The Story of Iceland Airwaves in Fifty Photographs

06 November 2017, 04:47

Words by The Line of Best Fit

Original Photography by Ian Young

(Songhoy Blues) (Alvia Islandia) (Reykjavíkurdætur) (Cyber) (Hórmónar) (Mura Masa) (Sigrid) (Mammút) (Iceland Airwaves)

Five days in Reykjavík and several hundred bands: here's a photo essay of this year's Iceland Airewaves, featuring Cyber, Mura Masa, Sigrid, Reykjavíkurdætur and more.

Iceland Airwaves 2017 39 Bagoura Band by Ian Young — Bagoura Band

Iceland Airwaves 2017 04 Kiasmos — Kiasmos

Iceland Airwaves 2017 03 Kiasmos — KEXP film a Kiasmos live show.

Iceland Airwaves 2017 44

Iceland Airwaves 2017 01

Iceland Airwaves 2017 31 Vok — Vök

Iceland Airwaves 2017 32 Vok

Iceland Airwaves 2017 25 Cyber — Cyber

Iceland Airwaves 2017 24 Cyber

Iceland Airwaves 2017 17

Iceland Airwaves 2017 40

Iceland Airwaves 2017 23 Cyber — Cyber

Iceland Airwaves 2017 36

Iceland Airwaves 2017 13 Mura Masa — Mura Masa

Iceland Airwaves 2017 14 Mura Masa

Iceland Airwaves 2017 15 Mura Masa

Iceland Airwaves 2017 30 Kaelan Mikla — Kælan Mikla

Iceland Airwaves 2017 20 Harpa

Iceland Airwaves 2017 12 Mammut — Mammút

Iceland Airwaves 2017 02 Tusks — Tusks

Iceland Airwaves 2017 46

Iceland Airwaves 2017 22 Asgeir — Ásgeir

Iceland Airwaves 2017 16

Iceland Airwaves 2017 33 FM Belfast

Iceland Airwaves 2017 45 Sigrid — Sigrid

Iceland Airwaves 2017 47 Reykjavikurdaetur

Iceland Airwaves 2017 48 Reykjavikurdaetur — Reykjavíkurdætur

Iceland Airwaves 2017 49 Reykjavikurdaetur

Iceland Airwaves 2017 43

Iceland Airwaves 2017 50 Goodnight Reykjavik

Iceland Airwaves 2017 26 Hormonar — Hórmónar

Iceland Airwaves 2017 27 Hormonar

Iceland Airwaves 2017 28 Hormonar

Iceland Airwaves 2017 18 Gruska Babuska — Gruska Babuska

Iceland Airwaves 2017 34 Songhoy Blues — Songhoy Blues

Iceland Airwaves 2017 19

Iceland Airwaves 2017 08 Gus Gus

Iceland Airwaves 2017 42 Special K — Special-K

Iceland Airwaves 2017 35

Iceland Airwaves 2017 07 Gus Gus — GusGus

Iceland Airwaves 2017 10 Milkywhale

Iceland Airwaves 2017 41 Deep Throat Choir — Deep Throat Choir

Iceland Airwaves 2017 11

Iceland Airwaves 2017 09 Milkywhale

Iceland Airwaves 2017 37

Iceland Airwaves 2017 21 Harpa Eldborg — Inside Harpa Eldborg

Iceland Airwaves 2017 38

Iceland Airwaves 2017 29 Hormonar — Hórmónar

Iceland Airwaves 2017 05 Alvia Islandia — Alvia Islandia

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