Fats Canine and Jasmine.4.t lead first line-up announcement

Fats Canine and Jasmine.4.t are among the many first wave of names confirmed for the 2025 version of Iceland Airwaves Pageant.

The occasion, which has been working since 1999, returns to downtown Reykjavik from November 6 to eight this 12 months, and tickets and journey packages can be found now – you will discover yours here.

Alongside South London’s Fats Canine and Manchester’s Jasmine.4.t, the pageant may even welcome Kenya Grace, Antony Szmierek, Deadletter, The Orchestra (For Now), Babymorocco, Ratbag, Superkoloritas and Jelena Ciric.

As ever, they may even platform plenty of Icelandic artists through the pageant, with Elín Corridor, Sunna Margrét, Milkywhale, Magnús Jóhann and Tófa all on the invoice.

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For Fats Canine, the pageant joins a busy 2025 on the highway for the band. At dwelling, they are going to be enjoying the BBC Radio 6 Music pageant subsequent month, in addition to Sheffield’s Rock N Roll Circus in late August, headlined by Queens Of The Stone Age.

They've additionally been introduced for Boomtown in Winchester, Truck in Oxfordshire, Dot To Dot in Bristol and Nottingham, All Collectively Now in Eire and Bearded Idea in Derbyshire.

These be part of the group’s UK, Eire and Europe tour this 12 months in help of their debut album ‘WOOF’, which was launched in September. With the UK leg wrapping up in Manchester on Saturday (March 1), they head to Europe all through April – see all dates right here.

NME awarded ‘WOOF’ 5 stars, writing: “It’s clear from the get-go that this isn't a band who take themselves significantly – you needn’t look additional than drummer Johnny ‘Doghead’ Hutchinson’s ever-present latex canine masks. However crucially, they’ve dedicated to the bit, and it makes the intricate and infrequently depressing post-punk that’s inundated the UK just lately seem to be a bore compared. Scream the phrases and dive head-first into the Fats Canine expertise, as a result of ‘Woof.’ is pure, unbridled escapism – simply what the world wants proper now.”

Jasmine.4.t spoke to NME in the beginning of this 12 months about being the ifrst signing to Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Manufacturing unit label. “What extra might you need as a queer musician?” she mentioned. “To be signed to Saddest Manufacturing unit is a dream come true. Phoebe has fought my nook and has gotten me so many alternatives. It comes from a spot of friendship but additionally a spot of solidarity. I really feel like these guys actually get how shit is for trans girls, particularly on this nation. I believe they're form of unsung heroes.”