Iceland Airwaves
| Website: | www.icelandairwaves.is |
| Date: | October |
| Address: | Iceland Airwaves P.O. BOX 655 121 Reykjavík tel: +354 527 9999 fax: +354 511 4141 |
| Event Director: | Grímur Atlason |
| Contact ED: | grimur@icelandairwaves.is |
| Booking Manager: | Robert Aron Magnusson |
| Contact BM: | robert@icelandairwaves.is |
| Media and PR Manager: | Kamilla Ingibergsdóttir |
| Contact MM: | kamilla@icelandairwaves.is |
| Attendance: | Approx. 4600 |
| Cost Per Ticket: | 16.500 ISK (Early Bird 13.500) |
| Event Info: | Iceland Airwaves takes place the third week of October every year (October 12-16 for 2011) and is all about downtown Reykjavík. This is where most of the musicians live and breathe so that is where the festival should take place. Airwaves maintains the Icelandic tradition of cutting-edge music, all night parties and general debauchery. |
| Event History: | Iceland Airwaves is an annual music event that started out in 1999 as a talent show for foreign record company executives, since then Airwaves has grown and blossomed and is now an integral part of the cultural life in Reykjavík. The fruits of the festival's labour have been ripening and today many Icelandic artists have made their way to the International music scene. Airwaves has also become an essential part of the fall schedule for A&R agents and media worldwide. The festival attracts approximately 2.000 people from abroad annually (over half of those from the music industry) to sample the freshest sounds, foreign and domestic, some in the search of fresh talent, others for inspiration and yet others seeking adventure on the arctic circle. |
| Sponsors: | City of Reykjavík and Icelandair. |