New York is getting a Taste of Iceland. The showcase of Icelandic music is a collaboration of annual music festival and industry conference, Iceland Airwaves, and tourism website Inspired by Iceland. Ahead of Iceland Airwaves, which will take place in Reykjavik during the first week of November, the Taste of Iceland showcase kicks off at beloved Lower East Side nightclub Pianos on October 1. Tickets are free and available here.
This year’s Taste of Iceland’s opening event will feature sets from Icelandic artists like SCAM, a punky electropop duo; Inspector Spacetime, a spritely pop rock band; and headliner DJ Hermigervill, whose Icelandic-inspired beats will be opening and closing the evening at Pianos.
Following this show, Taste of Iceland will be hosting an array of events (most of which are free and open to the public), including a screening of Emiliana Torrini’s film The Extraordinary Miss Flower and a session with Icelandic astronomy expert Sævar Bragason, titled Northern Lights in New York.
The 2026 Iceland Airwaves festival, which began inside an airplane hangar in 1999, will return to Reykjavik from November 5-7, featuring sets from the three artists performing at the Taste of Iceland showcase, as well as many others.
Iceland Airwaves features a majority-Icelandic lineup, including artists like RAKEL, Knackered, Lón, Ceasetone, Sævar Johansson, but will also showcase a diverse array of international artists, including Dove Ellis, Victoryland, Sex Week, Adult DVD, and Worldpeace DMT.
Additional events will take place on either side of the festival, including performances from Shygirl, The Streets, and Daði Freyr & The Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Visit the official Iceland Airwaves for more information.