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BBK LIVE FESTIVAL 7 43 Issue 65 / 2014 FESTIVALS guestlist.net The line-up headlined by Franz Ferdinand, The Prodigy and the Black Keys. It is a reasonable price, it is argument enough for the festival to have sold out a month before it takes place. However, BBK is still much more than your average festival. It is a great celebration of indie rock and electronic music, perhaps the best to occur in Spain, having dethroned FIB (at least in terms of popular "Indie"). The festival takes place on the second weekend of July, and its location on the outskirts of Bilbao make it an un- avoidable stop for lovers of San Fermin (only two hours by coach). The culture and cuisine alone are impeccable and stand alone as reason enough to visit the area. However, what made us travel the distance was the music, and it certainly lived up to expectation. On Friday, most people thought Crystal Fighters were the best live act of the day - perhaps better than Thursday night's headliners, the Scottish band Franz Ferdinand. On Saturday, The Prod- igy unleashed an hour and a half of madness with some in- fluence of drum and bass covers of their old classics, like the controversial "Smack my bitch up". The vibes in the crowd at the main stage felt more like an illegal rave rather than an authorised festival (in the best way possible). On Satur- day, the final and most tranquil of the three days, were 'The Black Keys', whose performance was a disappointment as it somewhat lacked in delivery. Despite this smaller bands lower on the bill were able to magnify themselves on stage. For example Crystal Fighters played a great set and really got the crowd going. Also it's worthy to mention the local Belako, Izal from Madrid and the galician Eme Dj perfor- mances. The festival facilities and organisation make improvements every year. This year the BBK camping had supermarket and lockers for the first time. It was also great that parking for whole festival only cost 7 euros, and there were plenty of shuttle buses connecting Bilbao with the festival and campsites. However there were downsides of course. We had to climb several hundred meters uphill carrying our gear to the campsite from the car park . It's a shame, as it makes the site inaccessible to people with reduced mobility and/or strength. The festival has been improving every year, meaning next year should be even more promising. Let the legend of BBK live on! It really is something you must see for yourself!! Legend says that every summer in the north of Spain, the peace of the Kobetamendi mountain, with unbeatable views of Bilbao, turns into euphoric, happiness and joy. Noise, songs and laughter inhabit its summit and slopes for three days. It's a meeting point of the best National and International "Indie" artists and young people from all over the world, but mainly from Central and Northern Spain.