Arctic Monkeys to headline Bilbao BBK Live 2023

27 October 2022, 12:28 | Updated: 27 October 2022, 12:37

The Sheffield rockers have been confirmed for the Spanish festival, which takes place on 6th-8th July 2023.

Arctic Monkeys have been announced as the first headliners for next year’s Bilbao BBK Live.

Organisers of the Spanish festival have revealed the Sheffield rockers will top the bill at the event, which takes place from 6th-8th July next year.

Further acts are still to be announced.

Tickets go on sale next Wednesday 2nd November at bilbaobbklive.com.

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The news comes after the band announced a headline slot at Rock Werchter Festival, which takes place just a week after Glastonbury 2023.

The news has only added fuel to the rumours that Alex Turner and co will headline Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage - which takes place from Wednesday 21st June until Sunday 21st June 2023.

If true, the headline show would mark their third stint headlining the Somerset festival after topping the bill in 2007 and 2013.

A source told The Sun: “Alex Turner and the band are coming back to Glastonbury, and this time their set is going to be even bigger and better.

“The lads have signed on the dotted line and will return to the Pyramid Stage next June.

“It is really special for them to be doing a hat-trick on that stage and it is something they have wanted to do for a while.

“After the festival dates lined up with their upcoming tour they said they couldn’t not play there again.

“The band are in the process of putting together their team and are working on making their performance one of Glastonbury’s most memorable.”

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