Spain’s Bilbao BBK festival has announced more acts for its 2023 line-up.
American indie rock band Pavement will be headlining the festival’s second day, while dance-pop singer Roisin Murphy, Arca, Ry X, Young Fathers, Perfume Genius and many more have also joined the line-up.
They join previously announced acts including Arctic Monkeys, Florence + The Machine,The Chemical Brothers, 070 Shake, Dry Cleaning, and The Murder Capital.
Also set to play this year are Phoenix, IDLES, Jamie xx, Fever Ray, Röyksopp, Avalon Emerson, Anz, HAAi, SHERELLE, M83, and DUKI.
Bilbao BBK will take place from July 6 to 8, in the Basque region of Spain.
Tickets will go on sale on March 9.
When is Bilbao BBK 2023?
The 2023 edition of Bilbao BBK will take place from July 6 to 8.
The Kobetamendi park in the Basque region of Spain will play host to the festival.
Who is performing?
Arctic Monkeys, Florence + The Machine, The Chemical Brothers, 070 Shake, Dry Cleaning, and The Murder Capital are among the acts to have been confirmed for this year’s festival.
Cult indie band Pavement, who kicked off their reunion tour last year will be bringing their eccentric energy and catalogue of classic tracks.
Art is also fundamental part of Bilbao BBK: previous artwork featured included a powerful image of the harrijasotzailes (a stone lifting rural sport in the Basque Country). This year among the artwork featured is Bilbao-based artist Vicente Paredes’ depiction of the legend of Tximistarri, a Basque word meaning “light stone”.
See below for the full line-up:
How to get tickets
Tickets will go on sale on March 9, at 10am, and are available to purchase here. A camping and festival pass will cost €195 (£173), with under-11s free.
The festival will donate €3 from each ticket sold to the reforestation effort in Balmaseda, Enkarterri recently affected by wildfires.
