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The Black Crowes, Amy Winehouse, Crystal Castles And More Added To Bilbao BBK Line Up

• 28th Jan 2011

Bilbao BBK Live festival is proud to announce that The Black Crowes, Amy Winehouse, Crystal Castles, Chemical Brothers and Jack Johnson have all been added to the festival’s line-up. The festival will take place from the 7th-9th July in Bilbao, north Spain.

The Black Crowes and Amy Winehouse will both make Bilbao BBK Live their sole performance in Spain. The Black Crowes, headlining the bill, will be celebrating their 20th anniversary in Bilbao and Amy Winehouse will make her long awaited full come back performing her new material.

Having already confirmed Coldplay as the first headliner, Bilbao BBK Live once again bases the festival on world class acts. Previous editions of the festival have included headliners such as Pearl Jam, Depeche Mode, Faith No More, Jane’s Addiction, RHCP and Primal Scream.

The festival is still running a promotion on the first 1,000 three day tickets, which are currently on sale on See, Ticketweb and Lastminute for just £75 including camping. Hurry, they are selling fast!

Bilbao BBK Live is a three day festival that takes place in the outskirts of Bilbao. The festival site, located on top of a hill and surrounded by mountains, offers breathtaking views over the city of Bilbao.

This fuss free festival, with an uncomplicated layout and easy access from the city and the airport, has proven to be a huge success with national and international festival goers. The two main stages and the schedule, guarantees that acts never overlap, so you get everything you have paid for!
While in the festival, take the opportunity to visit the city, just 10 minutes bus ride from the festival site. Bilbao is a modern city famous for its architecture, museums and gastronomy, and it’s just a stone’s throw away from the beach.

Festival: Bilbao BBK Live (link)
Dates: July 7th-9th 2011
Where: Kobetamendi, 10 min bus ride from Bilbao city centre
Line –up so far: Coldplay, The Black Crowes, Amy Winehouse, Crystal Castles, Chemical Brothers and Jack Johnson.
Ticket Price: Three Day Pass incl. camping – £75 (limited offer) available on See Tickets, Ticketweb and Lastminute
To get there: Two low cost airlines operate direct flights from London to Bilbao. Check Easyjet (from Stansted) and Vueling (from Heathrow). Iberia also operates daily direct flights from Gatwick airport.
Ryanair operates daily flights to Santander, just an hour bus ride to Bilbao.
From Bilbao airport there are regular public buses to central Bilbao. Once in central Bilbao the festival provides shuttle buses to the site.
Age Restrictions: Under 18-s will have to be accompanied by an adult.