Azkena Rock Festival brings together several generations of rock lovers in its 23rd edition across three historic days.
A total of 47,500 people attended Mendizabala over the three days of Azkena Rock Festival 2025, reaffirming a unique way of experiencing music. An edition that became a gathering, a ritual, and a sonic communion, where legends, new voices, and an intergenerational audience shared the stage in perfect harmony. TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: 10 UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS 1. […]
John Fogerty triumphs on the second night of Azkena Rock Festival, bringing all his classics back to life.
The second day of Azkena Rock Festival was an intergenerational celebration — a day that reaffirmed the power of live music, shared emotion, and a sonic legacy that continues to beat strong in Vitoria-Gasteiz. From midday in the heart of the city to the final song under the stars of Mendizabala, rock remains a living […]
Azkena Rock Festival kicks off with excitement, reunions, and uncompromising rock.
8 moments that marked the start of the 23rd edition in Mendizabala The gates of Mendizabala have opened today to welcome the loyal Azkena Rock Festival community. In its twenty-third edition, the festival once again brings us the true essence of rock & roll through the many performances across its different stages. The first day […]
Azkena Rock Festival presents its schedules
June 19, 20 and 21 in Mendizabala, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain Lee Rocker, from Stray Cats, joins the line-up after the departure of Masters of Reality As appetizers to the festival, the Araba ARF Tour program continues and Azkena Warm Up Weekend is coming The long-awaited time has come to unveil the schedule of Azkena Rock Festival, […]
AZKENA ROCK FESTIVAL RECEIVES THE AWARD FOR BEST COMMUNICATION STRATEGY AT THE IBERIAN AWARDS
In the ninth edition of the prestigious Iberian Festival Awards, Azkena Rock Festival has been recognized with the award for Best Communication and Marketing Strategy. The Iberian Festival Awards celebrated its ninth edition this weekend at the Pavilhão Multiusos 25 de Abril, in Almancil, in a gala in which the jury and the votes of […]
Azkena Rock Festival announces full lineup and daily schedule
Dinosaur Jr, The Damned, Bobbie Dazzle, Cherie Currie, The Pill and Eh, Mertxe! will take the stage at Mendizabala. Kitty, Daisy & Lewis and Laurie Wright to perform free-access concerts at Plaza de la Virgen Blanca. Txiki ARF returns for the second consecutive year, offering a space where the little ones can also enjoy rock. […]
The Azkena Rock Festival unveils the lineup for Trashville, its wildest stage
Wau y los Arrrghs!!!, The Neanderthals, Los Straitjackets, The Devils, Escape-ism, Fléau, Gogoponies, and Las Jennys de Arroyoculebro stand out in an eclectic line-up, with raw rock as the common theme 19th, 20th, and 21st June at Mendizabala, Vitoria-Gasteiz If the Azkena Rock Festival is a temple of rock & roll, then Trashville is its […]
Azkena Rock Festival completes the lineup for its 23rd edition with the legendary John Fogerty
He joins Manic Street Preachers as a headliner, who will deliver their only performance in the country in Vitoria-Gasteiz, alongside The Flaming Lips, who will be playing their iconic album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots in full. Margo Price, C.O.F.F.I.N, The Lemon Twigs, and Sarria are also set to take the stage at the festival, […]
Manic Street Preachers and The Flaming Lips lead the first line-up announcement of Azkena Rock 2025
Melissa Etheridge, Johnny Rotten’s P.I.L., Reckless Kelly, Lucinda Williams, Richard Hawley, Buzzcocks, Quique González or Turbonegro, among other confirmations, also join the rock and roll festival par excellence. Vitoria-Gasteiz will once again host this event, which will be held on June 19th, 20th and 21st at Mendizabala. The exclusive pre-sale for buyers of other editions […]
Azkena Rock Festival successfully closes its 22nd edition
More than 50,000 people have enjoyed the concerts from Thursday to Saturday. . The festival returns in 2024 and will be held on June 19, 20 and 21 in Mendizabala Azkena Rock Festival, the rock & roll festival par excellence, bids farewell today to a memorable 22nd edition in which […]