Inside a top-floor recreation room at the Elliheimilið Grund, a retirement home for the elderly in downtown Reykjavík, the 25th annual Iceland Airwaves festival officially kicked off on Friday, ...

Iceland Airwaves managing director Ísleifur Thorhallsson, beaming in a festival-branded baseball cap, radiates enthusiasm as you enter NASA, a postcard-pretty conference hall in downtown Reykjavík, ...

As someone who’s attended their fair share of music festivals, nothing beats the thrill of being in a crowd of folks singing, dancing, and vibing to artists on stage. They have a different kind of ...

Initially launched as a one-off event in an airplane hanger back in 1999, Iceland Airwaves, the world’s most northern music festival takes place each year in downtown Reykjavík. This year the fest ...

Iceland Airwaves invited me to its annual music festival in Reykjavik — thanks to Icelandair. With a multi-genre lineup, an array of historic venues, and a flexible schedule, it was perfect for a ...

Iceland Airwaves, billed as “the world’s most northerly new music showcase,” is also one of its best. Founded in 1999, the event has grown from a one-off in a Reykjavik Airport hangar to a sprawling, ...

Like virtually every other music festival on the planet, Iceland Airwaves was deeply affected by COVID-19. The event went virtual in 2020 and last year under the banner “Live from Reykjavík” with the ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. Once a year, artists and music lovers from around the globe descend on an island in the middle of the North Atlantic ...

After taking a year off to regroup, Rock Music Menu was back at Iceland Airwaves, kicking off the month of November in the Icelandic capital city of Reykjavík and wondering exactly why missing the ...