Iceland Airwaves 2010 & Progress

Things are happening, and it's getting closer. Today, finally, the Iceland Airwaves website sprung into life. It's no longer that nasty, not-quite-working and strangely coloured thing, now it's beautiful and shiny and full of up to date (mostly) lists of artists, and descriptions of venues and interesting snippets.

The headlines then:

* The Airwaves centre has another new home this year, at the Hotel Plaza on Adalstræti.

* Friends of Airwaves – discounts for bracelets is back again.

* Three new venues, at Café Amsterdam, Apótekið (where that LOVELY restaurant once was), Risið and at Venue. And one name change, lovely old (and happily resurrected) Grand Rokk shall now be known as Faktorý.

* Schedule, allegedly, will be available on September 15th, and planning (and headaches) can truly begin!

There are loads of new additions since we last spoke, and some of them not dubstep 😉 Most of the acts have been "announced" by that excellend detective over at Reykajvik Sex Farm but now all but a few are confirmed on the shiny new official website.

Most exciting to me is the return of Icelandic legends, Apparat Organ Quartet who are always brilliant and haven't appeared for a few years. Get in that venue early to see them at work. Also added is up and coming American (i.e. I'd already heard of) Dominique Young Unique (pictured), as well as acts like Chateau Marmont, Film, James Blake, Le Corps Mince De Francoise, (who sound BRILLIANT), Neon Indian, Ramadanman, Rolo Tomassi, Wild Gees and Yuni In Taxco (who we should all love since they made friends on twitter straight away!)

Exciting times… I wonder what colour the wristbands will be.