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Happy Us – Lucky You: It’s On Again! Congratulations! It’s time! Five days, 290 shows, 1.050 artists in 252 bands and God knows how many off-venue shows all over Reykjavík. But that’s not all. There’s the Blue Lagoon Chill, the Ring Lounge, a French showcase, the Canadian Blast, the very special off-venue at Vesturbæjarlaugin, the pylsur (ask a local), skyr, rotten shark, excursion tours, the Kiki-Kronik night, Aurora Borealis, brennivín, new romances, old romances and just Reykjavík at its finest ... plus a thousand other things to do. Yeah, the party is on! Good luck fitting it all into your schedule! Icelanders are not particularly good bankers. We seem to be rather bad retailers, too, as was witnessed on Oxford Street and in Copenhagen. But we are good when it comes to culture. Our artists and writers are known all over the world, ever since Snorri Sturluson was around in the early 13th century. The export Vikings of culture have always been successful in this country, but we are at our utmost best when it comes to making music and making it heard around the world. Iceland Airwaves has from the beginning nurtured the fact that music is the core of Iceland, and shows the world that we can do more than just sell cod on the markets of Hull and Hamburg. On behalf of the whole Iceland Airwaves team I welcome you and hope our programming will give you a great experience, lots of fun and some new friendships! See you in the crowd! Grímur Atlason, festival manager

Iceland Airwaves Magazine published by Fröken ehf. / Text by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Iceland Airwaves. Festival design and art direction by Jói Kjartans, Svavar Pétur Eysteinsson and Sveinbjörn Pálsson / Layout: Páll Hilmarsson / Sales: Fröken ehf. / Copies: 13.000.

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Iceland Airwaves 2010 Official Merch The designs for this year’s tees are a collaboration between legendary Airwaves snapper Jói Kjartans and rising star of Icelandic fashion Mundi. These custom tees are made from 95% bamboo fibre and 5% spandex. You can pre-order at icelandairwaves.is/ merchandise for pick up at the Airwaves Centre. Pre-order closes on October 11. The tees will also available for purchase at The Airwaves Centre, NASA and The Art Museum during the festival. Price: €40 / 6.200 ISK.

INFORMATION CENTER The Airwaves Centre is an indispensable part of the festival. Through the years it has been located at various bars/restaurants in downtown Reykjavík, in walking distance from all the festival venues. At the Airwaves Centre, festival goers can pick up their festival passes and media passes, purchase Airwaves t-shirts and CDs, annoy the Airwaves staff with weird questions and hook up with likeminded festival friends. This year the Airwaves Centre will be located at the Hotel Plaza, right in the city centre—very close to the main festival venues. Hotel Plaza is equipped with wireless internet, too.

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The Blue Lagoon CHILL There’s no better place in the world to recover from a hard partying Friday night than the annual Iceland Airwaves chill at the Blue Lagoon, featuring some top DJs. Who are these DJs? Read on! DJ Margeir // Daníel Ágúst //Human Woman And, if our gods of weather are feeling chipper: DJ Margeir & his Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Samúel J. Samúelsson The event is as always hosted by the legendary DJ Margeir. It’s happening on Saturday, October 16th. Price is 6.300 ISK per person—including bus trips from/to Reykjavík and admission to the Blue Lagoon. You can purchase your ticket on icelandairwaves.com, or at your local hotel/ guesthouse reception. 6

The bus pick-up will be opposite the IÐA bookstore (Lækjargata 2a, 101 Reykjavik) and at your hotels and guesthouses at 12:00. Return buses depart from the Blue Lagoon at 15:30, so we can guarantee that you won’t miss any official events. The event is organised by Iceland Airwaves in association with the Blue Lagoon and Reykjavik Excursions.

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Kölski 00:30 Dikta 23:40 Cliff Clavin 22:50 Ólafur Arnalds 22:00 Autodrone (US) 21:10 Ourlives 20:20 Pétur Ben 19:30 Ten Steps Away

Kimi Records 00:30 Sin Fang 23:40 Swords of Chaos 22:50 Benni Hemm Hemm 22:00 Miri 21:10 Prinspóló 20:20 Snorri Helgason 19:30 Stafrænn Hákon

Gogoyoko 00:00 Harrys Gym (NO) 23:00 Oh No Ono (DK) 22:00 LCMDF (FI) 21:10 Deep Jimi and the Zep Creams 20:20 Rúnar Þórisson 19:30 59´s

Kronik 00:30 Blaz Roca 23:20 Forgotten Lores & Diddi Fel 22:30 Dominique Young Unique (US) 21:40 EmmSjé Gauti 20:50 7Berg 20:00 Original Melody

Metal Hammer 02:00 Noise 01:10 Klink 00:10 Rolo Tomassi (UK) 23:20 Sólstafir 22:30 Endless Dark 21:40 Momentum 20:50 Gone Postal 20:00 Wistaria 19:10 Angist

Moshi Moshi Club 02:30 Wild Geese (UK) 01:30 James Blake (UK) 00:30 Silver Columns (UK) 23:30 Toro Y Moi (US) 22:30 Teeth (UK) 21:40 Nolo 20:50 Worm is Green 20:00 Rabbi Bananas

Drowned in Sound // SESAC 02:40 Benny Crespo´s Gang 01:50 Mínus 00:50 The Joy Formidable (UK) 23:50 The Antlers (US) 22:50 Crocodiles (US) 22:00 Agent Fresco 21:10 Mammút 20:20 Just Another Snake Cult 19:30 Cynic Guru

Filter Magazine 02:30 Jungle Fiction 01:30 XXX Rottweiler 00:30 Reptile & Retard (DK) 23:30 Neon Indian (US) 22:30 Diamond Rings (CA) 21:40 Sometime 20:50 Quadruplos 20:00 Steve Sampling 19:30 Esoteric Gender

Wednesday Record Records //Heineken 00:10 Mammút 23:20 Agent Fresco 22:30 Bloodgroup 21:40 Benny Crespo´s Gang 20:50 Sykur 20:00 Lára Rúnars 19:10 Film (GR)

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thursday Rás 2 // Heineken 00:00 HAM 23:00 S.H.Draumur 22:00 Ensími 21:10 Reykjavík! 20:20 Kimono 19:30 the Fist Fokkers

friday Heineken 02:20 Slagsmålsklubben (SE) 01:10 Alex Metric (LIVE) feat. Charli XCX (UK) 00:10 Think About Life (CA) 23:20 Hjálmar 22:30 Hjaltalín 21:40 Bloodgroup 20:50 Berndsen 20:00 Ljósvaki

saturday Dazed & Confused // Moshi Moshi //Heineken 02:40 Haffi Haffi 01:50 The Amplifetes (SE) 01:00 Retro Stefson 00:00 Hercules & Love Affair (US) 23:00 Apparat Organ Quartet 22:00 Mount Kimbie (UK) 21:10 JJ (SE) 20:20 Factory Floor (UK) 19:30 Hellvar

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Wednesday 00:30 Nolo 23:40 Sing For Me Sandra 22:50 The Vintage Caravan 22:00 Fönksveinar 21:10 Morning After youth 20:20 Sjálfsprottin Spévísi 19:30 Buxnaskjónar

Weirdcore 00:20 Ruxpin 23:40 PLX 23:00 Futuregrapher 22:20 Thizone 21:40 Fu Kaisha 21:00 Rafgashaus 20:20 Yoda Remote 19:40 Tonik

Hljóðaklettar 00:10 Hunk Of A Man 23:30 Evil Madness & Jóhann Jóhannsson 22:50 Reptilicus 22:10 Stereo Hypnosis 21:30 Selvhenter (DK) 21:00 Vindva Mei 20:30 Arnljótur 20:00 Pétur og úlfurinn

Breakbeat.is 23:30 Ramadanman (UK) 22:00 Ewok & Kalli 21:30 Hypno 21:00 Muted 20:30 Raychem 20:00 Subminimal

00:00 Film (GR) 23:00 Yunioshi (UK) 22:00 Polipe (CA) 21:10 Poetrix 20:20 Bróðir Svartúlfs 19:30 Cities Between Us

Jón Jónsson / PZ 03:40 DJ Casanova 02:00 Sexy Lazer 01:00 DJ Bensol 00:20 Human Woman 23:30 Walls (UK) 22:40 Mondkopf (FR) 21:50 Captain Fufanu 21:00 Legend

02:00 Æla 01:00 DLX ATX 00:10 Sudden Weather Change

Jón Jónsson / PZ 03:40 Shumi (DE) 02:00 Dj Margeir 00:20 Kasper Bjørke (DK) 23:30 Kenton Slash Demon (DK) 22:40 Oculus 21:40 Már og Nielsen 21:00 Kiasmos

Brain Love Records 02:20 UMTBS 01:30 Sykur 00:30 Simon Says No! (NO) 23:40 Alcoholic Faith Mission (DK) 22:50 Marius (FO) 22:00 Who Knew 21:10 Borko 20:20 Króna 19:30 Lazy Blood

thursday 00:30 Jan Mayen 23:40 Jaakko & Jay (FI) 22:50 Stafrænn Hákon 22:00 Go Go Darkness 21:10 The Heavy Experience 20:20 Hydrophobic Starfish 19:30 Lockerbie

friday 02:00 Saktmóðigur 01:10 Bárujárn 00:10 Zach & Foes 23:20 Caterpillarmen 22:30 Me, the slumbering Napoleon 21:40 Prinspóló 20:50 Skelkur í Bringu 20:00 The Warsaw Pact

Brain Love Records 23:20 Bastardgeist (US) 22:30 Pagan Wanderer Lu (UK) 21:40 Miri 20:50 We Aeronauts (UK) 20:00 Yuni in Taxco (US)

saturday 02:10 We Made God 01:20 200 (FO) 00:30 Cliff Clavin 23:40 Hoffman 22:50 Vicky 22:00 Nögl 21:10 Morðingjarnir 20:20 Fræbblarnir 19:30 Reason To Believe

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00:30 Sindri Eldon 23:40 My Summer as a Salvation Soldier 22:50 Jón Tryggvi 22:00 Of Monsters and Men 21:10 Svavar Knútur 20:20 Pascal Pinon 19:30 Vigri

Ring // Goethe 22:50 Moderat (DE) 21:40 Efterklang (DK) 20:30 Amiina 19:30 Hundreds (DE)

Trúbatrixur 01:00 Elíza Newman 00:10 Hafdís Huld 23:20 Uni 22:30 Vuk (FI) 21:40 Penny Police (DK) 20:50 Elín Ey 20:00 Ylja 19:10 Soffía Björg

