Waves Vienna


The Waves Vienna – Music Festival & Conference is a yearly international showcase festival for pop music in Vienna, Austria. The line-up is mainly focused on alternative music and indie music. The festival takes place in a series of music venues in Vienna such as the Fluc, Flex and Odeon.

Waves Vienna 2011

Artists: Agent Cooper, Allen Alexis, Andrew Hung, Andrew Weatherall, Brasstronaut, Bilderbuch, Black Shampoo, British Sea Power, Cherry Sunkist, Clara Luzia, D.I.M., Destroy, Munich, Die Eternias, Dikta, DJ Phono, Emily Barker, Ewert and the Two Dragons, Figurines, Film, Haight-Ashbury, Ian Fisher, Instrumenti, Is Tropical, Jacek Sienkiewicz, Jamie Woon, Jana Vébrová, Jellybeat, Ken Hayakawa, Kenton Slash Demon, Killed by 9V Batteries, Kreatiivmootor, Kyst, Little Scream, Longital, M185, Ogris Debris, Peterlicker, Petrol, Photek, Plastic Swans, Resorts, Retro Stefson, Rubik, SAEDI, School is Cool, Sheila She Loves You, Sin Fang, Slap In The Bass, Svavar Knútur, Sweet Sweet Moon, Tempelhof, The Beth Edges, The Duke Spirit, The Uniques, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Touchy Mob, When Saints Go Machine, WhoMadeWho, Wolfram, Woody Alien, Zola Jesus

Waves Vienna 2012

Artists: 1984, Absynthe Minded, Addison Groove, Anna Aaron, Aeromaschine, Agent Side Grinder, And The Golden Choir, The Bianca Story, Birgit Bidder, Bloom , Botibol, Bottled In England, Didi Bruckmayr & Mussurunga, Bunny Lake, Sera Cahoone, Charlie Straight , Colt Silvers, Concrete Knives, Dena, Dillon, Dorn, Dust Covered Carpet, DZA , Electric Suicide Club, Eloui, Esteban's, Fenster, B. Fleischmann, Friedrich & Ludwig, Frostfelt, Ghostpoet, Gold Panda, Got Blue Balls, Gravenhurst, Hal Flavin, Honig, HVOB, Inborn, Juveniles, Kamp!, Kavinsky, Kidcat Lo-fi, Björn Kleinheinz, Konea Ra-Phekt-Luma.Launisch, Luise Pop, Mario & Vidis, Me and My Drummer, Mieux, mile me deaf, Milk+, Miloopa, MKID, Mopedrock!!, La Mort De Darius, Mujuice, Murmansk, Neodisco, Nive Nielsen & The Deer Children, Nova Heart, Novika and Lex, Orka + Budam, Őszibarack, Pantha du Prince, Violetta Parisini, Paula i Karol, The Pharmacy, Plus Guest, Poétique Électronique, Mike Polinary, Professor Leopard, Rangleklods, Rats on Rafts, The Raw Men Empire, Rocketnumbernine, Lucy Rose, Rue Royale, Rustie, Sakaris, Sea & Air, Sex Jams, SLG, The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Stereoface, Stranded Horse, Einar Stray, The Suicide Of Western Culture, Sun Glitters, Swearing At Motorists, Talking To Turtles, Team Me, Thomalla & Martin Riegelnegg, A Thousand Fuegos, Too Tangled, Toy, Tu Fawning, Twilite, UMA, Vierkanttretlager, Vinnie Who, The Wave Pictures, The Wedding Present, Wolfram, Wrongkong und Zebra Dots.

Waves Vienna 2013

The third Waves festival is planned from October 3rd till Oct 6th.
Artur8, Ash My Love, CSS, Electric Soft Parade, Farewell Dear Ghost, Go! Go! Gorillo, Hurricane Dean, Frida Hyvönen, Julian & der Fux, Kreisky, Yuri Landman Ensemble, Lovely Quinces, Touristen Tempo, Wandl, A.G.Trio, Amatorski, Kari Amirian, Anika, Au Revoir Simone, The Beth Edges, Marla Blumenblatt, BRNS, Charli XCX, Cid Rim, The Clonious, Cold Mailman, Compuphonic, Crunch 22, Dans Dans, Deadnote Danse, Lenka Dusilova, The End Band, Ernesty International, Exclusive, Fijuka, Filou, Float Fall, Flying Horseman, Fuckhead, The GFs, Ghost Capsules, Girls In Hawaii, Ian Green, Grimus, Hella Comet, I-Wolf & The Chainreactions, Illute, It’s Everyone Else, Japanther, Alise Joste, Kabul Dreams, Kate Boy, Kieslowski, Kill Kenny, Kingsfoil, Kristoffer & The Harbourheads, Krystal Klear, Leure, Milk Drinkers, Mmoths, Mozes & The Firstborn, Múm, My Heart Belongs To Cecilia Winter, Napravi Mi Dete, New Wave Syria, Nowhere Train, Oscar and the Wolf, The Ringo Jets, Say Yes Dog, Sex On The Beach, Skream, Slut, Sohn, Soldout, Trains Of Thoughts, The Touch, The Toronto Drug Bust, Velvet Two Stripes, Mika Vember, Vortex Rex, Werefox