THE BILBAO BBK LIVE EXPERIENCE

A unique festival in an exceptional setting

Bilbao BBK Live is one of the leading festivals in Europe, located in a privileged natural setting that hosts up to 11 stages. A magical experience where you can enjoy nature, a gastronomic proposal designed by and for its public, a cosmopolitan city like Bilbao, and above all, the most exciting and groundbreaking musical variety.

KOBETAMENDI (Mount Cobetas, in Basque)
The idyllic setting we are fortunate to have as our venue. A natural park, a green space with large fields and even a small forest that houses the ‘Basoa’ space. The views are a real luxury, it has the best panoramic view of the city of Bilbao!

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BILBAO

A cosmopolitan city full of life

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

If there is one thing that has put Bilbao on the international map, it is the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, whose building is the work of architect Frank Gehry.
Puppy, the giant, flower-filled dog by Jeff Koons, and Mamá, Louise Bourgeois’ 9-metre spider sculpture, will welcome you.
In addition, if you attend the festival, just by showing your wristband at the museum entrance, you can get a 25% discount on your ticket to the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.

Beaches

There’s nothing better for recovering from the night before than escaping to the beaches on the outskirts of Bilbao. Few cities can boast having an underground that takes your from the city centre to the seaside in less than 30 minutes.
With Getxo and Sopela being so near it would be a shame to miss out on a day’s surfing or swimming at Arrigunaga, Larrabasterra, Barinatxe or Atxabiribil. And let the sun’s rays and the sea recharge your batteries.

Surf

Do you like the sea and riding the waves on a surfboard? As we have said before, the waves at Getxo and Sopela beach are only half an hour away by tube. A luxury available to few. And if you want to go the whole nine yards, you’ve also got the best left-hander in Europe very nearby at Mundaka. Recognised worldwide, it’s the real deal for surfers. What about you, dare you take it on?

Pintxos

Mark three areas in red on your map: Pozas, Diputación and the Casco Viejo (old quarter). Here is where you’ll find the authentic pintxos experience. Licenciado Poza Street, with San Mamés in the background, ideal for getting a taste for it. Then continue along Diputación and Ledesma, with more gourmet offerings, and finish up at the Casco Viejo, where the oldest taverns and newest bars coexist in the oldest quarter of Bilbao. Here you can find suggestions for the best pintxos bars in Bilbao.

Bilbao La Vieja (Old Bilbao)

But if you’re into artisan beers and beautiful cafés, Bilbao La Vieja is what you want. You will find this colourful neighbourhood, which is currently experiencing a revival and is replete with tantalising sensory delights: culinary, cultural, social…. just in front of the Old Quarter and across the river. Without a doubt the ideal meeting point.

Game of Thrones

Are you a fan of the series? Well, in half an hour you can be in Dragonstone and climb the 241 steps of San Juan de Gaztelugatxe just as Daenerys Targaryen, Jon Snow, Tyrion Lannister, Lord Davos, Missandei and company did. And if you still want more, check out the idyllic nudist stone beach at Muriola in Barrika, kown as ‘La Cantera’.

Record Stores

Yes, they still exist and are an oasis for lovers of good music. Notable is Power Records, considered one of the 10 best record stores in Spain. But you also have Flamingo Records, a paradise of out of print records, Harmony Rock or specialist Brixton Records.

Michelín Stars

Euskadi has the highest concentration of Michelin stars per capita. 28 stars for 19 restaurants; four with maximum distinction. What’s more, the prestigious Restaurant magazine, which publishes a list of the 50 best restaurants in the world, has confirmed that 5 of the top 35 are located in the Basque Country. Want to know which ones?

The Estuary (La Ría)

Luckily, the Estuary of the river Nervión is not what it was 30 years ago. Now completely regenerated and cleaned up, the city offers various options to experience it from the river: by canoe, boat or, the most fun, on a SUP board, you choose.

Visit Biscay

In Bizkaia you can do everything… city, coast or mountains? Discover the best plans at Visit Biscay. A specialised website with endless plans for all ages that will make your stay in Biscay unforgettable.

Bilbao BBK Live Experience!

GOING TO BILBAO BBK LIVE HAS A REWARD

In addition to the music program, Bilbao BBK Live Experience! offers incredible advantages for all festival attendees in different stores and museums in the city.
To gain access to these advantages, the attendee must wear and show the festival wristband at the different associated points. Show your wristband and enjoy Bilbao!