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01:50 Save Public 01:00 Markús & The Diversion Sessions 00:10 Snailhouse (CA) 23:20 Timber Timbre (CA) 22:30 Snorri Helgason 21:40 Kalli 20:50 Toggi 20:00 Andvari 19:10 Heima

Ring // Clash Magazine 00:00 Robyn (SE) 22:40 Bombay Bicycle Club (UK) 21:30 Tunng (UK) 20:20 Bang Gang 19:30 Spleen United (DK)

Thursday 00:10 Seabear 23:20 Lay Low 22:30 Moses Hightower 21:40 Moddi (NO) 20:50 Klassart 20:00 Biggibix

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friday 02:00 Ojba Rasta 01:10 Nóra 00:10 Junip (SE) 23:20 Nive Nielsen & Deer Children (GL) 22:30 For a Minor Reflection 21:40 Lára Rúnars 20:50 Mugison 20:00 The Vandelles (US) 19:10 My Bubba and Mi (DK)

Hurts (UK) Everything Everything (UK) 21:50 Dikta 20:50 Feldberg 20:00 Chateau Marmont (FR)

saturday Erased Tapes Records 02:00 Náttfari 01:10 Ourlives 00:20 Lights on the Highway 23:20 Basia Bulat (CA) 22:30 Rival Consoles (UK) 21:40 Ólafur Arnalds 20:50 Codes In The Clouds (UK) 20:00 Nils Frahm (DE)

NASA SUNDAY Heineken 23:00 FM Belfast 22:00 Dan Deacon (US) 21:00 Samúel Jón Samúelsson Big Band 20:00 Orpich Oxtra

SÓDÓMa 22:50 TBA 21:50 XIII 20:50 GP! 20:00 Foreign Monkeys

The Grapevine Airwaves Special Look for your free copy of the Reykjavík Grapevine—Iceland’s English language newspaper—at festival venues, hotels, cafés and all around town. The October edition features a special Iceland Airwaves supplement that’s stuffed with stuff, including festival tips, tricks and goodies galore.

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Thursday 22:30 Pétur Ben 21:40 Benni Hemm Hemm 20:50 Rökkurró 20:00 Múgsefjun 19:10 Kristín Bergsdóttir

friday 00:20 Jónas Sigurðsson & Ritvélar Framtíðarinnar 23:30 Margeir & his Symphonic Orcestra 22:30 Angel Deradoorian (US) 21:30 Gablé (FR) 20:40 Útidúr 19:50 Murder (DK) 19:00 Epic Rain

saturday 00:00 Ghostigital 23:10 Sudden Weather Change go Ghostigital 22:20 Biogen 21:40 Captain Fufanu 21:15 Sigurður Guðjónsson 20:30 Dj Flugvél&Geimskip 20:00 AMFJ

Daily Reviews Check out www.grapevine.is/ airwaves for breaking festival news and daily updated reviews of EVERY AIRWAVES SHOW!

The Ring Lounge at Hressó - OFF VENUE Ring and Iceland Airwaves have teamed up to bring you something new for 2010 - the Ring Lounge. The Ring Lounge is located in a specially pimped-up marquee in the garden of Airwaves favourite café Hressó. Open from midday everyday, it’s a place to share a beer or a coffee with your mates (new and old), do some work, make some contacts and most importantly: listen to some fine local and international bands perform. Wednesday 13th 15:00 Captain Fufanu 16:00 Nolo 17:00 Mammút 18:00 Retro Stefson 19:00 - 21:00 Iceland Airwaves DJ´s

Friday 15th French Showcase 15:00 Biggibix 16:00 Chateau Marmont (FR) 17:00 Gablé(FR) 18:00 Mondkopf (FR) 19:00 - 22:00 Iceland Airwaves DJ´s Saturday 16th Canadian Blast! 15.00 Timber Timbre (CA) 15.50 Diamond Rings (CA) 16.40 Snailhouse (CA) 17.30 Basia Bulat (CA) 18.20 Miracle Fortress (CA) 19.10 Think About Life (CA 20:00 - 22:00 Iceland Airwaves DJ´s

Thursday 14th 15:00 The Vintage Caravan 16:00 Autodrone (US) 17:00 Endless Dark 18:00 Agent Fresco 19:00 - 21:00 Iceland Airwaves DJ´s

Nordic House - OFF VENUE The Nordic House and Iceland Airwaves are teaming up again for a very special off-venue-program: Acoustic concerts situated in an auditorium, with open interviews after the performances. This will give the audience a good chance to learn more about this year’s artists. Dont miss out on this great opportunity! Thursday 14th 13.00 Ólafur Arnalds 14.00 Moddi (NO) 15:00 Agent Fresco 16:00 Murder (DK)

Friday 15th 13.00 Hjálmar 14.00 Alcoholic Faith Mission (DK) 15.00 Marius (FO) Saturday 16th 13.00 My Bubba and Mi (DK) 14.00 Nive Nilsen (GL) 15.00 Zach & Foes 16.00 Útidúr Sunday 17th 13.00 Higher You and I Documentary on Hjálmar in Jamaica 15.00 Where is the snow?! - Documentary on Iceland Airwaves

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off-venue SCHEDULE TUESDAY Faktorý 21.30 Stefán Finnboga Pétursson (Finnbogi Pétursson and Stefán Finnbogason) 22.00 Rúnar Magnússon 22.30 Selvhenter (DK) 23.10 Infernó 5 23.45 Stilluppsteypa 00.15 Gjöll 00.45 Dj Musican

WEDNESDAY 12 Tónar 17.30 Rökkurró Bíó Paradís 17.00 Film: Backyard Bókabúð Máls og menningar 16.00 Skúli mennski 17.00 Moses Hightower 18.00 Funkanansie 19.00 Sóley Stefánsdóttir Havarí 11.00 AMFJ and your morning coffee 15.00 Sakaris (FO) 16.00 Bloodgroup 18.00 Exhibition opening: The Natives Present: Tribal Curiosities and Aboriginal Crafts. An exhibition by Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason (múm / FM Belfast), Sindri Már Sigfússon (Seabear / Sin Fang), Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir (Seabear) and Lóa Hlín Hjálmtýsdóttir (FM Belfast / Prinspóló)

Prikið 10.00 Rock & Bacon with The Assassin of a Beautiful Brunette 21.00 Airwaves Party with DJ Anna Rakel & Ýr Sjoppan 14.00 Lockerbie 15.30 Polipe (CA) 17.00 Reptile & Retard (DK) Tíu dropar 15.00 - 21.00 Events and special offers throughout the day Vesturbæjarlaugin 18.00 Swim to sounds of Hundreds (DE)

THURSDAY 12 Tónar 17.30 Steindór Andersen & Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson (exclusive concert) Bíó Paradís 17.00 Film: Backyard Bókabúð Máls og menningar 15.00 Snorri Helgason 16.00 Nóra 17.00 Útidúr 18.00 Moddi (NO) 19.00 Murder (DK) 20.00 Sykur BAR 11 17.00 Penny Police (DK) 18.00 TBA 19.00 Snorri Helgason 20.00 FILM (GR) 21.00 Murder (DK) Cinema No2 15.00 Film: Beyond the Sea 18.15 Film: Higher You and I

Hemmi & Valdi 22.00 KOI

Eymundsson Austurstræti 15.00 Film: Screaming Masterpiece 17.00 Markús & The Diversion Sessions

Kaffibarinn 20.30 Orphic Oxtra 22.00 Alfons X

Eymundsson Skólavörðustíg 16.30 Lára Rúnars 17.15 Kristín Bergsdóttir

Havarí Exhibition:The Natives Present: Tribal Curiosities and Aboriginal Crafts 11.00 Prinspóló and your morning coffee 14.00 Film (GR) 16.00 S.H. Draumur 18.00 Gablé (FR) Hemmi & Valdi 15.00 Svavar Knútur & Rob Maddison (UK) 16.00 Lay Low 17.00 Pondus 18.00 Elín Ey 19.00 Enkidu 20.00 Myrra Rós 21.00 Penny Police (DK) 22.00 VUK (FI) 23.00 Nive Nilsen & The Deer Children (GL) Hitt húsið 20.00 - 22.00 Hydrophobic Starfish, The Assassin of a Beautiful Brunette, Tonik, Mukkaló Kaffibarinn 16.00 - 19.00 Bedroom Community & Friends 21.00 - 01.00 X-97.7 / Funkþátturinn presents DBF & Terrordisco - Live on X-97.7 KronKron 20.00 Orphic Oxtra Kron by KronKron lottery Landakotskirkja 20.00 Smekkleysa/Bad Taste Ltd introduces: The Chamber Choir of Southern Iceland performs music by John Tavener with special performance by Hrólfur Sæmundsson. Conducted by Hilmar Örn Agnarsson. Pósthúsið Vínbar 19.00 - 01.00 BenSol & Friends (dj set) Prikið 10.00 Rock & Bacon with Vicky 21.00 Old Style Dance Meets New with Krúsi & Þórður the accordion player

Iceland Airwaves Magazine 2010 Reykjavík Downtown Hostel 16.00 Bastardgeist (US) 16.30 Pagan Wanderer Lu (UK) 17.00 Snailhouse (CA) 17.30 Reptile & Retard (DK) 18.00 Orphic Oxtra 18.30 TBA 19.00 We Aeronauts (UK) Sjoppan 14.00 My Bubba and Mi (DK) 15.30 Zach & Foes 17.00 Autodrone (US) Tíu dropar 15.00 - 21.00 Events and special offers throughout the day 22.00 Ari Bragi Kárason & Ómar Guðjónsson with Brák string quartet Vesturbæjarlaugin 18.00 Swim to the sounds of Angel Deradoorian (US)

FRIDAY 12 Tónar 17.30 Diamond Rings (CA) Bíó Paradís 17.00 Film: Backyard Bókabúð Máls og menningar 15.00 Nolo 16.00 Valdimar 17.00 Orphic Oxtra 18.00 Reptile & Retard (DK) 19.00 Lára Rúnars BAR 11 17.00 Moses Hightower 18.00 Miri 19.00 Who Knew 20.00 Simon Says No (NO) 21.00 Alcoholic Faith Mission (DK) Cinema No2 15.00 Film: Who is Barði 18.15 Film: Screaming Masterpiece Eymundsson Austurstræti 15.00 Film: Rafmögnuð Reykjavík 17.00 Steve Sampling

