Through the summer, rock and roll
:eitb-banner?$eitb-banner$&fmt=png-alpha&qlt=80 "John Fogerty starts his concert in Vitoria after midnight")
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
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