 festival here, which featured performers like Of Monsters and Men, Orville Peck, Girl in Red, Shame and John Grant.
View the first list of confirmed performers below. You can buy early-bird, four-day tickets here for around $136, and you can purchase travel packages here through Icelandair from the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Europe.
International Acts
Black Pumas
CHLOBOCOP
Courtney Barnett (solo)
Dorian Electra
Dry Cleaning
Erika de Casier
Lynks Afrikka
Metronomy
Squid
Tami T
The Murder Capital
Icelandic Acts
ADHD
Andavald
Andy Svarthol
Benni Hemm Hemm
BSÍ
Daughters of Reykjavik
dj. flugvél og geimskip
Gugusar
GRÓA
Halldór Eldjárn
Júníus Meyvant
Kiriyama Family
K.óla
Krummi
MSEA
Myrkvi
Omotrack
Oyama
Pale Moon
Sólveig Matthildur
S.hel
Sin Fang
Sinmara