Eymundsson Skólavörðustíg 16.30 Pagan Wanderer Lu (UK) 17.15 Pascal Pinon Havarí Exhibition:The Natives Present: Tribal Curiosities and Aboriginal Crafts 11.00 Diamond Rings (CA) and your morning coffee 14.00 Yuni In Taxco (US) 16.00 Sudden Weather Change 18.00 Benni Hemm Hemm / Retro Stefson Hemmi & Valdi 15.00 Uni 16.00 Soffía Björg 17.00 Snorri Helgason 18.00 Ylja 19.00 Orphic Oxtra 20.00 Blæti 21.00 Snailhouse (CA) 22.00 Sing for me Sandra 23.00 Vicky Hverfisbarinn 01.00 - 02.00 DJ Stinnson, EmmSjé Gauti and 7Berg Kaffibarinn 16.00 - 19.00 Bedroom Community & Friends 21.00 DJ Kári 01.00 Alfons X Kormákur og Skjöldur 17.00 Retro Stefson Nikita 18.00 DJ-Introbeats 20.00 Film: Premier of Hooked, the latest snowboard movie from Pirates 20.40 Andvari 21.00 Mukkaló Pósthúsið Vínbar 19.00 - 03.00 BenSol & Friends (dj set) Prikið 10.00 Rock & Bacon with KOI 22.00 Friskó (Franz & Kristó) 00.00 DJ Addi Intro & Rottweiler Reykjavík Downtown Hostel 16.00 The Esoteric Gender 16.45 Manny DJ Set 17.00 TBA 17.30 Ólafur Arnalds

18.00 Hafdís Huld 18.30 Joanne Kearney 19.00 Bombay Bicycle Club (UK) Sjoppan Label Love showcase (Brainlove / Kimi Records / Good Tape Records) 14.00 Prinspóló 14.40 Murder (DK) 15.20 Bastardgeist (US) Smekkleysa 16.00 Myrra Rós with special guests 17.00 Kalli performing new songs from his Nashville album Tíu dropar 15.00 - 18.00 Events and special offers throughout the day 18.00 TBA 19.00 Þorgerður Jóhanna 20.00 Emma Ævars 21.00 Playground Birds 22.00 Holy Valour Tourist Information Center 17.00 Snailhouse (CA) Vesturbæjarlaugin 18.00 Swim to the sounds of Lay Low

SATURDAY Bíó Paradís 15.00 Film: Backyard 16.00 After-show discussion panel & reception 17.00 Film: Backyard Bókabúð Máls og menningar 15.00 Of Monsters & Men 16.00 Klassart 17.00 Save Public 18.00 Prinspóló 19.00 Angel Deradoorian (US) BAR 11 17.00 IKEA Satan 18.00 Jan Mayen 19.00 Saytan 20.00 Rolo Tomassi (UK) 21.00 The Vandelles (US)

Iceland Airwaves Magazine 2010 Cinema No2 15.00 Film: The Sky May Be Falling……But The Stars Look Good On You 18.15 Film: Where’s the Snow?! Eymundsson Austurstræti 15.00 Film: Rokk í Reykjavík 17.00 Moses Hightower Havarí Exhibition:The Natives Present: Tribal Curiosities and Aboriginal Crafts 11.00 Nive Nilsen (GL) and your morning coffee 14.00 Amiina 15.30 Mammút 18.30 Útidúr Hemmi & Valdi 15.00 Elíza Newman 16.00 Bowen Staines (US) 17.00 Kristín 18.00 Pétur Ben 19.00 Jón Tryggvi 20.00 Johnny Stronghands 21.00 Woodcraft 22.00 Valdimar 23.00 The Vintage Caravan Kaffibarinn 16.00 - 19.00 Bedroom Community & Friends 19.30 Hjaltalín 21.00 DJ HalliValli 01.00 DJ Casanova Nikita The film Backyard showing all day 13.00 Útidúr 13.35 Orphic Oxtra 14.10 Rival Consoles (UK) 14.45 Biggi Bix 15.20 Nóra 16.00 Miri 16.35 Original Melody 17.10 Yunioshi (UK) 17.45 Reykjavík! 18.20 Moses Hightower 19.00 HAM Pósthúsið Vínbar 19.00 - 03.00 BenSol & Friends (dj set)

Prikið 22.00 The Shitsez (NO) 00.00 Danni Deluxe & Rottweiler Reykjavík Downtown Hostel 16.00 Svavar Knútur 16.30 Ljósvaki 17.00 TBA 17.30 Útidúr 18.00 Rökkurró 18.30 TBA 19.00 VUK (FI) Sjoppan 14.00 Spaceships Are Cool (UK) 15.30 For a Minor Reflection 17.00 200 (FO) Smekkleysa 15.00 Ellen Kristjánsdóttir with Pétur Hallgrímsson 16.00 Bob Justman premiers new material together with some classics Tíu dropar 15.00 - 18.00 Events and special offers throughout the day 18.00 Svavar Knútur 19.00 Elín Ey 20.00 Uni 21.00 Jón Tryggvi 22.00 Daníel Jón Vesturbæjarlaugin 18.00 Swim to the sounds of Hjálmar

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Bíó Paradís 15.00 Film: Backyard 17.00 Film: Backyard Havarí Exhibition:The Natives Present: Tribal Curiosities and Aboriginal Crafts 14.00 Fist Fokkers 16.00 Rolo Tomassi (UK) Hemmi & Valdi 19.00 Yunioshi (UK) 20.00 Svavar Knútur 21.00 Andvari 22.00 Moddi (NO) 23.00 Kalli

Kaffibarinn 21.00 - 01.00 Human Woman (DJ Mic Set), Shumi (Kompakt, DE), Sexy Lazer, Gísli Galdur Prikið 21.00 Hang-over movie - Wild Side (free popcorn). DJ Kocoon

EXHIBITIONS Havarí The Natives Present: Tribal Curiosities and Aboriginal Crafts. An exhibition by Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason (múm / FM Belfast), Sindri Már Sigfússon (Seabear / Sin Fang), Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir (Seabear) and Lóa Hlín Hjálmtýsdóttir (FM Belfast / Prinspóló). Opens October 13th at 18.00. Dead Gallery The Dead Gallery introduces the Dead Skeletons’ new single “Dead Mantra” with an art installation by artist Jón Sæmundur Auðarson. The Dead Skeletons are Nonni Dead and Henrik Björnsson + guests (The Monks Of The Dead Temple). The release date for this new limited etched art single is the 25th of October but with a visit to the gallery you can purchase one before everyone else. Opening hours 13.00 -18.00.

Fancy seeing some of our beautiful island now that you’ve been crazy enough to come all this way for the festival anyways? Then meet Hertz, the official car rental for Iceland Airwaves 2010. They’re giving all of you festival-goers a special treatment discount of rental cars during the festival. Visit hertz.is/airwaves.html or drop by The Airwaves Center at Hotel Plaza for more information.

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Our aim with ‘Friends of Airwaves’ is to introduce you to some of the best of what the Reykjavík has to offer, and at the same time help you save some money. During the festival days, your Iceland Airwaves bracelet will provide you with special deals and discounts at selected bars, cafés, restaurants; apparel and design shops; music and bookstores etc. For more info on our friends visit icelandairwaves.com

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1. Sushismiðjan Sushi 2. Höfnin Fish 3. Icelandic Fish & Chips Fish 4. Fiskmarkaðurinn Fish 5. Santa Maria Mexican 6. Prikið Café / Bar 7. Thorvaldsen Café / Bar 8. Hamborgarabúllan Hamburgers 9. Grillhús Guðmundar Hamburgers 10. B5 Café / Bar 11. Austurlandahraðlestin Indian 12. Við tjörnina Fish / Icelandic 13. La Primavera Italian 14. Pisa Italian 15. Sægreifinn Fish 16. Vegamót Café / Bar 17. Grænn kostur Vegetarian 18. Tíu dropar Café / Bar 19. Gamla smiðjan Pizza 20. Sushibarinn Sushi 21. Hressó Café / Bar 22. Café Haití Café 23. Grái kötturinn Café / Brunch 24. Te & Kaffi Café 25. Dill New Nordic

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59’s

Thursday – 19:30 – Sódóma If you fancy getting your quiff on, then the 59’s will provide the rockabilly stomp to accompany it! Expect to see a double bass thrown around like a cheerleader’s baton. BC

Æla

Friday – 02:00 – Faktorý Off-the-wall twangy twit-punk at its showiest, Æla’s disgusting antics and distasteful tunelessness never fail to amuse.

Alex Metric feat. Charli XCX (UK)

Friday – 01:10 – NASA Alex has been a busy boy this year combining playing at several major festivals, crafting some of the summer’s best remixes and producing his own flavour of ‘80s big beat electro. He‘s bringing his friend Charli XCX to ensure no one is left alive.

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AMFJ

Thursday – 20:30 – Listasafn Amiina have been enveloping the Icelandic experimental scene with gloriously expansive and sweeping sonic landscapes for over a decade now, and show no signs of drawing an end onto their very minimal map.

200 (FO)

Saturday – 20:00 – Risið Pleasant sounds from melodic guitars and a lovely voice make this a low-key post-rock band worth watching closely.

Saturday – 20:00 – Tjarnabíó Violently blaring bleats of distorted noise and sound destruction make AMFJ a one-man force to be reckoned with. Try not to bleed too much on the dance floor when your eardrums explode. Saturday – 01:20 – Amsterdam There must be something in the water in the Faroe Islands because they sure know how to rock! 200 take your classic Cult/Stooges/Mötorhead hard rock sound and infuse a satirical edge to create something unique and provoking.

7Berg

Thursday – 20:50 – Venue This chilled out rapper puts the real craft into his beats, with off-kilter tunes and exotic mid-‘90s samples a la Wu-Tang clan.

Andvari

Angel Deradoorian (US)

Friday – 22:30 – Tjarnarbíó The smooth sounds of this soulful young Brooklynite are sure to raise the hairs on the back of your neck, as well as excite the brain inside the head that rests on top of said neck with clever loops and original instruments. Did we mention she’s one of the Dirty Projectors? Because she is!

Angist

Friday – 19:10 – Sódóma Newcomers to the Icelandic metal scene, Angist are a female fronted band that look to bring out your inner Valkyrie bloodlust. Perfect with Brennivín.

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Agent Fresco

Wednesday – 23:20 – NASA Saturday – 22:00 - Sódóma With some seriously powerful rock sagas and intense stage dynamics, it’s no wonder they are such a well-loved bunch here in Iceland.

