Festival No. 0000016 · Est. 2008
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Somewhere in Bilbao
Where it happens
The details
- Venue
- Kobetamendi
- Address
- Calle del Monte Cobetas 48002
- City
- Bilbao, Spain
- Capacity
- 15,000
Somewhere to sleep it off
Where to stay
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For the record
About the artists
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Airbourne formed in Warrnambool, Australia, in 2004. Plays classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, rock. -
Apocalyptica formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 1993. Plays alternative metal, heavy metal, instrumental, instrumental rock, metal, neoclassical metal, symphonic metal.
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Arch Enemy formed in Halmstad, Sweden, in 1996. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, metal, symphonic metal.
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Black Tide formed in Kendall, United States, in 2004, and split up on 22 July 2016, after 12 years. Plays alternative metal, heavy metal, metalcore.
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Blind Guardian formed in Krefeld, Germany, in 1984. Plays heavy metal, metal, power metal, progressive metal, speed metal.
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Brujeria formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1989. Plays death metal, deathgrind, grindcore.
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Cavalera Conspiracy formed in Phoenix, United States, in August 2006. Plays death metal.
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Death Angel formed in San Francisco, United States, in 1982. Plays heavy metal, metal, technical thrash metal, thrash metal.
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Dio formed in Cortland, United States, in 1982, and split up on 16 May 2010, after 28 years. Plays classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, rock.
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Europe formed in Upplands Väsby, Sweden, in 1982. Plays aor, arena rock, glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, pop metal, rock.
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Gamma Ray formed in 1989. Plays heavy metal, metal, power metal, speed metal.
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Gotthard formed in Lugano, Switzerland, in 1992. Plays hard rock.
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Helloween formed in Hamburg, Germany, in 1984. Plays acoustic rock, heavy metal, metal, power metal, speed metal.
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Judas Priest formed in Birmingham, United Kingdom, in 1969. Plays hard rock, heavy metal, metal, nwobhm.
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Kiss formed in Queens, United States, in January 1973, and split up on 2 December 2023, after 50 years. Plays alternative metal, aor, arena rock, classic rock, disco, glam, glam metal, glam rock.
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Michael Schenker Group formed in London, Germany, in 1979. Plays hard rock, heavy metal.
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Ministry formed in Chicago, United States, in 1981. Plays alternative metal, ebm, electro-industrial, electronic, industrial, industrial metal, industrial rock, metal.
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Saxon formed in Barnsley, United Kingdom, in 1976. Plays hard rock, heavy metal, metal, nwobhm, rock.
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Slayer formed in Huntington Park, United States, in 1981. Plays black metal, crossover thrash, heavy metal, metal, nu metal, speed metal, thrash metal.
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Sonata Arctica formed in Kemi, Finland, in 1999. Plays power metal.
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Su Ta Gar formed in Eibar, Spain, in 1987. Plays heavy metal, speed metal.
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Tesla formed in Sacramento, United States, in 1981. Plays blues rock, glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal, rock.
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Tigertailz formed in Cardiff, United Kingdom, in 1984. Plays glam metal, metal.