BBK Live 2010 Festival line-up begins to take shape

The organizers of Bilbao BBK Live have confirmed a number of the acts which will be performing at this year''s edition of the Basque music festival: Slayer, Rise Against, Manic Street Preachers, Coheed and Cambria, Bullet for my Valentine, Jet, Capsula and Rise to Fall.

These eight bands join previously confirmed signings Rammstein and Pearl Jam for the festival, set to take place on the 8th, 9th and 10th July.

Australian band Jet (known for such well-known hits as "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?" and "Rollover DJ") are currently promoting their latest album Shaka Rock, while Rise Against''s stop off in the Basque Country forms part of their European summer festivals tour. Argentine-Bilbao band Capsula play at the SXSW festival in Austin Texas at the beginning of March prior to their performance at BBK Live 2010, according to the Festival organizers.

Welsh band Manic Street Preachers have become famous for the marked political nature of their music career. Confessed socialists, in 2001 they became the first successful western group to perform in Cuba, where they met with leader Fidel Castro. Their latest record, Journal for Plague Lovers came out in May 2009. Band Rise to Fall, meanwhile, were winners in the category of heavy metal music plus voted best band in the Basque Country at the last Pop-Rock Villa competition in Bilbao.

Vouchers for the Bilbao BBK Live 2010 festival are on sale at a price of 110 euros (plus distribution costs). Single day tickets for the 8th and 9th July can be bought for 50 euros (plus distribution costs).

The following is the planned festival schedule:

Thursday 8th July

RAMMSTEIN
SLAYER
RAGE AGAINST
COHEED AND CAMBRIA
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
RISE TO FALL
Plus further bands to be confirmed

Friday 9th July

PEARL JAM
CAPSULA
Plus further bands to be confirmed

Saturday 10th July

MANIC STREET PREACHERS
JET
Plus further bands to be confirmed