Alcoholic Faith Mission (DK)

Saturday – 23:40 – Faktorý Possibly the coolest band name of the festival, these rugged Danes provide a stirring melodic soundtrack to wistful indulgence. You got love? They got shellfish!

Saturday – 23:00 – NASA Legends in their own right, they made SuperNintendo sounding techie-rock a thing of class and beauty. Their shows are rare, unmissable occasions. Must see.

Arnljótur

Wednesday – 20:30 – Faktorý Arnljótur is a member of pretty much every band in Reykjavík. His solo electronic/organ performances are reminiscent of Tangerine Dream and ambient Eno, evoke Tim Curry with horns, riding upon large white flying dog-dragons.

Autodrone (US)

Wednesday – 22:00 – Sódóma As dark and intense as the black hole they came from, Autodrone channel gothic chimes and shoegaze distortion to create a swirling rock maelstrom that will blow you away if you let it.

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Bang Gang

Saturday – 20:20 – Listasafn Icelandic super-producer Barði Jóhannsson’s melodic pop band has changed members and styles many times since 1996, but it’s definitely here to stay.

Bárujárn

Friday – 01:10 – Amsterdam Gothabilly surfpunk from a foursome of anarchist hippie freegans with a penchant for nuding up on celluloid. Go for the theremin, stay for the gloom.

Basia Bulat (CA)

Saturday – 23:20 – Iðnó This multi-instrumental folky songstress is inspired by oldies radio stations and from the quiet solitude of the Yukon.

Bastardgeist (US)

Friday – 23:20 – Faktorý Haunted loops and wisps of digital noise and childlike vocals from this US duo.

BiggiBix

Thursday – 20:00 – Iðnó Hailing from that well known cultural hot spot of Ísafjörður, Biggibix is a difficult pop beast to pin down. Mixing US alt-rock with Icelandic pop sensibility, he tells it to you straight.

Biogen

Saturday – 22:20 – Tjarnarbíó Biogen is a guy who never stands still, musically speaking. Stretching electro and techno boundaries to breaking point, he needs your assistance in bringing the house down.

Blaz Roca

Thursday – 00:30 – Venue XXX Rottweiler rhymer and the eponymous voice on Sykur’s club smash-hit ‘Viltu Dick?’. If you don’t catch him live, you can probably go hang with him at Prikið.

Bloodgroup

Wednesday – 22:30 – NASA Friday – 21:40 - NASA Transplanted from Egilsstaðir, this darkstar electro group turns crowds into dance floors under any condition. Their beats will infect your feet.

Bombay Bicycle Club (UK)

Saturday – 22:40 – Listasafn A fearsome foursome of North London youths armed with upbeat indie-rock tunes and a fun, playful attitude. Watch out for pandas and flying bottles of Jack.

Borko

Benni Hemm Hemm

Wednesday – 22:50 - Venue Thursday – 21:40 – Tjarnarbíó Despite moving to Scotland, Benedikt H. Hermannsson still has his heart in Iceland and with a new LP being released; we can expect more of his special brand of folk-pop brilliance.

Benny Crespo’s Gang

Wednesday – 21:40 – NASA Saturday – 02:40 – Sódóma Local legends containing such luminaries as Helgi Rúnar on vocals and Lay Low on keyboard, you know you’re going to be given a good time. Raw aggressive indie-rock at its finest.

Berndsen

Friday – 20:50 – NASA David Berndsen has an eye for the sublime. His debut album mixed ‘80s style synth-pop with a stage persona every bit as colourful. All he wants is that you bring yourself, while he brings the love.

Saturday – 21:10 – Faktorý Icelandic music scene mainstay Borko has toured the world with múm and Seabear, and released his début ‘Celebrating Life’ on Morr Music. The eclectic sound is hard to pigeonhole, but his label and choice of touring partners should give some clue.

Bróðir Svartúlfs

Thursday – 20:20 – Faktorý Mixing rock and rap can be difficult at the best of times. Bróðir Svartúlfs happily accept such a challenge with glee. And boy do they succeed.

Buxnaskjónar

Wednesday – 19:30 – Amsterdam Akureyri’s Buxnaskjónar have a keen ear for vicious punk hooks and rotten slogans… though come to think of it, people who don’t speak Icelandic probably won’t be entertained by song titles such as ‘Fjallamjólkin springur á miðnætti’. Oh, well. You can always come to the show and make up your own lyrics. 19

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Captain Fufanu

Friday – 21:50 – Apótekið Airwaves Club Saturday - 21:40 - Tjarnarbió Intelligent techno from the new captains of Icelandic house proves that the thinking man can also appreciate the 4/4 bass drum.

Caterpillarmen

Friday – 23:20 – Amsterdam The spirit of Prog and Krautrock is alive and well with these bunch of young noodlers. Expect chunky Hammond organ solos and psychedelic freakouts of a bizarre nature.

Cynic Guru

Saturday – 19:30 – Sódóma He learned the violin, but that was not enough to keep Roland Hartwell satisfied, so he and his mates created this band to get their psychedelic rock kicks.

Dan Deacon (US)

Sunday – 22:00 – NASA This Baltimore hipster king of bleeps and bloops is renowned for his totally wild dance party shows, where running around in a circle is half the fun. Beards and thick-rims galore.

Deep Jimi & The Zep Creams

Thursday – 21:10 – Sódóma As the name suggests these guys are RAWK of the old school variety. Expect big meaty riffs and sounds about immigrants and birds that are free and stuff.

Diamond Rings (CA)

Château Marmont (FR)

Saturday - 22:30 - Venue Like an explosion of lo-fi colour, Diamond Rings brings his special brand of electro pop and classy outfits to overload your senses.

Cities Between Us

Thursday - 23:20 - Venue Diddi Fel (of Forgotten Lores infamy) has been one of Iceland’s premier rappers for a long while now. It’s not for lack of challengers, though, this MC just has a natural flow and way with words that just won’t stop.

Friday – 20:00 – Listasafn Cool, studied French electro retro chic. These cool cats formulate haunting space disco that melds robot voices with TRON and Jean Michel Jarre. No mean feat! Thursday – 19:30 – Faktorý How many bands can say they met their frontman online? Well this one can. Expect hard rockers having fun with no shirts on.

Cliff Clavin

Wednesday 23:40 - Sódóma Saturday – 00:30 – Amsterdam This grunge-revivalist four-piece formed in 2006 and went on to become a staple of Icelandic rock radio. They are now working with Grammy winning producers and going international.

Codes In The Clouds (UK)

Saturday – 20:50 – Iðnó Codes in the clouds are a UK five-piece that simply make beautiful music. You could call it ‘Post Rock’ but that would just be insulting their lush and tender sounds that will leave you all in a tizzy.

Crocodiles (US)

Saturday – 22:50 – Sódóma Take two guys and lock them in a basement with only Spiritualized and Jesus & Mary Chain records for ten years and this is the outcome. Starlight pop music with a serrated distortion dimension.

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Dikta

Wednesday - 00:30 - Sódóma Friday - 21:50 - Listasafn Officially the nation’s favourite band. We know this because they won the most popular band award at this year’s Icelandic Music awards. And who could deny their anthemic rock tunes, soaring harmonies and all ‘round brilliant atmosphere.

DJ BenSol

Friday – 01:00 – Apótekið Airwaves Club He’s been around the electronic scene since the ‘90s but didn’t hit the decks until last year. Now he’s played every club in town and drops house mixes like they’re hot.

DJ Cassanova

Friday – 03:40 - Apótekið Airwaves Club Back to rock the beat at Airwaves 2010, this heavyweight house hitter is sure to keep those heads throbbing and bodies hopping till dawn. And maybe dusk again.

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EmmSjé Gauti

Saturday – 20:30 – Tjarnarbíó DJ Airplane and Spaceship tells us her views on summer, ice cream and aliens with innocent, child-like vocals and introspective Casio experimentation.

Thursday – 21:40 – Venue Local rap wonder prodigy, he’s now reached the heights of the Icelandic premier league of rap. Expect lots of R&B smoothness and phat beats.

DJ Margeir

Friday – 22:30 – Sódóma They’ve been gigging together less than a year but the future looks bright for Iceland’s rising stars. Their scream-core (via crab-core) metal sound has proved immensely popular with the rock crowd here (and elsewhere).

Saturday – 02:00 - Apótekið Airwaves Club DJ Margeir is one of Iceland’s best-known spinners and has performed remixes for the likes of Sigur Rós, Gus Gus and DJ Trentemöller. A man very much in demand.

DLX ATX

Friday – 01:00 – Faktorý Irish expat Greg Barrett has a rotating line-up of players in his super grimy noise-punk act, but no matter who’s playing it is sure to be complete pandemonium.

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Ensími

Thursday – 22:00 – NASA Superstars of mid-‘90s Icelandic indie rock, Ensími regrouped last year to a warm, loving welcome. They are the kind of nostalgia that you didn’t need to hear the first time around.

Epic Rain

Thursday – 19:00 – Tjarnarbíó Lebanese born musician Epic Rain touts himself as being ‘not ordinary’. Hip-hop infused with a twist of jazz, indie, folk and ‘70s rock? Well, that’s definitely not ordinary.

Everything Everything (UK)

Dominique Young Unique (US)

Friday – 22:50 – Listasafn Hailing from Manchester, these guys chuck everything into the blender. Pop, post punk, funk and ‘80s white boy soul. And you know what? It tastes great!

Efterklang (DK)

Wednesday – 23:30 – Faktorý If there can ever be such a thing as an Icelandic electronic supergroup, then Evil Darkness are such a beast. They produce soundscapes that can easily soundtrack that ‘70s zombie movie in your mind. And Jóhann Jóhansson’s playing with them! Sheesh!

Thursday – 22:30 – Venue This Florida rapper is literally a force of nature made flesh. Her electro rap stylings crackle with electricity and attitude to power of X. Watch and let your ears be given a beat down. Thursday – 21:40 – Listasafn This twinkly experimental Danish band are no small blip on the radar and are only getting stronger, having collaborated with bands such as Grizzly Bear and local act Amiina.

Elín Ey

Friday – 20:50 – Risið She comes from a family of musical legends and now Elín has carved her own place as a sultryvoiced songwriter guaranteed to give you the twelve-bar blues.

Elíza Newman

Friday – 01:00 – Risið She sang a song about the world’s most unpronounceable volcano eruption. And the former Bellatrix singer has many more perky pop nuggets in her sack of delights.

