Bjork, John Grant among Iceland Airwaves Fest line-upMarch 20, 2015 - 12:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The acclaimed and much-loved Iceland Airwaves festivals returns for 2015, and have now added the likes of Bjork, John Grant and Father John Misty to the line-up, Gigwise reports. Held across numerous venues in Reykjavik throughout November, the celebration of the best of new international and Icelandic talent already featured the likes of Ariel Pink, Perfume Genius, East India Youth and loads of local acts. Now, Bjork has revealed a very special homecoming performance as part of the proceedings. "Home again, home again, diggety-do," said Bjork in a very Bjork fashion on her Facebook page to celebrate. Bjork will be performing at Eldborg, Harpa on November 7 at 3pm with a performance that is included as part of the Iceland Airwaves ticket price. Tickets will be handed out to festival-goers on a first-come-first-served basis Friday, November 6 at 12pm at the Harpa media centre. However, there will also be an additional performance on Tuesday, November 3 with tickets on sale from 12pm on Friday, March 27. Tickets for John Grant's performance with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra will be handed out to festival-goers on a first-come-first-served basis at 12pm on Thursday, November 5 at the media centre. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |