Iceland Airwaves

The event is promoted and produced by Iceland Music Export^[1] and sponsored by its founder, Icelandair, in cooperation with the City of Reykjavík.^{[citation needed]} In February 2018, the event managing company, Sena Live, bought the logo and all associated trademarks of Iceland Airwaves.^[2]

The first festival was held in October 1999 as a one-off event in an airplane hangar at Reykjavík Airport.^[3][4] In 2014, the event switched to being held in November.

In 2018, 50% of the performers at Iceland Airwaves were female, making the festival one of the first to include gender equality in its lineup.^[5]

In 2020 and 2021, the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[6] It was held in 2022 and 2023, with a three-day schedule instead of four, as in previous years.^[7]

Full lineups available on official website^[8]

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