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Ewok & Kalli

Thursday – 22:00 – Apótekið Airwaves Club The Iceland dynamic duo of dubstep and breakbeat will be looking to shake things up with banging bass and skittering syncopated beats.

FM Belfast

Sunday – 23:00 – NASA First they took Reykjavík, now they are taking the world. The funnest band in town has been all over the damn place in the last year and we can only hope they brought us back a big gift.

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Factory Floor (UK)

Saturday – 20:20 – NASA To step into Factory Floor’s aural field is to take a step into the worlds of Throbbing Gristle, Kraftwerk and DAF. Prepare to be given a lesson in REAL music.

Feldberg

Friday – 20:50 - Listasafn When you bring pop maestros Eberg (Einar Tönsberg) and Rósa Birgitta Ísfeld, you expect something extraordinary to happen. And their electro acoustic melodies certainly don’t disappoint.

Film (GR)

Thursday – 00:00 – Faktorý Wednesday - 19:10 - NASA According to people who know better, Greek band Film make “cinematic soundscapes that revolve around nihilistic urban settings and inspire celluloid fantasies”. We plan on finding out exactly what that means, and so should you.

ambient sounds with psychedelic breakbeats is phenomenal! Essential mesmerising brainjuice.

Futuregrapher

Wednesday – 23:00 - Apótekið Airwaves Club Futuregrapher is all about tripping out hard. His weird acid techno is mind altering all on its own.

Gablé (FR)

Friday – 21:30 – Tjarnarbíó It’s not every day that you encounter lo-fi beats, banjos, banging pianos, woodland guitars vibes and French inspired rap all from the same band. But that day has come in the form of Gablé. Rejoice!

For A Minor Reflection

Friday – 22:30 – Iðnó Since starting the band five years ago as teenagers, these spring-chickens have created some intense and melodic post-rock that merits the genre for a comeback.

Foreign Monkeys

Sunday – 20:00 – Sódóma You’ll go ‘ape’ (get it?) for these intense young rockers from the Westman Isles. Blistering rage set to a thumping beat.

Forgotten Lores

Thursday – 23:20 – Venue Forgotten Lores are Iceland’s freewheelin’ hip-hop five piece that grind down jazzy, spacious samples with ballbusting bass lines.

Fönksveinar

Wednesday – 22:00 – Amsterdam Funkier than a bunch of chunky monkeys locked in a closet. More hep than a clutter of cats on catnip. There’s no way you’ll not be loving Fönksveinar!

Fræbblarnir

Saturday – 20:20 – Amsterdam One of the oldest of the old school punk bands in this country. Three chord tunes and more growl than sing. Fast, dirty, fun.

Fu Kaisha

Wednesday – 21:40 – Apótekið Airwaves Club Man, the way that Fu Kaisha blends old school

Ghostigital

Saturday – 00:00 – Tjarnarbíó These guys were so good at Airwaves last year, they were nominated for best live gig at the Iceland music awards! Can Einar Örn and Curver do it again with their absurdist power-electronic fun?

Gone Postal

Friday – 20:50 – Sódóma Named after a rather tasteless term for losing control, these death metal bandits invite the twin lords of chaos and destruction. All they need are your ears... and your soul.

GP!

Sunday – 20:50 – Sódóma Guitar genius Guðmundur Pétursson likes to mix blues-tinged guitar sound with sexy ‘60s cinematic beats in a hauntological blast from the past. For hardcore fans of Icelandic music, this local legend’s show is a must.

Hafdís Huld

Friday – 00:10 - Risið The cutesy former Gus Gus singer has been making sweet, eccentric nuggets of sublime pop for a while now. Listen to her sing about her bizarre obsession for robot love.

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Haffi Haff

Saturday – 02:40 – NASA A performer like no other, his outlandish pop will make you love or hate Haffi Haff with a passion. He doesn’t really care as long as all he’s up in your face.

Ham

Thursday – 00:00 – NASA The great old gods of Icelandic rock are BACK! All other bands sit down! After a busy year attempting world domination through politics, Óttarr Proppé and his cohorts aim to bring world peace through white hot RAWK!

sunny Jamaica) and sing in Icelandic! But you should find out for yourself, and check out the band that started Iceland’s current reggae revival.

Hjaltalín

Friday – 22:30 - NASA One of the biggest names around Iceland these days breaking out onto the international touring circuit, this melodic chamber pop group are sure to surprise us all.

Hoffman

Saturday – 23:40 – Amsterdam Hailing from the windswept Westman Islands, Hoffman have been mainstays of the Icelandic rock scene for a number of years. Their current album, ‘Your Secrets are Safe with US,’ was one of the rock highlights of last year.

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Harrys Gym (NO)

Friday – 00:20 – Apótekið Airwaves Club Local musos Jón Atli (of Hairdoctor fame) and Gísli Galdur (of Trabant and lots-of-other-bands fame) teamed up for our benefit. They look to bring the unknown x-factor to Airwaves, and we will be watching.

Hellvar

Thursday – 19:30 – Listasafn The German duo have released their self titled debut album, which is picking up rave reviews across Europe. They play their haunting ethereal electro pop straight from the heart.

Thursday – 00:00 – Sódóma Harrys Gym have been working away in their native Norway for a while but now they want to bring their melancholic pop workouts direct to your ears. Heed their call, will you? Saturday – 19:30 – NASA Currently recording their follow up to ‘Bat Out Of Hellvar’, Hellvar specialise in biomechanical love songs for people of a deviant nature.

Hercules and Love Affair (US)

Saturday – 00:00 – NASA The electro-pop super group formed around DJ Andrew Butler is a veritable who’s who of NYC’s DFA Records and guest star vocalists. They are the sound of glamour [via silver].

Heima

Saturday - 19:10 - Risið After five years spent touring and performing in China, husband and wife alternative folk duo Heima recently returned to Iceland with their debut album ‘Long Road Home’. Expect an international, free spirited sound.

Hjálmar

Friday – 23:20 - NASA Hjálmar are one of Iceland’s favourite bands. It’s not hard to see why – they play authentic-style reggae (they even recorded there last album in

Hundreds (DE)

Hunk Of A Man

Wednesday – 00:10 – Faktorý Maggi Lego is the man and boy is he one heck of a hunk! Playing classic disco grooves that once again show us the best music in the world is made by gay black men.

Hurts (UK)

Friday – 23:50 – Listasafn Currently the hottest pop sensations in the UK right now, Hurts evoke the poise and sounds of the Pet Shop Boys and Bronski Beat, adding a modern twist and bringing it all into the 21st century with a bang.

Hydrophobic Starfish

Thursday – 20:20 – Amsterdam These Hydrophobic upstarts cut their teeth on this year’s ‘Músiktilraunir’ battle of the bands competition. Blues based psych rock with soulful female vocals.

Hypno

Thursday – 21:30 - Apótekið Airwaves Club Starting with hip hop as a fresh faced teenager,

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tled down and beaten to within an inch of its life. Brit trio Joy Formidable are professionals at this. Let them do their job.

Jaakko & Jay (FI)

Saturday – 02:30 – Venue Remix kids Benedikt, Benedikt and Sigurþór bang out their French house sound ahead of their debut EP due for release later this year.

James Blake (DJ Set) (UK)

Friday – 00:10 – Iðnó Finger-picking guitar superstar Jose Gonzales has rejoined his former acoustic group for a stellar new album and coming over for what’s sure to be an unmissable show.

Thursday – 23:40 – Amsterdam Jakko & Jay may be acoustic, but their punk spirit flows through their songs like a raging torrent. Their live show is also reportedly a blast. Friday – 01:30 – Venue A rising light in the UK dubstep scene, James Blake has been taking dubstep sounds, tearing them apart and splicing them back together in new and disturbing ways. His ‘CMYK’ EP is one of the more vital releases on the scene this year.

Jan Mayen

Thursday – 00:30 – Amsterdam With thunderous rhythms and angular guitar scything, Jan Mayen are the band to go to sort out your acute anger issues with a large hammer named “full-on garage rock!”.

Jungle Fiction

Junip (SE)

Just Another Snake Cult

Saturday – 20:20 – Sódóma Multi-instrumentalist Þórir has spent the past decade performing in various bands across California. It shows in his Santa Cruz/beach pop/ freakbeat sound and kooky vocals. Cool.

Kalli

Saturday – 21:40 - Risið Having just released his debut solo album, Kalli’s soulful Nashville-esque balladry and deeply personal lyrics would bring a tear to a glass eye. Maybe playing at Airwaves will cheer him up.

Kasper Bjørke (DK)

JJ (SE)

Saturday – 21:10 – NASA Happy, blissed out Balearic beats and sweet electro reggae from the tripping Swedish duo. Man these melodies just leave you with the biggest smile on your face!

Jón Tryggvi

Thursday – 22:50 – Risið One of the many fine troubadours occupying this town, this folky crooner with his guitar is good for an evening of introspection and subtlety.

Jónas Sigurðsson & Ritvélar Framtíðarinnar Friday – 00:20 – Tjarnarbíó Dapper eight-piece band that shake things down with a very Icelandic take on funky afro beats and Philly Soul. If you crave more, then look out for their recently released second album ‘Allt er eitthvað’.

Joy Formidable (UK)

Saturday – 00:50 – Sódóma Sometimes punky power pop needs to be wres-

Saturday – 00:20 - Apótekið Airwaves Club Official Friend-of-Airwaves and Trentemöller legend Kasper Bjørke is on his own a cucumber-cool Danish DJ who has remixed all the Scandinavian electro-greats and our very own FM Belfast.

Kenton Slash Demon (DK)

Saturday – 23:30 - Apótekið Airwaves Club These two super busy maestros’ of up-tempo electronica have more EPs, album releases and projects going on than they have hot dinners. Counting Hot Chip and Gold Panda among their fast growing fan base, they should provide a thumping gig.

Kiasmos

Saturday – 21:00 - Apótekið Airwaves Club Classical-pop star Ólafur Arnalds and Bloodgroup-er Janus Rasmussen make up this minimal techno dream-duo.

Kimono

Thursday – 20:20 – NASA Canadian-Icelandic trio Kimono create a rock sound that broods with more intensity in the big toe than a dozen Jim Jarmusch films (so pretty intense then...). Legendary on the Icelandic scene – find out why! 29

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Klassart

Thursday – 20:50 – Iðnó Fronted by honey voiced Fríða Dís, Klassart bring their soothing alt country sound down from the mountains. It seems to work, their first single topped the Icelandic charts this summer.

