Bilbao BBK Live

Coldplay, Blondie, Beady Eye, Crystal Castles, Hussein Head (all Thur July 7)., Amy Winehouse, Kasabian, Kaiser Chiefs, The Mars Volta, TV On The Radio, !!! (all Fri July 8), The Black Crowes, Chemical Brothers, Jack Johnson, Seasick Steve, 30 Seconds To Mars (all Sat Jul 8). Refreshingly fuss-free and rampantly eclectic, three-day festival held on a hill, surrounded by mountains but only a 30-minute drive from Bilbao, BBK Live is a welcome relative newcomer to the European festivals calendar. Gracing this year's BBK festival are the kings of epic and soaringly melodic, student alt.pop, Coldplay, appearing alongside reformed new wave veterans Blondie, Liam Gallagher's Beady Eye pub rockers, a (hopefully) sober and soulfully singing Ms Winehouse, veteran party starters The Chemical Brothers and more.