Performing on the Reykjavík-based festival’s biggest stage in the Art Museum, the five artists will close out the 26th edition of Airwaves on 8 November. Alternative punk-rap duo Joey Valence & Brae have taken their genre-breaking, era-bending sound from Penn State University dorms to global stages in just a few years and just dropped new record Hyperyouth. Award-winning Icelandic singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Bríet transforms heartbreak into sultry pop jams while Legendary art-pop collective Retro Stefson are Airwaves veterans. Dirty Hit’s Japanese-Canadian artist Saya Gray creates multifaceted art-pop that defies convention and this year’s self-titled Saya showcases an eclectic mix of sounds and textures that reflect a singular artistic vision. Mexican singer/songwriter and 2022 Best New Artist Latin Grammy winner Silvana Estrada has collaborated with the likes of AURORA, Andrew Bird, Helado Negro, Devendra Banhart and played a killer session for Best Fit two years back
This is the fifth time Best Fit has curated a line-up at the Art Museum, with Kano, Caribou, Future Islands, Beach House, The Internet and Battles taking part over the last 15 years.
The festival has revealed the day splits for the three day event as well as details of new venue addition BIRD. Also announced today are 18 new additions to the line-up, including OneDa, Clara La San and Baby Said from the UK, 54 Ultra and Alex Amen from the US, and CYBER, Flesh Machine, Máni Orrason, Mukka Prince of the City, Sigrún and Ólöf Arnalds from Iceland.
The full line-up for Iceland Airwaves 2025 includes: 54 Ultra (US), Ala$$$ka1867 (IS), Alex Amen (US), Andervel (IS), Antony Szmierek (UK), Ari Árelíus (IS), Babymorocco (UK), Baby Said (UK), BALTHVS (CO), Bashar Murad (PS), Bricknasty (IE), Bríet (IS), Colt (FR), Clara La San (UK), Creature Of Habit (IS), CYBER (IS), Daniil (IS), DEADLETTER (UK), Drengurinn fengurinn (IS), Elín Hall (IS), Emma (IS), Enji (MN), FABRÄK (DK), Fat Dog (UK), Flesh Machine (IS), Floni (IS), Geðbrigði (IS), Getdown Services (UK), gugusar (IS), Hasar (IS), Herra Hnetusmjör (IS), I Am Roze (US), ian (US), Iðunn Einars (IS, Inki (IS), Izleifur (IS), jasmine.4.t (UK), Jelena Ciric (IS), Jeshi (UK), JFDR (IS), Joey Valence & Brae (US), Kári Egils (IS), Katie Gregson-Macleod (UK), Kenya Grace (UK), Knackered (IS/DK), KUSK + Óviti (IS), Lilyisthatyou (CA), lúpína (IS), Magnús Jóhann (IS), Máni Orrason (IS), Maya Delilah (UK), Mermaid Chunky (UK), Milkywhale (IS), Mukka (IS), Nabeel (US), Night Tapes (UK), Ólöf Arnalds (IS), OneDa (UK), Panic Shack (UK), Prince of the City (IS), PUNCHBAG (UK), ratbag (NZ), Retro Stefson (IS), Saint Pete (IS), Saya Gray (CA), Sigrún (IS), Silvana Estrada (MX), Snorri Helgason (IS), So Good (UK), Spacestation (IS), Sunna Margrét (IS), Superkoloritas (LT), superserious (IS), The Orchestra (For Now) (UK), The Scratch (IE), Tófa (IS), Tunde Adebimpe (US), Valdimar (IS), Vtoroi Ka (KG), WU LYF (UK) and ZAMILSKA (PL/IS)
Iceland Airwaves has also revealed additional speakers for its conference programme, including Lilja Birgisdóttir, a renowned artist, founding member of the Fischersund art collective; Ísadóra Bjarkardóttir Barney, performance artist, filmmaker, producer; Korean DMZ Peace Train Festival co-founder Cecilia Soojeong Yi; and Hrefna Helgadóttir from GLITSKÝ Management.