Klink

Friday – 01:10 – Sódóma Not so much of a who, more of a what? Local metal legends Klink produce a live show that can only be described as war squared. Boot up, man up and be prepared for the live show of your life!

Kristín Bergsdóttir

Thursday – 19:10 – Tjarnarbíó Kristín will bring us her pleasant and subtly rewarding acoustic pop, with her gentle voice leading us through it all with jazzy sincerity.

Króna

Saturday – 20:20 – Faktorý An indie-rock supergroup made up of members of Míri, Who Knew and Maus, Króna got together as the Icelandic currency nosedived. Their stock as a band has only risen since.

Lára Rúnars

Wednesday – 20:00 – NASA Friday - 21:40 - Iðnó A quirky, perky singer-songwriter who appeals to her hipster contemporaries as much as babyboomers. Lára is certainly no square.

Lazyblood

Saturday - 19:30 - Faktorý Lazyblood are an Icelandic duo comprised of fabled contemporary dancer Erna Ómarsdóttir and Reykjavík! noisemaster Valdi. They sound

it all with this low-key songstress and her sweet, drowsy tunes.

LCMDF (FI)

Thursay - 22:00 - Sódóma These two Finnish sisters take your amped up euro synth disco, ram a great chunk of girl power into it and explode it from a safe distance. Make sure you wear protective clothing.

Legend

Friday - 21:00 - Apotekið - Airwaves Club Legend is the genre-bending duo of Krummi (Mínus) Björgvinsson and Halldór (Esja) Björnsson as they try to battle their inner darkwave electro souls in a fight to the death. Prepare for some blood-tinged music!

Lights on the Highway

Saturday – 00:20 – Iðnó Not only do they create great West Coast rock sounds a la Neil Young and Crosby Stills and Nash, LOTH also recently won the Popppunktur music quiz TV show, making them the brainiest musicians in Iceland as well!

Ljósvaki

Friday – 20:00 – NASA Time to sit back and relax, while Ljósvaki brings some class with pitch perfect electro soul and lounge beats.

Lockerbie

Thursday – 19:30 – Amsterdam Currently recording their debut album, Lockerbie follow in the footsteps of other Icelandic post rock greats as they create their multilayered, enigmatic sound.

Mammút

Wednesday – 00:10 – NASA Saturday - 21:10 - Sódóma Finding a bunch of kids who can rock as hard and write a song as well as Mammút is no easy task, and their live show is just a wild beautiful sound-slap in the face.

Már og Nielsen

Lay Low

Thursday – 23:20 – Iðnó Long-time local favourite (and steadily rising international one) Lay Low is a force to be reckoned with. As for the music, the name says

Saturday – 21:40 - Apótekið Airwaves Club You kind of have to love people that have the balls to call themselves ‘sleazetronica’. There’s nothing subtle about their booty-grinding grooves.

Margeir & his Symphony Orchestra conducted by Samúel J. Samúelsson Friday – 23:30 - Tjarnarbíó Margeir goes under many names and incarnations. In this case he is out of the club and on

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Marius (FO)

Saturday - 22:50 - Faktorý Playing since the age of sixteen, this acoustic song-craftsman’s instrumentation and composition have matured nicely alongside him.

Mondkopf (FR)

Friday – 22:40 - Apótekið Airwaves Club Blasting onto the French electronic scene in 2009, Mondkopf mixes traditional club sounds with darker ambient tones. A rising star, and one to watch.

Markús & The Diversion Sessions

Saturday - 01:00 - Risið The former singer of supergroup Skátar, Markús now goes it alone with an amp and some melancholy rock tunes to guzzle beer to.

Me, The Slumbering Napoleon

Friday – 22:30 – Amsterdam This gang of post-indie sludge-math rockers might call for some mind-slowing drugs, but they are pretty trippy on their own, too.

Mínus

Saturday – 01:50 – Sódóma They are our hard-rock sweethearts, who have captured hearts at home and abroad for the past decade. All the drunken headbanging you can handle in one band.

Miri

Wednesday – 22:00 – Venue Friday - 21:40 - Faktorý Thick layering, intricate rhythms, swelling buildups and loud-quiet-loud composition come out of these three math-prog dynamos. Local ‘90s revivalist favourites.

Moddi (NO)

Thursday – 21:40 - Iðnó Giving life to pieces of music on stolen and broken instruments, Moddi has worked with Valgeir Sigurðsson on his debut album of noisy and delicate tunes.

Moderat (DE)

Thursday – 22:50 – Listasafn The joint effort of the darlings of the Berlin techno scene, Modeselektor and Apparat, Moderat stand astride electronic music like a mighty colossus, destroying all before them. Oh and their beats are mucho danceable as well!

Momentum

Friday – 21:40 – Sódóma Epic, orchestral metal that feels like a herd of dinosaurs trampling through your guts. They also do sing-alongs.

Morðingjarnir

Saturday - 21:10 – Amsterdam A punk trio that goes way back to the hey-day of 2005, this gang knows how to rock hard, making pogo-and-skank worthy tunes reminiscent of those fun times in the ‘80s that we’re too young to remember.

Morning After youth

Wednesday – 21:10 – Amsterdam Superior alt-rock with powerful, anthemic vocals. Just the band to shake you from that torpor and have you swaying with your arms in the air!

Moses Hightower

Thursday – 22:30 - Iðnó If you feel a serious need to get a serious’70s soul groove going on, then may we prescribe these funky badgers. Chicka chicka bow wow!

Mount Kimbie (UK)

Saturday – 22:00 – NASA They don’t mind you calling them ‘Post-Dubstep’ but they are so much more than that. Mixing dubstep with IDM, R&B, ambient with a very cool live show, these guys are the ones not to miss.

Mugison

Friday - 20:50 - Iðnó A man armed with a guitar from the fishy capital of the West fjords, Mugison is an important fixture in Iceland’s music world, and one hell of a great musician.

Múgsefjun

Thursday – 20:00 – Tjarnarbíó Effervescent indie pop that refuses to be placed in a little box. Whatever you want to call it, we simply call it brilliant! 31

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Nive Nilsen & The Deer Children (GL)

Friday – 23:20 – Iðnó Hailing from the sunny Riviera of Greenland, Nive Nielsen’s stripped acoustic rock evokes the aura of the likes of Maddy Star and Kristen Hersh.

Nögl

Murder (DK)

Friday – 19:50 – Tjarnarbíó The band’s name may sound morbid, but these fine Danish gentlemen will bring forth much acoustic honesty to the proceedings. If you like Nick Drake and Sufjan Stevens, then check them out!

Saturday – 22:00 – Amsterdam A little more accessible than most of the rock bands at the festival, these guys could reach a wide audience with their slightly screamo melodic rock.

Noise

Muted

Friday – 02:00 – Sódóma Noise by name, noise by nature. These neogrungers have just released their 3rd album, ‘Divided’. Go and help them celebrate their achievement in some style.

My Bubba and Mi (DK)

Wednesday – 00:30 - Amsterdam Friday – 21:40 – Venue Sticky lo-fi rock of the hypnagogic kind is the order of the day here. Their debut album ‘No Lo Fi’ was packed with trippy pop hooks that melted your brain pleasure centres. Or something.

My Summer as a Salvation Soldier

Friday – 01:10 - Iðnó You want expansive melodic indie pop that adds a soupcon of Arcade Fire with a dash of Noah and the Whale? Then Nóra have all of that and have a couple of buckets spare behind the stage for afters.

Thursday – 21:00 - Apótekið Airwaves Club Despite hailing from the sleepy town of Egilsstaðir in the east, Muted (aka Bjarni Rafn Kjartansson) blends DnB, Dubstep and ambient howls to create a very personal headspace of urban paranoia. Excellent! Friday – 19:10 - Iðnó A truly Nordic all female line up of a Swede, A Dane and an Icelander (there must be a joke in there somewhere, at least if they walk into a bar). They’ve banded together to spread peace and harmony through lo-fi folk pop. Thursday - 23:40 - Risið Þórir Georg Jónsson has packed much into his short life from the post-hardcore of Gavin Portland to the blitzkrieg punk of Deathmetal Supersquad. Here he breaks on his own with his gothic folk brilliance.

Náttfari

Saturday – 02:00 – Iðnó Containing half of the members from fellow Icelandic indie-popsters Leaves, Náttfari aim to bring the house down with their ambitious post rock.

Neon Indian (US)

Saturday – 23:30 – Venue The brilliant high priest of lo-fi hypnagogic pop arrives in Iceland to spread the gospel of analogue fun. Feel the ‘80s West Coast vibe in the ether.

Nils Frahm (DE)

Saturday – 20:00 – Iðnó One of the acolytes of the Erased Tape label, German neo-composer Nils Frahm wrings feeling and loss from every note on his piano of souls. 34

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Nóra

Oculus

Saturday – 22:40 - Apótekið Airwaves Club Local techno godfather Oculus will be looking to bring his own style of subhuman bass and sweaty beats to the party.

Orphic Oxtra

Sunday - 20:00 - NASA People who say you can have too much of a good thing are clearly fools. You only have to look at the klezmer mania of 14-member strong Orphic Oxtra to know that more is, indeed, MORE!

Of Monsters and Men

Thursday – 22:00 – Risið Winners of this year’s ‘Músiktilraunir battle of the bands, their Bon Iver inspired alt-folk is just the ticket for a soothing warm drink and a loved one by your side.

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Pascal Pinon

Thursday – 20:20 - Risið Taking twee-pop to the extreme, lovely teenage sisters Jófríður and Ásthildur keep it below 50db and never crack a smile through their guitar-flutexylophone tunes. <3

Penny Police (DK)

Oh No Ono (DK)

Thursday – 23:00 – Sódóma As weird as weird comes out of Denmark, this noisy electro-pop jokesters are punny and funny and full of energy. Their first trip to Airwaves should leave a permanent grin on the festival’s face.

Ojba Rasta

Friday – 02:00 – Iðnó First reggae made a comeback, then dubstep came along. Now these eleven rudeboys and girls are making classic dub reggae and dropping the pressure all up in here.

Friday – 21:40 - Risið Penny Police (aka Marie Fjeldsted) is just a woman and a piano (and the occasional guitar). That’s all she needs. Anything more and her achingly beautiful music would just overwhelm you.

Pétur Ben

Wednesday – 20:20 – Sódóma Thursday – 22:30 – Tjarnarbíó Pétur Ben is a proponent of punchy acoustic rock that distils the essence of Tom Waits, Jeff Buckley and Nick Cave and puts a cheery on top. Before setting fire to it.

