

Bilbao is much more than you think. You always discover something new. When you visit it thinking that you must try all the typical dishes of Bilbao and Basque gastronomy, you come across one of its wonderful gastronomic products from Bilbao's Casco Viejo and you fall in love with it.
When you go to see the best museums in Bilbao, you are suddenly surprised to see that it hides some of the most beautiful and Instagrammable places in the city. It's always one step ahead of you, always has a surprise to offer you.
So if you feel like visiting some of the best live music venues in Bilbao because you feel like dancing and singing, we warn you right now so you don't panic; Bilbao has some music festivals that will make you rethink whether you should run to the reception of LATROUPE La Granja Hostel Bilbao and extend your stay.
The Best Summer Music Festivals in Bilbao
BBK Bilbao Music Legends 2025
13th & 14th June
The people of Bilbao not only know about gastronomy and avant-garde urban planning, they also know how to have a good time and bring together true musical talents. Not just talents, but Legends. And to prove it, here you have the BBK Bilbao Music Legends one more year bringing artists such asAlan Parsons Live Project, Lita Ford, Samantha Fish or Sex Museum.
And the best thing is that you can visit the most important monuments of Bilbao in the morning and then enjoy the best music at the Bilbao Arena, in the south of the city. The connection with public transport is fantastic and if you take the E3 Bilbobus line it will drop you off at Calle Askatasuna, right in front of the Arena. And if you're more of a train person, the C1 line will drop you off a five minute walk away at the Renfe Cercanías de Miribilla stop.
Conciertos BBK Live 2025
From 10th to 12th July
We go to Kobetamendi, as we do every year, to celebrate one of the most important events on the calendar of the city of Bilbao. Although these are music concerts, the quality that comes together on stage and everything that moves around it makes it transcend music and become a cultural event.
A line-up that brings together the best of electronic and dance music, underground and indie. Pulp, Bad Gyal, Kylie Minogue, Nathy Peluso or Raye are just some of the names that will be seen in the different areas and spaces of the festival, which will travel around the city passing through Basoa, Lasai and Bereziak. By the way, do you know where to stay during BBK Live yet?
Festival Bilbao Blues 2025
From 25th to 27th July
We are warming up for another great event in the Village with swing and rhythm of its own. How would you like to start the festival with a Jam Session? Not bad at all. As the days go by, the festival will be joined by some of the biggest names in the blues, with the legend Jimmie Vaughan at the epicentre, as he will receive the txapela that names him winner of this year's Bilbao Blues Festival Award.
Although you will enjoy the best Blues, not only the classic but also new fusions and sounds, there will also be other activities going on at the same time as the concerts, such as theatre plays, concerts for the little ones, perhaps one of the best plans for the whole family in Bilbao, as well as workshops and much more.
The Best Summer Music Festivals near Bilbao
There is no room for everything. You can't have the Siete Calles, the gastronomy, the history, the monuments and, in addition, festivals that last all summer long. It can't be, that's why we need to visit the surroundings of the Villa de Bilbao to find more music, although you don't need to spend the night anywhere other than your home in the north; LATROUPE La Granja Hostel Bilbao.
Azkena Rock Festival 2025
From 19th to 21st June
Now it's time to stand up and salute with all honours the festival of festivals in the northern part of the country. The great rock & roll festival returns like every year to bring us the best of the genre;Buzzcocks, Dead Kennedys, Ezezez, La Estrella Azul among others.
Names and artists that shape the international music scene with the greatest talent and one of the most devoted audiences in the country. Vitoria-Gasteiz plus rock equals guaranteed success.
Sonórica 2025
18th and 19th July
If you enjoyed the Festival Sónica in Castro Urdiales, Cantabria, in past editions and now you can't find it anywhere, don't worry, it's not your imagination. The festival has changed its name to Sonórica, but it hasn't changed its spirit or its good vibes one bit.
And for more proof, here are some of the names that will be seen during the two days of the festival;Love of Lesbian, Mikel Izal, Viva Suecia, Dani Fernández, King África or Siloé.
ESFÉRICA Rioja Alavesa 2025
From 22nd to 24th August
Let yourself be absorbed by the immensity and beauty of the Rioja Alavesa landscape. A festival full of good vibes, with people who want to have a good time while enjoying the best wines of the land and a gastronomy to match the event.
The festival is held on different stages in the heart of nature, with the vineyards being the main protagonists, as well as the town of Laguardia.
MUWI La Rioja Music Fest 2025
From 28th to 31st August
Just a stone's throw from Laguardia is the city of Logroño, which hosts the Muwi La Rioja Music Fest. Another great event where you can enjoy good music, great food and a great repertoire of wines.
It's a different kind of festival, with a relaxed atmosphere, where you can enjoy a chat and a few laughs while tasting the best of the local gastronomy and waiting for bands like Carolina Durante, Rozalén and León Benavente to take to the stage to give the final touch that was missing to make your night absolutely perfect.