Heartworms, Jamie Woon, and The Itch Join Iceland Airwaves 2026 Lineup

Iceland Airwaves has expanded the bill for its 2026 edition, adding a group of artists led by UK acts Heartworms, The Itch, and Jamie Woon. The festival, set across multiple venues in Reykjavík from November 5–7, now includes over sixty names spanning experimental pop, post-punk, electronic, and traditional songwriting.

Woon’s appearance marks a rare live outing for a singer who has remained largely absent from stages since his 2015 album Making Time. Heartworms, whose gothic post-punk has drawn consistent attention since the A Comforting Notion EP, arrives at a moment of growing European demand. The Itch, a project rooted in fractured electronic pop, fits the festival’s long-standing interest in shape-shifting club-adjacent sounds. Other new additions include Formal Sppeedwear, Any Young Mechanic, Sex Week, and Icelandic vocalist RAKEL.

The initial announcement had already laid out a broad selection: Shygirl, The Streets, and Daði Freyr were confirmed for special appearances, alongside Adult DVD, Dove Ellis, and PISS. As always, the lineup balances emerging international acts with a deep survey of Iceland’s own scene—MAMMÚT, Úlfur Úlfur, Inspector Spacetime, and Júníus Meyvant all feature.

Iceland Airwaves operates without a main stage, dispersing music through art spaces, churches, record shops, and bars across the city. It remains a festival built on discovery rather than scale, and this year’s roster reflects that refusal to calcify around headliners alone. Early bird tickets are available now, with full passes expected to move quickly once the schedule is announced.