The Bilbao festival Bilbao BBK Live will make the jump on June 6 to Zorrotza with the eighth edition of Hirian and on June 7 to Kobetamendi with a day of free and family access in the middle of nature.
Bilbao BBK Live continues to celebrate its 20th anniversary with two free proposals that expand the programming beyond the official days of the festival. On the one hand it will return Hirianthe initiative that brings music to different neighborhoods of Bilbao every year, and on the other will debut mendiana new daytime event in Kobetamendi designed especially for this commemorative edition.
Hirian It will finally be held on June 6 in Zorrotza, where four stages spread across the square next to the train station, the fronton, the Parque del Ferial and the Zorroza Court will bring together about twenty artists. The poster will combine very diverse proposals, from the bright pop of Da Silva Collective to the irreverence of Samantha Hudsonpassing through the festive nature of owlsthe ska of Juantxo Skalari & La Rude Bandthe sensitivity of Marwan or indie classics Australian Blonde. They will also act Laaza, Suzete, Faenna, No Quiero, Xavibo, Dav’ Kingston and Betto Snayamong others. The programming will also include a space dedicated to DJ sessions with names like Inés Hernand, Daniless, Bihotza and Amaia Yaniz.
The next day, June 7, the festival will premiere mendiana new free and family-friendly proposal that will move the activity to Kobetamendi between 12:00 and 9:30 p.m. The day will start with Kobetamendi Irteera, an invitation to explore the natural environment before giving way to the programming distributed in three stages: “Zaborra”, focused on musical projects created from recycled materials and reused objects. There will participate the Cateura Recycled Orchestraa Paraguayan formation known for making instruments with waste, along with other international proposals such as Fungistanbul, Trashbeatz and The Wackids; The “Komedia” space will be dedicated to humor with performances by Grison, Rachel Molina and Valeria Roswhile “Orkestra” will bring classical music to the mountains with the help of Suakai Philharmonicwhich will offer an interactive symphonic show designed for all audiences.
HIRIAN
Zorrotza
Saturday, June 6, 2026
AMAIA YANIZ / AUSTRALIAN BLONDE / BETTO SNAY / BIHOTZA / BUHOS / COLECTIVO DA SILVA / DANILESS / DAV’ KINGSTON / FAENNA / INÉS HERNAND / JUANTXO SKALARI & LA RUDE BAND / LAAZA / MARWÁN / NO QUIERO / SAMANTHA HUDSON / SUZETE / WHITE COVEN / XAVIBO
MENDIAN
Kobetamendi
Sunday, June 7, 2026
FUNGISTANBUL / GRISON / CATEURA RECYCLED ORCHESTRA / RAKEL MOLINA / SUAKAI PHILHARMONIC/ TRASHBEATZ / VALERIA ROS / THE WACKIDS