On the map you can see the different associated shops. In addition, you can enjoy discounts on tickets to the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and the Athletic Club de Bilbao Museum from July 11 to 14.

If you attend the festival, just by showing your wristband at the museum entrance, you can get a 25% discount on your ticket to the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.

Enjoy this summer’s exhibitions!

Discover Guggenheim Museum

Enjoy a 10% discount at the Athletic Club de Bilbao Museum.

In-person purchases only. The discount will be applied directly at the box office, when you show your wristband.

Discover the Athletic Museum

If you attend the festival, just by showing your wristband at the museum entrance, you can get a 25% discount on your ticket to the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.

Enjoy exhibitions this summer: Anthony McCall: Fracción de segundo, Martha Jungwirth, Signos y objetos: Arte Pop de la Colección Guggenheim, Yoshitomo Nara, …

Discover the museum

Enjoy a 20% discount at the Athletic Club de Bilbao Museum. Use the code #BilbaoBBKLive_Athletic in advance online purchases, and once at the museum, show your festival wristband. Book online from 27 June.

For in-person purchases, the discount will be applied directly at the ticket office, when you show your wristband.

Book your visit

This year the Museo de Bellas Artes will provide tickets with a 25% discount for all Bilbao BBK Live attendees.

All you have to do is show your festival wristband at the museum entrance.
Apart from enjoying the best music, you can also enjoy important works of ancient, modern and contemporary art!

Discover the exhibitions

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SUSTAINABILITY

We sow awareness and Oxygen

OUR COMMITMENT TO CLIMATE CHANGE

We donate 3€ from each ticket sold to the reforestation of the area recently affected by the fires in Balmaseda (Enkarterri), the lungs of Bizkaia.

Since the first edition we have made clear our commitment to sustainability and the care of natural areas.
We want to send a message of attention and awareness about climate change and the importance of caring for the natural environment of our land in view of the fires that have recently affected Balmaseda (Enkarterri), the lungs of Bizkaia. We want to help not only to sow awareness, but also to sow oxygen.

LAST TOUR, THE ORGANISER OF BILBAO BBK LIVE, IS B CORP

B Corp is a global movement that evaluates and verifies the efforts made by an entity such as Last Tour to generate a positive social impact for society, the people linked to it, and the environment, as well as to continually revisit its social transformation goals.

Some key factors in becoming part of the B Corp community are:

– The actions carried out at its festivals to reduce environmental impact through a strict waste reduction and recycling system, the promotion of sustainable mobility, as well as prevention and awareness programs against sexist aggressions and for gender equality.

– Hiring local teams.
– Maximizing its social and cultural impact by providing free concerts.

-Civic commitment and the donations made from the festivals to projects to support migrants, reforestation, and the Food Bank.

– Initiatives to support people who work in the live music industry during the pandemic
– Economic impact on the city of Bilbao.

SUSTAINABILITY

We sow awareness and Oxygen

OUR COMMITMENT TO CLIMATE CHANGE

LAST TOUR, THE ORGANISER OF BILBAO BBK LIVE, IS B CORP

Some key factors in becoming part of the B Corp community are:

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
AT BILBAO BBK LIVE

The SDGs are a set of 17 global goals that the United Nations devised in 2015 to eradicate poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all by the year 2030. Ending hunger, fighting gender inequality, ensuring safe drinking water, and solving the problem of climate change are some of the goals set out in this ambitious 2030 Agenda. To change the world, the SDGs require everyone – governments, the private sector, civil society, and individuals – to do their part. These goals are the tools we use when organising the festival to help build, together, a better world in which no one is left behind.

Our commitment to innovation and development in the cultural sector is materialized in a sustainable development plan, where we involve all participants in each of the phases of the event. Despite the positive impact of recent editions, we are aware of the many challenges that remain to be met and we believe that sustainable innovation is the way forward.

FUNDACIÓN BBK, PARTNER STRATEGIC PARTNER FOR SUSTAINABILITY AT BILBAO BBK LIVE

Sustainability measures 2024

Basoa Bizi

03 – Health and Wellbeing

– Promoting the use of local products through agreements with local suppliers
– Free Yoga classes at the camping grounds
– Ample and thoughtful gastronomic offers to suit all dietary restrictions
– Encouraging the Mediterranean diet

04 – Quality and Education

– Direct training for auxiliary positions
– Encouraging recruitment of first-time job holders, with corresponding training.
– In collaboration with the Down Syndrome Foundation and other intellectual disabilities in the Basque Country, 4 young people from the LAN program have done internships during the festival.

