East India Youth unable to play this year's Iceland Airwaves

East India Youth's manager Andy Inglis offered an explanation and apology:

"People have a habit of arbitrarily blaming an artist when this kind of thing happens – largely because those who’re responsible are invisible – but the responsibility is generally of those those around them, specifically management and, in this case, specifically me.

It’s not the first time a UK-based artist has cancelled Airwaves this year. This can reflect badly on a festival when an audience is looking for someone to blame. Iceland Airwaves is not to blame. I am where the buck stops, and I am sorry."

Read the statement in full here.

DJ Margeir will replace the Mercury-nominated electronic artist.