Bilbao Big Week 2024

Hundreds of workers in the entertainment and events sector in the Basque Country have followed up on Wednesday during the Aste Nagusia in Bilbao and warned that they will take new action if the employers do not heed their demands. They have concentrated in the square of the Arriaga Theatre, convened by Technicians, ESK, LAB, UGT, CCOO, ELA and CNT.

The pickets of the striking technicians have approached the Pergola in Bilbao to claim their right to strike, which has angered the public, who were not allowed to listen to the songs. There have been moments of tension between the strikers and several people who were spectators.

Around 37,000 people have attended the concert of the Alavés group and all the songs have been sung unanimously. ETS has surprised the attendees of the Parque Europa with the song Badator Marijaia.

The local police have made 10 arrests on the holiday grounds and four outside the area, with a total of 64 complaints filed, 50 of them for theft, two officers injured and one forced to leave the service.

The band of Iñigo Etxezarreta gathered thousands of people in the Parque Europa in Bilbao this Tuesday during the Aste Nagusia. In addition to their well-known songs, the band was encouraged to sing the song of the parties in Bilbao and the fans there started dancing with handkerchiefs. Initially, the concert was due to take place this Wednesday, but the group decided to bring the concert forward one day due to the strike called by the technicians of the shows in Euskadi.

Wednesday's schedule will be conditioned by the strike called by event and entertainment technicians throughout Bizkaia, with some activities already suspended and others pending the development of the day.

This morning, the Arenal Potato Omelette Contest brought together more than 400 participants; citizens and comparisons were showing their skill with a pan in their hand; and at noon, as usual, bilbainadas could be heard in the Pergola by the Los Chimberos group.

In statements to Radio Euskadi, the mayor of Bilbao, Juan Mari Aburto, has pointed out that on the third day of Aste Nagusia there have been eight detainees and 48 complaints, which are lower than in the same period of the previous year. He has also explained that, although during his term of office major events have been organised in Bilbao, he would like to be remembered as the 'mayor of the lifts', a recognition that this has helped to improve the quality of life of the citizens.

Inside the festive compound, four people have been arrested for theft, two for fraud and a seventh for resistance. An a person outside the area has been arrested by court order.

The appointment is at 00:00, in the framework of Aste Nagusia and by the hand of Gaztea Gaua, in addition to other musical proposals such as the performance of the Banda Municipal de Bilbao, together with Serafín Zubiri, at 23:30, in Abandoibarra.

The march has been called in the atmosphere of Big Week, as the motto of the main banner says, to recall that "at parties too, pensioners are on the streets."\u00The movement has strongly criticized the attitude of the Basque Government, denouncing the early rejection of its popular legislative initiative. Pensio minimum wage and calling for the guarantee of public, universal and free health care systems. 

The Donostiarra singer has presented in Aste Nagusia the first work of her solo career, Stories of that girl. It has been a concert full of emotion and spaces for nostalgia to start a new era.

After the first weekend of the Big Week, the mayor of Bilbao, Juan Mari Aburto, has expressed his "satisfaction" with the saturation of the streets of the city and the atmosphere.\u00He has also referred to the decision of the A0PNV to change the candidate for the Mayor of Bilbao and has said that he took the decision "normally" and that such changes are "normal" in politics.

Two people have been arrested in the festive area for wounding, one for attack, one by court order, two for theft and two for theft of mobile phones.

Music and theatre and dance shows will combine this Monday with traditional activities such as gastronomic competition, fire bull and fireworks. Today there will be a reception for Athletic players and a mobilization of the Pensioners' Movement. 

They have to create a ticket for each consumption, then compare it to the statement they bring to the IRS and set up to carry out more thorough control, while the comparisons report that they want to put the chiringuitos in the bag of a professional economic activity. 

The Byzantine capital has begun its Big Week, and from the earliest hours there is a festive atmosphere in the city. From the smallest to the oldest, everyone has something to do and enjoy.

The song "Electricity" has made the audience jump and sing, in one of the most acclaimed moments of the night. In addition, the concert has had the participation of Francis DiEz, singer of Doctor Desire, and together they have sung "Heart of Tango".

Events have taken place both inside and outside the festive grounds, in the Arenal area and at the Euskotren station.

In his proclamation, he has called for inclusive parties that are free from aggression and open to all people, as well as solidarity with those suffering from wars, conflicts and inequalities in different parts of the world, combining the celebration of festivities with the commitment to society.