Festivals
The Itch, Heartworms, Jamie Woon & more join lineup for Iceland Airwaves 2026
Shygirl, The Streets and Daði Freyr have already been confirmed to play special events at this year’s 27th edition.

A whole raft of new names have been added to the lineup of this year’s Iceland Airwaves, with Heartworms, The Itch and Jamie Woon leading the pack.
Last month, the Icelandic event - which takes place annually in multiple venues across the capital city of Reykjavík - announced its first raft of confirmed names, with Shygirl, The Streets and Daði Freyr all set to make special appearances at this year’s edition of the event, alongside buzzy new names including Adult DVD, Dove Ellis, PISS, Pollyfromthedirt and many more.
Now, the lineup has continued to expand, with a whole raft of ace new acts joining the bill, including the likes of Formal Sppeedwear, Any Young Mechanic, Sex Week and RAKEL. Check out the full lineup so far below. This year’s edition of the festival takes place from 5th - 7th November 2026, with early bird tickets on sale now via the festival’s website.
Adult DVD (UK) | Amor Vincit Omnia (IS) | Andervel (IS) | Any Young Mechanic (AU) | Arima Ederra (US) | Arny Margret (IS) | Axel Flóvent (IS) | Bana Zahiti (XK) | bed (JP) | Bjarni Daníel (IS) | BKPM (IS) | Bleech 9:3 (IE) | BLUAI (BE) | Brynja (IS) | Brynya Rán (IS) | David Bay (DE) | Dove Ellis (IE) | Einakróna (IS) | Emmsje Gauti (IS) | Esmeralda Road (UK) | Falinn Gjóður (IS) | Flesh Machine (IS) | Formal Sppeedwear (UK) | Gosi (IS) | Haukur Páll (IS) | Heartworms (UK) | HÉR (PL) | Inspector Spacetime (IS) | Jamie Duffy (IE) | Jamie Woon (UK) | JEFF3 (DK) | Joe & the Shitboys (FO) | Jónfrí (IS) | Júníus Meyvant (IS) | knackered (IS) | KOIKOI (RS) | Liim (US) | LiteFun (IS) | LÓN (IS) | Lucy Dreams (AT) | MAMMÚT (IS) | Mar Pujol (ES-CT) | Marsibil (IS) | Nori (UK) | Oyama (IS) | PISS (CA) | Pollyfromthedirt (UK) | punktò (LT) | RAKEL (IS) | Revenge of Calculon (UK) | Róshildur (IS) | RSP (FO) | Sævar Jóhannsson (IS) | SAKARIS (FO) | SCAM (IS) | Sex Week (US) | Skeler (AU) | Spouses (IS) | SYL (DK) | TÁR (IS) | The Gnomes (AU) | The Itch (UK) | Them Flying Monkeys (PT) | Tunghoyrt (FO) | Úlfur Úlfur (IS) | Valborg Ólafs (IS) | Vicky Sometani (UK) | virgin orchestra (IS) | Yaelokre (PH/IS) | YARD (IE)
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