The Kooks, Glasvegas, and Warpaint, for Bilbao BBK Live

and new stage added, as Klaxons pull out out

By Scott Williams | Published: Tue 7th Feb 2012

Bilbao BBK Live  2012 - The Kooks
Photo credit: Gary Stafford

Bilbao BBK Live 2012

Thursday 12th to Saturday 14th July 2012
Recinto Kobetamendi, Bilbao, Spain, Spain
£88 for 3 days
Daily capacity: 40,000

The Kooks, Glasvegas, and Warpaint are the latest acts announced for seventh edition of Spain's Bilbao BBK Live.

The Kooks
This year Bilbao BBK Live will also be launching a third major stage adding 20 more international bands to the line-up of the event. Day Tickets for Thursday and Friday will be on sale from tomorrow (Wednesday 8th February). Day tickets for Saturday will be available soon after the announcement of the third headliner.

In other news Klaxons have cancelled all their summer commitments, including Bilbao BBK Live festival, to concentrate in the recording of their new album.

Confirmed headliners so far are The Cure on Thursday, and Radiohead on Friday and. Joining them are Snow Patrol, Band of Skulls, Lori Meyers, The Gift, Tribes, Vetusta Morla, Noah and the Whale, Zoe, Corizonas and The Inspector Cluzo and FB's Horns. For the line-up details as available please click here.

BBK Live festival is a three day festival that takes place in the outskirts of Bilbao (north coast of Spain). Now in its 7th year the festival happens from Thursday 12th until Saturday 14th July 2012.

The 40,000 capacity festival has three main stages, two dance tents, a pop tent, a chillout area, food stalls and a campsite. Doors open at 4pm every day, and close at 3am every night.

A 3 day ticket (with camping) is priced at £88. To buy tickets, click here.


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