Aurora, Ásgeir, Haiku Hands, Not3s and Black Midi among new names added to Iceland Airwaves 2018 line-up

Iceland Airwaves festival has announced the latest line-up additions to its 2018 festival, which takes place this 7th-10th November in Reykjavík.

New artists to be added to the bill include Aurora and Ásgeir as well as Haiku Hands, Not3s and Black Midi. With the festival this year celebrating its 20th anniversary, they’ll joined previously announced acts such as Blood Orange, Ólafur Arnalds, Natalie Prass, Alma, Hayley Kiyoko, Cashmere Cat and Stella Donnelly.

Fever Ray, who was previously scheduled to perform at the festival, has today announced in a statement that they’re cancelling all autumn shows, including their Iceland Airwaves slot, due to personal reasons including “general anxiety and panic attacks”.

See the new additions to the festival line-up below. You can see the full line-up here.

NEW INTERNATIONAL ACTS ANNOUNCED NOW

ABBACOOK (EC) • AURORA (NO) • BARRY PAQUIN ROBERGE (CA) • BENIN CITY (UK) • BLACK MIDI (UK) • BLANCHE (BE) • BONIFACE (CA) • CHARLES WATSON (UK) • FLAMINGODS (UK/BH) • HAIKU HANDS (AU) • HILANG CHILD (UK) • HOLY NOTHING (PT) • JAMES VICKERY (UK) • LISA MORGENSTERN (DE) • LYON (FO) • MORMOR (CA) • NOT3S (UK) • PLÁSI (SE) • POM POKO (NO) • SIMON RAYMONDE (BELLA UNION) (DJ SET) (UK) • STEPHEN BASS (MOSHI MOSHI) (DJ SET) (UK) • SURF DADS (US) • THE ANATOMY OF FRANK (US) • TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT (DK) • YEO (AU) • ZAAR (DK) • ΣTELLA (GR)

NEW ICELANDIC ACTS ANNOUNCED NOW

ARI ÁRELÍUS • ARNAR ÚLFUR • ÁRNI VIL • ÁRNI² • ÁRNÝ • ÁRSTÍÐIR • ASDFHG • ÁSGEIR • AUSTURVÍGSTÖÐVARNAR • AYIA • B1B2 • BAGDAD BROTHERS • BÁRA GÍSLADÓTTIR • BERGHAIM • BERVIT (DJ SET) • BISTRO BOY • BLÁSKJÁR • CELL7 • COUNTESS MALAISE • DADYKEWL • DJ SNORRI ÁSTRÁÐS • DJ FLUGVÉL & GEIMSKIP • ELÍN HARPA • ELLI GRILL • EYDÍS EVENSEN • FEBRÚAR • FUTUREGRAPHER • GDRN • GEISHA CARTEL • GODCHILLA • GRÓA • GRÚSKA BABÚSKA • GUNNAR JÓNSSON COLLIDER • HEIÐRIK • HELGI • HELGI SÆMUNDUR • HILDUR VALA • HORRIBLE YOUTH • INGIBJÖRG TURCHI • JFDR • JÖKULL LOGI • JULIAN CIVILIAN • KAJAK • KJARTAN HOLM • KORTER Í FLOG • KRÍA • KUL • LAFONTAINE • LÁRA RÚNARS • LORD PUSSWHIP • MADONNA + CHILD • MAGNÚS JÓHANN • MATTHILDUR • MILKYWHALE • MOONBEAR • MOSES HIGHTOWER • RAGGA HÓLM • REYKJAVÍKURDÆTUR • ROCK PAPER SISTERS • SIGRÚN • SÓLSTAFIR • SPECIAL-K • SPRITE ZERO KLAN • STAFRÆNN HÁKON • TARA MOBEE • TÓFA • TRPTYCH • TWO TOUCANS • UNE MISÈRE • VASI • VICKY • YUNG NIGO DRIPPIN