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Iceland Airwaves confirms first few bands

by Mike Diver [Edit this content] ▾ 4 comments 14:50 April 4th, 2007

This year's Iceland Airwaves Festival is taking shape, with a host of bands now confirmed for the annual Reykjavik bash.

Among the confirmed names are a good few DiS favourites, Bloc Party (pictured) and !!! being the oh-so-obvious ones. Here's what they have signed on the line...

Bloc Party
Best Fwends
Gus Gus
FM Belfast
Of Montreal
Reykjavík!
Benni Hemm Hemm
Jenny Wilson
Jeff Who?
Lay Low
Mammút
Ultra Mega Technóbandio Stefán
Eberg
Mugison
Ampop
Mum
Dikta
!!!
Hjaltalín
Retro Stefson
Sprengjuhöllin
Sign
Esja
My Summer As A Salvation Soldier
Buck 65
Pétur Ben
Shadow Parade
Gavin Portland
"löf Arnalds
Benny Crespo's Gang
Motion Boys

Package deals, including festival tickets and transport are available now from IcelandAir.net. The festival begins on October 17 and runs 'til the 21st.

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funking termtime

Kid_A | 4 Apr '07, 15:04 | X | Reply

Uninteresting fact

I saw Ampop in New York in February. They weren't very good...

Silentcommand @Kid_A | 4 Apr '07, 16:40 | X | Reply

hahahaha,

there's an artist called Jeff Who? ?!
amazing.

fishplums | 4 Apr '07, 18:41 | X | Reply

yay

múm yay!

dash_and_blast | 4 Apr '07, 18:48 | X | Reply

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