Bilbao BBK Live festival adds My Bloody Valentine, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Bad Sounds and more

Having announced its impressive 2018 line-up in full just a couple of months ago, Bilbao BBK Live today reveals a big surprise for festivalgoers, with an unexpected wave of new artists added to the bill. My Bloody Valentine, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Bad Sounds and eMe join the line-up for this year’s edition, which takes place from 12-14 July 2018 on Bilbao’s Kobetamendi Mountain in the heart of the Basque Country.

Today’s new additions are set to join a huge roster of talent at the festival, including Gorillaz, The xx, Florence & The Machine, The Chemical Brothers, Childish Gambino, Alt-j, David Byrne, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Mount Kimbie, James, Jungle, Young Fathers and many more.

The iconic and inimitable My Bloody Valentine will perform at Bilbao BBK Live. Formed in 1983, their albums ‘Isn't Anything’ and ‘Loveless’ are considered some of the most influential rock albums of all time. 2018 marks the start of the next chapter in the band's journey and fans at Bilbao BBK Live can look forward to a mesmerising show of classics and new music featuring all of the original band members.

Psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard also join the bill. The Melbourne seven-piece proved themselves to be amongst the most prolific music makers of 2017, releasing not one but five albums in one year. Known for their energetic and powerful live performances their show at Bilbao BBK Live is one to watch.

British quintet Bad Sounds, led by brothers Ewan and Callum Merrett, will arrive at Kobetamendi with a live performance that showcases their unique, genre-blending sound. And finally, synth pop trio eMe, one of the rising stars of the Basque music scene complete today’s new additions.

The new acts announced today an already impressive roster of talent for Bilbao BBK Live 2018, including Gorillaz, The xx, Florence & The Machine, The Chemical Brothers, Childish Gambino, Alt-j, David Byrne, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Friendly Fires, Cigarettes After Sex, Mount Kimbie, Benjamine Clementine, James, Jungle, Parquet Courts, Temples, Young Fathers and many more.

In addition, Basoa, the electronic component of Bilbao BBK Live, will once again play host to uninterrupted parties from sunset to sunrise from the genre's most acclaimed underground headliners. Modeselektor, Hunee, John Talabot, Ben UFO, Young Marco, Optimo, Prosumer, Avalon Emerson, Dekmantel Soundsystem, Anthony Naples and more will all perform in the atmospheric woodland complete with Basoa’s exceptional sound system.

Bilbao BBK Live promotes sustainability and offers mouth-watering food and drink as well as live art installations around the site, all of which make it a perfect place to immerse yourself, escape everyday life and get lost in music and culture with thousands of like-minded people.

With the festival taking place just moments from the city, there is plenty to explore before the music starts each day. Take a trip into culture-rich Bilbao to wander the winding streets of the old town, devour delicious pintxos, sample the famous michelin-starred Basque gastronomy scene, visit the impressive galleries and museums including the imposing Guggenheim, or soak up some sun on the beach.

LINEUP

Thursday 12

FLORENCE THE MACHINE

ALT-J/ CHILDISH GAMBINO

BOMBA ESTÉREO/ CIGARETTES AFTER SEX/ MOUNT KIMBIE

BAD GYAL/ GAZ COOMBES/ ISEO & DODOSOUND/ PARQUET COURTS/ TEMPLES / BAD SOUNDS

ED IS DEAD (LIVE BAND)/ LET'S EAT GRANDMA/ LUKIEK/ MARÍA ARNAL I MARCEL BEGÉS

MELENAS/ MORGAN/ QUENTIN GAS & LOS ZÍNGAROS/ RURAL ZOMBIES/ EDU ANMU/ INNMIR

Basoa: MODESELEKTOR dj set/ PROSUMER/ OPTIMO (ESPACIO)/ SKATEBARD/ CORA NOVOA

Friday 13

THE XX

THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS

MY BLOODY VALENTINE

DAVID BYRNE/ FRIENDLY FIRES

KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD

FAT WHITE FAMILY/ MEUTE/ MEXRRISSEY/ NEUMAN/ PORCHES/ SOPHIE

ANTEROS/ BORROKAN/ CAROLINA DURANTE/ CECILIA PAYNE/ GENGAHR/ PET FENNEC

NUNATAK/ DARK DJ/ HAL9000/ ROCK NIGHTS

Basoa: BEN UFO/ HUNEE/ AVALON EMERSON/ DEKMANTEL SOUNDSYSTEM/ DJ FRA

Saturday 14

GORILLAZ

NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING BIRDS

BENJAMINE CLEMENTINE/ FISCHERSPOONER

HOT CHIP MEGAMIX/ JAMES/ JUNGLE

ANA CURRA/ BEJO/ COOPER/ NILÜFER YANYA

TRIÁNGULO DE AMOR BIZARRO/ YOUNG FATHERS

ANEGURIA/ EME / GREENCLASS/ JOE LA REINA/ LAS ODIO/ THE ZEPHYR BONES

YONAKA/ DANILESS/ DJ MATO/ DJ GÖO

Basoa: JOHN TALABOT/ ANTHONY NAPLES/ YOUNG MARCO/ SAMO DJ/ DANIEL BAUGHMAN

TICKETS

General Admission 3-Day Ticket 135 booking fee

3 Day Campsite Access 10 booking fee

Book now at bilbaobbklive.com