05 -Gender equality

– Safe space (punto morado) located throughout the festival
– Protocol against sexist aggressions in festive entertainment venues (Protocol revised in 2023)

06 – Clean water and sanitation

Free potable water fountains on site.

07 – Affordable and clean energy

Energy efficient measures – electricity distribution optimised to the current demand at any given time.

08 – Decent work and economic growth

– Direct recruitment of staff.
– Promotion of the local economy alliance with innovative businesses in Bilbao (CiB)

10 – Reducing inequalities

Accessibility and attention to persons with reduced mobility guaranteed throughout the festival.

11 – Sustainable cities and communities

Sustainable and cultural tourism strategy

12 – Responsible production and consumption

– Reusing materials
– Activities with the group, ERRONKA GARBIA:
· Festival Staff Training
· Raising awareness through the green team
– Reusable and returnable cups
– Waste separation in all areas of the festival and throughout the entire festival (set-up, event holding, and take-down)
– External audit of waste management

13 – Climate action

– Electricity distribution network optimisation to reduce CO2 emissions
Monitoring CO2 emissions to reduce them on an annual basis.
– Promoting sustainable commuting by the public thanks to the organisation’s bus system.

17 – Partnerships to achieve the objectives

– Training for people in marginalised groups with the Paideia Foundation
– Donation of tents.
– Donation to the Food Bank.

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AT LAST TOUR EVENTS

ERRONKA GARBIA SUSTAINABLE EVENT (IHOBE CERTIFIED)

Erronka Garbia is a certificate approved by the Basque Government that recognises those events that integrate environmental measures within their design and organisation to minimise the potential negative environmental impacts associated with the celebration of the event.
To achieve adequate sustainability in an event, it is necessary to implement a series of measures to improve those aspects which are most likely to have negative effects on the environment. For this reason, six core action ideas have been established to minimise the environmental impacts that occur in each step of the event (set-up, event celebration, take-down).

MOBILITY

Last Tour festivals have public transportation programs designed to encourage the use of public transportation:
– Ease of purchase for travel + entry packs
– Promoting the use of public transportation
– Increased frequencies and capacities of existing services on event days

PURCHASES

Both the festival and the organisation have implemented a green purchasing and sourcing policy to reduce the environmental impact of its activity. KM 0 SOURCING POLICY

WATER

Sanitary and hygienic installations with the following certificates:
– Certificate in quality management systems (ISO 9001:2015)
– Certificate in waste management systems without sewage connection (UNE-EN-16194:2012)
– Certificate in environmental management systems (UNE-EN-ISO 1401:2015)

Free public access (free water points in the festival)

INFRASTRUCTURE

– Compliance with ISO 9001:2015 quality standard in large scale facilities.
– Reuse of decorative materials and stage designs

ENERGY

– CE-certified state-of-the-art generators
– Efficient electrical power distribution in accordance with the needs of the event.
– Power down plan to reduce consumption
– Sourcing efficient machinery with CE certificates.

WASTE

All Last Tour events have their own waste plan, in collaboration with the city council and the main waste management bodies. The plan is developed with the objective of minimising the environmental impact through the two following actions:
– Sorting waste separately
– Measuring the yearly impact

Concrete plans for waste minimisation are currently being worked on:
– Plan to eliminate the use of plastic bottles
– Reusable signage
– Reusing decorative elements in different editions of the event

THE BILBAO BBK LIVE EXPERIENCE

A unique festival in an exceptional setting

BILBAO

A cosmopolitan city full of life

Bilbao BBK Live Experience!

GOING TO BILBAO BBK LIVE HAS A REWARD

SUSTAINABILITY

We sow awareness and Oxygen

OUR COMMITMENT TO CLIMATE CHANGE

SUSTAINABILITY

We sow awareness and Oxygen

OUR COMMITMENT TO CLIMATE CHANGE

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALSAT BILBAO BBK LIVE

FUNDACIÓN BBK, PARTNER STRATEGIC PARTNER FOR SUSTAINABILITY AT BILBAO BBK LIVE

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AT LAST TOUR EVENTS

ERRONKA GARBIA SUSTAINABLE EVENT (IHOBE CERTIFIED)

MOBILITY

PURCHASES

WATER

INFRASTRUCTURE

ENERGY

WASTE

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
AT BILBAO BBK LIVE