Bilbao BBK Live 2026: David Byrne, Lily Allen and Robbie Williams lead stacked line-up
Bilbao festival BBK Live has confirmed David Byrne, Lily Allen and Robbie Williams among the names for its 2026 edition.
The Basque festival is set to take place between July 9th and July 11th, 2026, in the picturesque Mount Kobetamendi region of Bilbao.
Ahead of tickets going on sale to the general public on December 17th at 9am, the first wave of artists have been unveiled with Idles, Interpol, CMAT, Alabama Shakes, Belle and Sebastian, Paris Paloma also confirmed alongside Byrne, Williams and Allen.
Notably, Allen, who is also set to headline Mighty Hoopla in London as well as embark on a UK arena tour in 2026, will be performing her new album, West End Girl, in full at the Bilbao festival.
Other notable names that will come to the Basque Country in July include Belgian DJ Charlotte De Witte, Horsegiirl, Soulwax, Tomora (The Chemical Brothers’ Tom Rowlands and Aurora), Fatoumata Diawara, Carpetman, Thee Sacred Souls, Zaz, Mind Enterprises, and Folk Bitch Trio.
Notably, in 2026, the festival will celebrate its 20th anniversary.
Byrne, who will headline BBK Live, is also set to top the bill at Latitude Festival in the UK next July, which is the only summer festival he will play on these shores.
Additionally, the former Talking Heads frontman is set to head out on a headline tour of the UK in March, which includes dates in Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, and London.
In other European festival news, earlier this week, Hungary’s Sziget Festival unveiled the first batch of names, including Twenty One Pilots, Lewis Capaldi, and Florence and the Machine.
Other names set to appear include Biffy Clyro, Sombr, Dijon, Underworld, Lambrini Girls, Tash Sultana, Bbno$, and Dom Dolla.
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