Nearer to my home than Seattle, but not as near as Victoria Park, is good old quite hard to spell Reykjavik, home to the Iceland Airwaves Festival, which will take place from 17-21 Oct this year, featuring some 170 bands, of which 34 were confirmed this week. Here's the line up so far: Bloc Party,
Best Fwends, Gus Gus, FM Belfast, Of Montreal, Reykjavik!, Benni Hemm Hemm, Jenny Wilson, Jeff Who?, Lay Low, Mammut, Ultra Mega Technobandio Stefan, Eberg, Mugison, Ampop, mum, Dikta, !!!, Hjaltalin, Retro Stefson, Sprengjuhollin, Sign, Esja, My Summer As A Salvation Soldier, Buck 65, Pétur Ben, Shadow Parade, Gavin Portland, Ólof Arnalds, Benny Crespo's Gang, Motion Boys. More at http://www.icelandairwaves.com.