BBK Legends Bilbao 2026: Tom Morello, Chris Isaak and BEAT for a landmark tenth edition
Ten years is a long time in music. The BBK Legends Bilbao festival marks its tenth anniversary with a lineup that reads like a semester of rock history: eight artists across two nights, all of them under the roof of the Bilbao Arena on June 26 and 27, 2026. For those who haven’t been keeping track, this is the most compelling edition yet of what has quietly become one of the essential rock festivals in Spain.
Friday, June 26, opens with the return of Chris Isaak — a man who has spent four decades proving that elegance and emotional depth are not incompatible with rock and roll. Isaak last played Bilbao in 2023, selling out every single ticket, and he comes back this time for a very specific reason: it’s his birthday. He turns 70 that day, and he’ll be celebrating on stage with his long-standing band Silvertone. A Grammy-nominated artist with thirteen studio albums, a handful of film scores for directors like David Lynch and Stanley Kubrick, and Wicked Game permanently lodged in the collective memory, Isaak is the kind of performer who makes a large venue feel intimate. The Friday bill also features Cracker, the veteran American alternative rock band whose sound moves fluidly between country-rock, folk and punk, and Dea Matrona, the young Irish duo whose Glastonbury appearance signalled they belong on the biggest stages in Europe.
Saturday, June 27, belongs to Tom Morello, and the stakes are high: this is his only concert in Spain in 2026 and his first-ever performance in the Basque Country. Co-founder of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, inductee of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, ranked 18th among the greatest guitarists of all time by Rolling Stone, and fresh from a run with Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band’s North American tour — Morello arrives with momentum and a reputation for shows that leave an impression well beyond the setlist. Supporting him on the Saturday bill are Graveyard, the Swedish hard rock band who have built an international following on the strength of their raw, psychedelic sound, and BEAT, arguably the most intriguing act of the entire festival: a supergroup featuring King Crimson alumni Adrian Belew and Tony Levin alongside guitarist Steve Vai and Tool drummer Danny Carey, performing the 80s King Crimson catalogue — Discipline, Beat, Three of a Perfect Pair — in full.
The Bilbao Arena is an indoor venue, which means the festival runs regardless of weather. Children under 14 get in free. Day tickets and two-day passes are available now on the official website, and grandstand seats are numbered this year, allowing attendees to choose their spot in advance.
