Bilbao BKK have unveiled the first wave of acts on their 2025 line-up, which includes Pulp, Kylie Minogue and RAYE. Check out more names below.
The 2025 edition is set to kick off between July 10 to 12 in Kobetamendi, Bilbao, and will also see Michael Kiwanuka, Nathy Peluso and Bad Gyal take to the stage.
Elsewhere across the weekend, there will be performances from Alice Phoebe Lou, Amyl And The Sniffers, Jalen Ngonda, Jessica Pratt, English Teacher, L’impératrice, Makaya McCraven, Obongjayar, Sofie Royer, Wunderhorse and more.
General ticket sale begins next Wednesday (December 11) at 12pm CET, and will be available here. Alternatively, previous attendees can access a presale beginning on Thursday (December 5) at 10am.
Check out a full list of confirmed acts below.
This year’s edition of the Spanish festival saw performances from Arcade Fire, Massive Attack, The Prodigy, Jungle, Overmono and Ezra Collective, among others.
Reviewing 2023’s Bilbao BBK Live – where the likes of Arctic Monkeys and Pavement performed – NME wrote that the event “continues to stand at the forefront of the European festival circuit”.
Minogue’s headline slot follows the release of this year’s ‘Tension II’. In a glowing five-star review of the LP, NME shared: “Not to put a damper on the triumph that was ‘Tension’, but ‘Tension II’ surpasses it by light years – and, in so doing, awkwardly puts into question the need to connect the two albums in the first place. This collection of (mostly) new songs stands strong on its own. The record is tighter yet bolder, sexier yet sadder, as icy, electropop siren Kylie once again leaves it all on the dancefloor.”
Speaking about ‘Tension II’ with NME while in Singapore, Minogue said that the tracks on the LP are overall, “a fun group of friends” and that the album was a “fresh start” for her.
“I feel like it’ll be time for something – maybe not as singular as [‘Impossible Princess’] – but to bring some of that back in,” Minogue said, revealing that she “already had a few songwriting days in the studio with my closest [collaborators] for whatever’s to come”.
Elsewhere, RAYE’s 2023 debut album ‘My 21st Century Blues’ has seen her nominated for two trophies at the 2025 Grammys, and win Best UK & Ireland Act at this year’s MTV EMAs.
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