Icelandic punk legend Einar Örn joins Vaccines onstage at Airwaves show

As the band’s Iceland-born bassist Árni Hjörvar took the microphone for the closing song – a cover of local punk band Purrkur Pillnikk’s 1981 song “Ekki enn” – Einar Örn joined him on stage to share vocal duties.

Örn was also the singer in Purrkur Pillnikk, whose short existence left a mark during Iceland’s post-punk revolution, with “Ekki enn” one of their enduring anthems. The band - whose name translates as "Sleepy Chess-Player" – broke the Icelandic top ten with their debut album and toured the UK with The Fall.

You can watch the entire Vaccines set from Airwaves over on veep.com.

The Vaccines last played Airwaves back in 2012 where they closed their set with “Ó Reykjavík” – a song by Vonbrigði, another band from the early 80s Icelandic punk scene.

Iceland Airwaves celebrated its 25th anniversary this year with three days of music led by the likes of Overmono, Magdalena Bay and Mandy Indiana. The festival also showcased some of the best rising local talent with bands such as Virgin Orchestra, Supersport! and Inspector Spacetime winning new fans from across the globe.