Cuando lo vivas, lo entenderás.

Bizitzen duzunean, ulertuko duzu.

When you live it, you will understand.#BilbaoBBKLive pic.twitter.com/4Icf5nZhPd

— Bilbao BBK Live (@bilbaobbklive) November 28, 2023

The festival, set in the mountainous Basque city of Bilbao in Northern Spain, will run from 11 July to 13 July 2024. The annual event can trace its origins back to 2006 and is held on a special complex built specifically for the festival on the slopes of Mount Cobetas. Last year’s edition featured the likes of Artic Monkeys, Florence and the Machine, Idles, Róisín Murphy and Pavement, and cemented the festival as one of the best on the European music festival circuit.

Watch the music video for the classic track “Firestarter” by The Prodigy below:

Big beat pioneers The Prodigy will make Bilbao BBK Live their fourth summer festival appearance, after it was announced that they will be playing Reading and Leeds 2024 along with Hellfest and Isle of Wight festival. Meanwhile the festival is scheduled to be cult trip hop collective Massive Attack’s only summer outing, with the group last performing at Connect festival in Edinburgh in the summer of 2022.

Watch the music video for “Unfinished Sympathy” by Massive Attack below:

Canadian indie rock outfit Arcade Fire are also set for a busy summer after attaining headline slots at not only Bilbao BBK Live 2024 but also Shaky Knees in Atlanta and both South American editions of Lollapalooza in Brazil and Chile.

Watch the music video for “The Suburbs” by Arcade Fire below:

See below for the full line-up of Bilbao BBK Live 2024:

Airu, Alvvays, Arcade Fire, Cymande, Death From Above 1979, Derby Motoreta’s Burrito Kachimba, El Columpio Asesino, Ezra Collective, Floating Points, Folamour (A/V), Jimena Amarilo, Jordan Rakei, JPEGMafia, Jungle, Khruangbin, Los Bitchos, Massive Attack, Mulatu Astatke, Nerve Agent, Noname, Overmono, Parcels, Queralt Lahoz, Ralphie Choo, Sen Senra, Shinova, The Prodigy, Underworld, Zea Mays.

Tickets for the event will be available for general sale this Friday 1 December from 9am and will be available to purchase here.

Photo credit: Sharon Alagna

First up is the official single of recent album Cave Rave, You and I. The video takes you inside a dark cave, giving fans a taster of what to expect when they play a gig situated in a Basque Cave on August 29th. The cave in question is located just outside of Pamplona, Navarre, famous for their Running of the Bull Festivals.

The innovative group, combining a mixture of Basque instruments, diverse vocals and synthesisers, released their second album Cave Rave earlier this year to critical acclaim, with many reviewers praising the record for being an exciting new way to play dance music, which would keep the party going all night.

The band are releasing the video series as a warm up for fans ahead of their busy summer schedule, which will see them headline the Festival Republic Stage at this year’s Reading and Leeds Festivals, as well as performing at Bestival. They will then head on out an autumn tour of the UK, which will see them play their biggest London headline show at the Brixton Academy. If you like your music fresh and different and want to check out something new, be sure to keep on the lookout for tickets and bring your dancing shoes, and a replacement pair for when your old ones get knackered.

Below is the video for You and I. Enjoy!