Kindness and Sin Fang among new additions
Michael Baggs

14:23 15th August 2012

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Kindness, Sin Fang and For A Minor Reflection are among the new artists added to the line-up of this year's Iceland Airwaves festival.

Theses new names are among a massive 65 new bands and artists announced for the Autumn event, which is already sold out. The event takes place in venues across Icelandic capital Reykjavik from 31 October - 4 November.

Big names at this year's Iceland Airwaves include Django Django, Ghostpoet, Of Monsters And Men, Purity Ring, Polica, The Vaccines and Sigur Ros.

Sigur Ros are currently on a world tour, which has just one UK date - the band's performance at Bestival in September. The band reunited earlier this year to release new album 'Valtari'.

The full list of new additions to the 2012 Iceland Airwaves line-up is as follows:

GusGus, Kindness (UK), Hjálmar & Jimi Tenor (FI), I Break Horses (SE), Sin Fang, Nico Muhly (US), Ólöf Arnalds, Vacationer (US), Valgeir Sigurðsson, Jesuslesfilles (CA), Lay Low, Daníel Bjarnason, Ben Frost (AU/IS), For A Minor Reflection, Pascal Pinon, Sam Amidon (US), Bloodgroup, Kool Thing (DE), Árstíðir, Blouse (US), Ghostigital, Borko, Passwords (CA), Skúli Sverrisson, Kira Kira, Pétur Ben, Legend, The Echo Vamper (DK), Samúel Jón Samúelsson Big Band, Dr. Spock, Úlfur, Sometime, Beatmakin Troopa, Jafet Melge, Futuregrapher, Tonik, Stereo Hypnosis, Dj Andre, Prince Valíum, HIGHASAKITE (NO), Beneath, Celestine, Plastic Gods, Shiko Shiko (FR), Cercueil (FR), Captain Fufanu, Puzzle Muteson (UK), Croisztans, Angist, Low Roar (US/IS), Momentum, Langi Seli og skuggarnir, Paul Corley (US), Benjamin (FO), Fenster (DE), Eclectic Moniker (DK), Technical Kidman (CA), Heavy Medical (US), Contalgen Funeral, Hinir Guðdómlegu Neanderdalsmenn, Thizone, Bendagram (FI), Dimma, Wistaria and Heflarnir!

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