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Ólafur Arnalds

Wednesday – 20:00 – Faktorý A pair of troubadours named after Prokofiev’s classic children’s book, Peter and the Wolf, these guys make some pretty sweet music. Hopefully neither of them has a live duck caught in their stomach.

Original Melody

Wednesday – 23:40 - Apótekið Airwaves Club They used to be known as Anonymous, the masters of old school trance and hip hop. Now cousins Tanya & Marlon Pollock are re-birthing their music as PLX. Mysterious times lie ahead...

Our Lives

Thursday – 21:10 – Faktorý Maybe best described as weird-rap, Poetrix parades around in vaudevillian mime garb and has a penchant for facepainting. How could that disappoint?

Wednesday – 22:50 – Sódóma Saturday – 21:40 – Iðnó Blending neo-classical melancholy with trip hop beats, Ólafur Arnalds creates soundtrack to movies that you wish you’d seen all your life. He also does a mean drum solo if you ask him nicely... Thursday - 20:00 - Venue The finest free range organic hip hop, from the freest flowing MCs in the land. Don’t believe us? Then try their latest album ‘Back & Fourth’, and we’ll accept your apology later... Wednesday – 21:10 – Sódóma Saturday – 01:10 - Iðnó These pop rockers bring emotional warmth with soaring vocals and world-weary melodies to protect from the harsh cold outside. Make sure to bring a comfy chair for extra effect.

Pagan Wanderer Lu (UK)

Friday – 22:30 – Faktorý One might expect this one-man band to recall Loreena McKennitt’s earth-child tunes, but it’s more like a British Beck from the‘90s. So leave the burning sage at home.

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Poetrix

Polipe (CA)

Thursday – 22:00 – Faktorý This French-Canadian tropical power-trio is as quirky and cute as they come, playing fun, upbeat psych rock laden with fun visual tricks to boot.

Prinspóló

Wednesday – 21:10 – Venue Friday – 21:40 - Amsterdam Despite being named after a filthy chocolate wafer bar, Prinspóló are the epitome of breezy effervescence. Their acoustic pop is the guaranteed antidote to any misery heaped on your day.

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Quadruplos

Saturday – 20:50 - Venue ‘Weird’ music is spreading again like the scabies and goth style and these two are the top weirdoes. Perfect for twitchy kids and noise-freaks.

Reptilicus

Rabbi Bananas

Wednesday – 22:50 – Faktorý If you want to understand industrial music in Iceland, then you need to listen and understand Reptilicus. The music is a sonic experiment in noise, percussion and human emotion. Long live the new flesh!

Rafgashaus

Saturday – 01:00 – NASA Retro Stefson are this city’s dance therapy coach. The most genre-inclusive and eclectic band in town are single-handedly bringing the conga-line back in style and we’re all the better for it.

Friday – 20:00 – Venue We’re pretty sure this guy isn’t a real rabbi: he wears track pants and a fake beard. But if they did play skweee in synagogue, then Shabbat shalom y’all! Friday – 21:00 - Apótekið Airwaves Club You may not know of them, but this dark, trip-hop two-some has been at it since ’97. Surprisingly underrated and hopefully anticipated.

Raychem

Thursday – 20:30 - Apótekið Airwaves Club Raychem is an experienced and established source of minimal drum & bass, with a surging mathematical intensity to his beats.

Retro Stefson

Reykjavík!

Thursday – 21:10 – NASA Turning dancefloors into moshpits and going crazy in every way possible since 2004, this legendary band keeps their namesake city rocking riotously with no remorse.

Rival Consoles (UK)

Saturday – 22:30 - Iðnó From the Erased Tapes label comes the one man IDM juggernaut Ryan Lee West. Think Aphex Twin with more melody. And a much better looking face...

Robyn (SE)

Saturday – 00:00 – Listasafn Whether you grew up with her smash hit ‘Show Me Love’ or were a ‘Konichiwa, Bitches’ scenekid, Robyn is a legacy in Sweden’s pop world. Her much anticipated Airwaves visit will be packed to the gills.

Rökkurró

Ramadanman (UK)

Thursday 23:30 - Apótekið Airwaves Club A master of simplistic, jungle-fied remixes full of twitchy beats and wobbly overtones, this British DJ takes his techno real seriously.

Reason To Believe

Saturday – 19:30 – Amsterdam This five-piece rock band make emotional songs full of power-chords and ooh-aahs, perfect for commercial success.

Reptile & Retard (DK)

Saturday – 00:30 – Venue Instead of releasing records, these Danish Electro punkers decided to go on a massive tour of China this year. These guys are probably not your average run of the mill musicians.

Thursday – 20:50 – Tjarnarbíó Vocal post-rock has made a full-fledged comeback in Iceland, in no small part due to this dreamy group. Their soft melodies are best suited for lullabies but make for a lovely show.

Rolo Tomassi (UK)

Friday – 00:10 – Sódóma GRRARRR RRROARR! Rolo Tomassi are the rising stars of the UK hardcore metal scene. Creating a schizoid mix of synth hooks, guttural guitar and stone cracking shrieks, they are a band to be ignored at one’s peril.

Rúnar Þórisson

Thursday – 20:20 – Sódóma Rock guitarist Rúnar Þórisson is a local legend, having made his name with the very prestigious

Iceland Airwaves Magazine 2010 Grafík (ask a local). Now bringing it solo-style, this veteran always brings the goods.

weep with joy.

Ruxpin

Friday – 02:00 - Apótekið Airwaves Club Our DJs are very introverted and self-examining. They know who they are and the name says it all. This hot piece of deep house is no exception and will zap you with his hotness.

Wednesday – 00:20 - Apótekið Airwaves Club A pillar of the Iceland electronica scene since the early ‘90s, Ruxpin’s ambient trips occupy a very emotional idea space that needs to be explored. BC

Saktmóðigur

Friday – 02:00 – Amsterdam Going strong for twenty years now, this dark punk band defined the Icelandic sound. Now they still tear it up hard with as much filth and fury as when they were kids.

Samúel J. Samúelsson Big Band

Sunday – 21:00 – NASA There are times when all you can do is BRING ON THE FUNK! And Samúel and his big band deliver it in spades. A riot of ‘70s funkadelic and stinky jazz sounding like all your favourite TV cop shows rolled into one.

Save Public

Saturday - 01:50 - Risið Starting off as Formaður Dagsbrúnar, the side project of Þormóður Dagsson (Skakkamanage, Jeff Who?, Hudson Wayne), big things are expected of Save Publics’ synth-drenched folk pop. Think Van Morrison arm wrestling ELO and you get the idea.

Seabear

Thursday – 00:10 – Iðnó Taking the world by force with their extensive touring, Seabear are the latest dearly beloved Icelandic folk-twee band of every blogger out there.

Sexy Lazer

S.H. Draumur

Thursday – 23:00 – NASA We thought they had been killed off, but you can’t keep that post-punk spirit down for long. After seventeen years away, the band of local rock legend Dr Gunni will be reuniting for a one off show. Expect half the country to lose their shit by the first song.

Shumi (DE)

Saturday – 03:40 - Apótekið Airwaves Club A long time resident club DJ in some of Cologne’s hottest house clubs, Shumi is pure German electronica with all the good that goes along with it.

Sigurður Guðjónsson

Saturday – 21:15 – Tjarnarbíó It’s impossible to simply describe Sigurður as a musician or to place him under any context. He’s a multi-platform composer whose visuals are as integral as the sound.

Silver Columns (UK)

Friday – 00:30 – Venue By day they practice folk music, but by night Silver Columns practice the most deviant of electro pop mutations. Think hot chip and you’re 73% there already.

Simon Says No! (NO)

Saturday – 00:30 – Faktorý The main course on the menu from Simon Says No is rich meaty chunks of shoegaze guitar noise with a side order of pile-driver rhythm. You’ll lap it up!

Sindri Eldon

Thursday – 00:30 – Risið Whether it’s fronting the scuzz metal of Slugs, or providing the bass with rock bastards Dynamo Fog, Sindri Eldon is a one man war against tedium and sterility. Is not afraid of aliens, apparently.

Selvhenter (DK)

Wednesday – 21:30 – Faktorý You want punk? Well here’s some punk! Selvhenter bring on the old school punk hardcore sound that would make the Dead Kennedys

Sin Fang

Wednesday – 00:30 – Venue After dropping the Bous for not pulling its weight, the solo project of Seabear’s Sindri Már Sigfússon can now concentrate on creating his top notch folk magic.

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Sing for Me Sandra

Wednesday – 23:40 – Amsterdam Pop played with overdriven guitars, hyperactive drumming and gleeful happy singing? We approve of this craziness!

Sjálfsprottin Spévísi

Wednesday – 20:20 – Amsterdam Tight, ska-infused post punk that zips along with all the carefree zeal of a newborn kitten. Awww!

Skelkur í bringu

Friday – 20:50 – Amsterdam Horror noise-punk is back! Did it ever really leave? These thrashy screechers will (as their name indicates) put terror in your chest cavity.

Sólstafir

Friday – 23:20 – Sódóma Forged from the fire and ice of forgotten wildernesses, Sólstafir are an experience not to be missed. One of Iceland’s biggest bands, their metal sound is aggressive, epic and seething. They’ve been busy touring all over Europe and they’re now here to blow your tiny minds!

Sometime

Saturday – 21:40 – Venue This hip electro pop outfit may have spearheaded the neon spandex and headband revival burgeoning in Reykjavik. If the ‘groove is in your heart’, check out this band.

Spleen United (DK)

Saturday – 19:30 - Listasafn Spleen UTD are a lovely Danish outfit that take distorted ‘80s pop of New Order and Depeche Mode and pimps it up so it sparkles in its Day-Glo brilliance. Bring shades and decent dancing shoes.

Stafrænn Hákon

Slagsmålsklubben (SE)

Friday – 02:20 – NASA Scandinavian dancetronica at its finest, this bunch of knob-twisters and midi-controller-controllers must have been born in a laser show. There will be sweat.

Snailhouse (CA)

Saturday – 00:10 – Risið Sometimes playing with members of the Arcade Fire, this country-folk songman is just kicking around with his ol’ guitar.

Snorri Helgason

Wednesday – 20:20 – Venue Saturday – 22:30 - Risið He took the downtime from his band Sprengjuhöllin’s hiatus to pen a solo album of Englishlanguage ‘60s style pop hits. And they are damn nice.

