Through the summer, rock and roll

What else can you ask of the poster of a classic rock festival that promises you hymns like "Feel the pain, "" New rose, " "Fortunate son, " "Changed the locks, "" If you tolerate this your children will be next, "" By the grace of God , "and countless others?

Dinosaur Jr., The Damned, Creedence Clearwater Revival, led by John Fogerty, Lucinda Williams, Manic Street Preachers and The Hellacopters, and many more, from the Basque groups Libe, Kaotiko, Eh Mertxe and Ezezez, will be heard this weekend in Vitoria, in the Mendizabala area, in the 23rd edition of the Azkena Rock Festival.

ARF will start strong on Thursday in what has been called alternative rock, Dinosaur Jr. combining distortion and melody with the concert of the band that has paved the way. Along with them will be the mythical British bands The Damned and Buzzcocks, Melissa Etheridge, the quiet rock of Quique González, the iconic double bass player of Stray Cats, Lee Rocker, and the gasteiztarra Libe, presenting the album Ezten.

The main names of Friday's own must be written in unforgettable handwriting: JOHN FOGERTY Creedence Clearwater Revival rock hero, LUCINDA WILLIAMS country rock myth and JOHNNY ROTTEN punk emblem. Fogerty will return to Vitoria to face thechallenge of matching the pleasant mouth of his concert in 2017, Williams will also return to Vitoria after his visit in 2023, and the Sex Pistols singer will present the intensity of Public Image Limited.

On Saturday, in the summer, the Manic Street Preachers will release some successful and appetizing songs, no doubt The Flaming Lips will play Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots , the British Richard Hawley will show elegance, The Hellacopters will listen to a handful of songs to the public, Margo Price will play country, Dead Kennedys and Ezez will scatter energy and The Lemon Twigs will sing the melody.

In addition, the Plaza de la Virgen Blanca will host free concerts on Fridays and Saturdays: it will be the turn of London singer Laurie Wright on the first day, and on Saturday the protagonists will be the brothers Kitty, Daisy & Lewis.

Thursday, 19 June

18:00 Open doors

GOD

19:10 BUZZCOCKS 

21:10 MELISSA ETHERIDGE

23:40 DINOSAUR JR. play 'Without A Sound'

RESPECT

18:15 LIBE

20:15 QUIQUE GONZÁLEZ

22:25 THE DAMNED

01:05 LEE ROCKER of the Stray Cats

-Trash a go-go!

19:15 MAMBO RAMBO 

21:15 FLÉAU

22:30 GOGOPONIES

0:30 WAU AND THE ARRRGHS!!!

2:00 THE BOY

Friday, 20 June

Plaza de la Virgen Blanca

13:30 LAURIE WRIGHT

MENDIZABALA

17:00 Open doors

GOD

17:30 SARRIA

19:20 RECKLESS KELLY

21:40 LUCINDA WILLIAMS

00:25 JOHN FOGERTY

RESPECT

18:25 THE BLUE STAR LIVE

20:25 PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED

23:05 TURBONEGRO

02:00 CHAOTIC 

LA SALVE

18:00 PSILICON FLESH

19:20 BOBBIE DAZZLE

20:50 C.O.F.I.N

23:20 ROBERT JON & THE WRECK

01:55 DIAMOND DOGS & CHRIS SPEDDING play Little Richard

-Trash a go-go!

18:30 THE JENNYS OF ARROYOCULEBRO

20:00 THEE SCARECROWS AKA

22:30 ESCAPE-ISM

01:00 THE STRAITJACKETS

02:30 ROCK NIGHTS

04:30 MISS STRYCHNINE

TRASHVILLE - Rat Hole

17:30-20: 30 TXIKI ARF

02:00 BORJA NIHIL

04:00 HIGH TENSION DJs

Saturday, June 21

Plaza de la Virgen Blanca

13:30 KITTY, DAISY & LEWIS

MENDIZABALA

17:00 Open doors

GOD

17:30 EH, MERTXE!

19:05 RICHARD HAWLEY

21:30 THE FLAMING LIPS PLAY 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots'

00:20 MANIC STREET PREACHERS

RESPECT

18:15 THE PILL

20:20 THE LEMON TWIGS

22:55 MARGO PRICE

01:55 THE HELLACOPTERS 30th Anniversary

LA SALVE

18:00 NEGATIVE

19:20 CHERIE CURRIE plays The Runaways

21:00 THE CHESTERFIELD KINGS

23:20 DERBY MOTORETA'S BURRITO CACHIMBA

01:50 DEAD KENNEDYS

-Trash a go-go!

18:30 WALLAROOS

20:00 THE SEX ORGANS

22:15 THE DEVILS

00:50 THE NEANDERTHALS

02:30 MALANDRA

04:30 NAT SIMONS JUKEBOX

TRASHVILLE - Rat Hole

17:30-20: 30 TXIKI ARF

02:00 DJ BONE

04:00 BILBA GROTBILL