Only four weeks remain until the beginning of Iceland Airwaves, and organizers are pleased to announce more acts. Icelandic singer songwriter Lay Low, whose second album will be released this October, will be bringing her own regional flavor to the celebrations.
In addition, Austin, Texas’ post-punk rockers White Denim, who have been lighting up the Texas scene with their revivalist 70’s-rock sound, will be joined by NME’s latest darlings, Brooklyn’s eccentric and enticing Boy Crisis.
Along with this new blood, UK rock magazine Kerrang will once again be hosting a night of the festival, and they’ll be bringing Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro.
Continuing a five-year tradition, Kerrang and local rock station X 97.7 chose wisely with Biffy Clyro, who will be performing a headline show at the Brixton Academy soon after Iceland Airwaves.
The country's biggest annual music event will take place in downtown Reykjavik between 15-19th October.
Iceland Airwaves 2008 celebrates its 10th Anniversary this year with a stellar line-up of new talent from around the globe, alongside a host of exclusive DJ sets and after show parties that singles it out as the prime European attraction in the festival calendar.
Its location, set amongst the sprawling expanse of beautiful Iceland, gives Airwaves an inspiring and creative setting, and the ultimate experience for any festival-goer.
Airwaves is already renowned across the world for breaking new British acts including Keane, Hot Chip, and The Klaxons, as well as appearances by the biggest names in the musical sphere including Kaiser Chiefs, Bloc Party, Flaming Lips, Sigur Ros, Fatboy Slim, The Hives, and The Rapture.
The first names to be revealed for this year's line-up are Brazilian party favourites CSS, The Young Knives, Crystal Castles and These New Puritans. Also confirmed are the hotly tipped British combination of White Lies and Florence and The Machine, both set to follow in the footsteps of Iceland Airwaves' unique habit of showcasing the hottest names early.
Also set to perform this year are Final Fantasy, Simian Mobile Disco, Junior Boys, Robots In Disguise, Stars Like Fleas, The Dirty Projectors, GusGus, The Miracle Fortress, Handsome Furs, Familjen, and Australia's Pnau.
Alongside the line-up of excellent acts performing at this year's 10th Anniversary event, is the host of club events and after show parties that occur throughout the festival, taking the experience through to the next day's musical acts. This year's line-up is without exception, with special club nights set to be doubled in order to celebrate its ten years of existence. The infamous hangover party at the Blue Lagoon remains, with a relaxing, tranquil morning spent in the company of the world's hottest new DJs within the serene setting of Iceland's most photographed outdoor spa.