Idles closes Bilbao BBK Live with cathartic rock

British band Idles ended the twentieth edition of the Bilbao BBK Live this Saturday at Kobetamendi with a high-intensity concert.

The festival reached its third and final day after previous performances by FKA Twigs and Robbie Williams. Idles, on a European tour, delivered a setlist including Never Fight a Man with a Perm, Mother and Danny Nedelko.

Vocalist Joe Talbot encouraged the crowd to share their feelings and chanted slogans such as "Free Palestine". The show featured mosh pits and messages about immigration.

Idles closed the event with Rottweiler in front of more than 100,000 attendees, proving that rock remains alive in this year's edition.

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