SOFFía Björg

Friday – 19:10 - Risið Soffía Björg is a newcomer vocalist with an alluring husky voice. If you’re looking for mellow singer songwriter stuff, this might be your gig.

Wednesday – 19:30 – Venue Thursday - 20:50 - Amsterdam Having just released their sixth full-length album, this prolific act has grown from minimalist experimental to ambient, vocal post-rock.

Stereo Hypnosis

Wednesday – 22:10 – Faktorý This excellent father and son team creates organic ambient sounds, like nature has come to life and is oozing around your ankles as we speak. Best to listen with watertight footwear.

Steve Sampling

Saturday – 20:00 – Venue Rompler electronica with crisp rhythms and sample-filled melodic meditations. Steve has four LPs under his belt.

Subminimal

Thursday – 20:00 - Apótekið Airwaves Club If you’re dyslexic you may have had trouble reading this one. Armed with a Novation Super Bassstation, Novation Remote 25SL Controller, Zoom RFX-2000 Multi Effeckt, well you know what to expect. Clicks and beeps.

Sudden Weather Change

Friday – 00:10 – Faktorý Saturday – 23:10 – Tjarnarbíó These indie-heads prove that listening to nothing but Pavement can truly pay off and screaming and strumming in unison can be really fun.

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Svavar Knútur

Thursday – 21:10 - Risið When not fronting folk rock band Hraun, Svavar Knútur likes to get personal with you, troubadour style. Expect acoustic honesty with an engaging stage presence second to none.

Swords Of Chaos

Wednesday – 23:40 – Venue They’re hardcore. They’re black metal. They’re doom-sludge. Who fucking knows. They are facemelting, soul-shredding, tear-you-a-new-asshole excellence.

Sykur

Wednesday - 20:50 - NASA Saturday - 01:30 - Faktorý In a city full of organic indie, these fancy boys are unabashedly making shiny, decadent electro designed to get bodies grinding. It’s music for the body.

The Antlers (US)

Saturday – 23:50 – Sódóma They might not be religious, but with their epic lo-fi organ rock and deeply moving lyrics they could start a church of their own. Worship at the altar of extremely tight pants.

The Esoteric Gender

Saturday – 19:30 – Venue The Esoteric Gender play the kind of dramatic electro-metal that was all the rage around the end of the ‘90s, framed for a new century. Their Facebook fanclub is one of the most dedicated and active ones in Iceland – find out why at Venue!

The Fist Fokkers

Thursday – 19:30 – NASA The Fist Fokkers create tearing punk/noise sounds that can strip paint at 30 metres. They also have the added bonus of being fronted by a man whose chest veins throb and glow when he screams.

The Go-Go Darkness

Thursday – 22:00 – Amsterdam The husband and wife team of Henrik ‘Singapore Sling’ Björnsson and Elsa María Blöndal, The Go-Go Darkness create sexy, sleek rock and roll that dares you to enter. Like the bizarre lovechild of Nancy Sinatra and Depeche Mode.

The Heavy Experience

Teeth (UK)

Thursday - 21:10 - Amsterdam Their name is descriptive – it’s heavy. Expect brooding instrumental desert rock, something like Morricone with a saxophone and full-stacks.

Ten Steps Away

Friday – 20:00 - Iðnó Superior death rock from the barren wastes of Brooklyn. Like our own Singapore Sling, The Vandelles take the primal rock and roll sound and ramp that mother all the way up until it squeaks.

The Amplifetes (SE)

Wednesday – 22:50 – Amsterdam They’re loud, proud and want to melt their amps with their garage blues rock. Oh yeah!!!

Friday – 22:30 – Venue Harking back to the early days of electroclash and DIY punk, Teeth have a live show that bristles with righteous agitation and restless attitude. Wednesday – 19:30 – Sódóma These bunch of lads from Hafnarfjörður pack an mighty punch with their rumbling alt-rock sound. The sound of angry youth. Saturday – 01:50 – NASA Hailing from Sweden, the Amplifetes make crackling electro spank-rock. You should buy their debut album and go and see them live. If you don’t find yourself dancing, then there might be something wrong with you. Or you might not be in the mood for dancing, who knows?

The Vandelles (US)

The Vintage Caravan

Think About Life (CA)

Friday – 00:10 – NASA Although it’s right in the name, it’s best not to think too hard about this music and just take it for what it is – cute, upbeat dance-pop about teenage romance and crying boys.

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Thizone

Uni

Wednesday – 22:20 - Apótekið Airwaves Club Time now to take it easy as Thizone’s blunted, claustrophobic nu-dub sound rattles your soul until bits start to fall off.

Friday – 23:20 - Risið Her sweet, whispery voice and lullaby melodies are the definition of lovely. Let this songstress enchant you.

Timber Timbre (CA)

Friday – 20:40 – Tjarnarbíó They’ve just released their debut album and the future looks great for these purveyors of playful zesty alterna-folk.

Toggi

Friday - 20:00 - Amsterdam They may come from Reykjavik, but these klezmer spouting gypsy punkers sure sound like pure Vladivostok greatness. Excessive vodka consumption will be mandatory.

Saturday – 23:20 - Risið They may be from the Northern banks of Montreal, but this is pure moonshine dragging, whisky chugging, holy rolling Southern gothic folk. Saturday – 20:50 - Risið With a sound reminiscent of Coldplay, these guys are a radio hit-maker. Toggi, wrote Iceland’s most popular song of 2007, originally released by Iceland’s beloved icon Páll Óskar and then covered by Hjaltalín.

Tonik

Wednesday – 19:40 - Apótekið Airwaves Club Tonik is Reykjavík graphic designer Anton Kaldal’s solo electro project, something smooth for you to groove too.

Útidúr

The Warsaw Pact

Vicky

Saturday – 22:50 – Amsterdam An Iceland all girl rock tour de force. They also decided to kidnap a skinny cute boy and make him their drummer. Lucky bastard!

Vigri

Thursday – 19:30 - Risið Vigri are a gateway into the cinematic expanses of your dreamscape. What they come back with are delicate melodies that combine classical power and sorrowful affection.

Vindva Mei

Toro Y Moi (US)

Friday – 23:30 – Venue Chillwaver extraordinaire from the sunny shores of South Carolina, his warm, lazy, swooning songs are the soundtrack to those summer moments you never forget.

Tunng (UK)

Saturday – 21:30 – Listasafn Having spearheaded the neo-folk revival in the UK over the last decade, the masters of warped folk pop are back in Iceland having travelled the globe expanding their horizons. Expect your mind to be altered for the better.

UMTBS

Saturday - 02:20 - Faktorý Take a large bottle of coke. Stir in some Mentos and napalm. Now toss in a burning Casio keyboard. That is UMTBS (Ultra Mega Technobandið Stefán) in a nutshell. Only the brave or foolhardy need apply. 42

Wednesday – 21:00 – Faktorý No, the speakers aren’t blown out. It’s supposed to be like this. Expect deafening, rhythmic, abstract soundscapes from these electronic veterans.

Vuk (FI)

Friday – 22:30 - Risið Blending Balkan tinged folk with melodramatic pop songs, Finnish artist Vuk has a voice that can pierce even the hardest and harshest of psyches.

Walls (UK)

Friday – 23:30 - Apótekið Airwaves Club Signed to the same label as Icelandic techno juggernauts Gus Gus, Walls are a British duo that take a personal delight in taking the vibes of the earth and making it into their own personal dance jukebox. They sound like a nightclub in the Australian outback...

Iceland Airwaves Magazine 2010 of slowing down. Their hard rock sound is as vital as ever. Also, keep an eye out for their latest album, ‘Black Box’.

XXX Rottweiler

Saturday – 01:30 – Venue Real Icelandic ghetto rap from the mean streets of Árbær, these dogs were all the rage circa 2001. Now you either love or hate them, but they spit some sick rhymes and always play a memorable show.

Ylja

We Aeronauts (UK)

Friday – 20:50 – Faktorý Acoustic twee-folk mini-orchestra from the UK plays songs inspired by the French Alps, featuring female and male vocals accompanied by banjo, accordion, trumpet, and guitars.

Friday – 20:00 – Risið Bjartey and Guðný Gígja are best friends who both play acoustic guitar and sing brooding folksy harmonies.

Yoda Remote

We Made God

Wednesday – 20:20 - Apótekið Airwaves Club This young suburban Kópavogur duo take you back to your Nintendo-playing days with their fast-paced 8-bit electro-groove.

Who Knew

Friday – 20:00 – Faktorý An easy, breezy, lo-fi retro band formed on a stormy, fiery Mexican vacation. Slightly psychedelic and totally West Coast.

Saturday – 02:10 – Amsterdam One day one, they made God. On the second day these local gents created an excellent take on atmospheric progressive post-rock that would have Mogwai nodding in agreement. Saturday – 22:00 – Faktorý Local indie powerhouses Who Knew are the power of positive thinking made flesh. Listen to their pleasing harmonies and see if you don’t agree.

Wild Geese (DJ-Set) (UK)

Friday – 02:30 – Venue Like the daring Mercenaries from the film of the same name, these guys will crash in with their distorted mutant disco, tear the place up and leave before you realise what happened...

Wistaria

Friday – 20:00 – Sódóma If you like your metal angry, sweaty and – more importantly – shirtless, Wistaria are your metalcore gods in excelsior!

Worm is Green

Friday – 20:50 – Venue Worm is Green come from the small fishing town of Akranes but don’t hold that against them! Their oppressive beats – along the lines of Fever Ray and Massive attack – hint at the dark side of human nature.

XIII

Sunday – 21:50 – Sódóma Despite going at it since 1993, XIII show no signs

Yuni In Taxco (US)

Yunioshi (UK)

Thursday – 23:00 – Faktorý No strangers to playing in Reykjavík, these electronic shape shifters describe themselves as ‘Robot-Funk-Shit’, going from Propellerheads to Kraftwerk in the blink of an ear.

Zach & Foes

Friday – 00:10 – Amsterdam Born with a moustache on the Faroe Islands, Zach (you might know him from the very excellent Boys in a Band) swam over to gigantic Iceland to make friends and play upbeat, infectious indie-country pop to clap along to. RL

The Grapevine Airwaves Special And Daily Reviews

Look for your free copy of the Reykjavík Grapevine—Iceland’s English language newspaper—at festival venues, hotels, cafés and all around town. The October edition features a special Iceland Airwaves supplement that’s stuffed with stuff, including festival tips, tricks and goodies galore. Also check out www.grapevine.is/airwaves for breaking festival news and daily updated reviews of EVERY AIRWAVES SHOW

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