BIME reveals first artists and speakers for 2023 event

More than 250 experts and institutions will gather at the event later this month to chat about AI, synchronisation, sustainability, and connections between territories, including the Boiler Room's Gabi Bobrovizki, Euphoria music supervisor Jen Malone, and Sister Of Rave founders Teresa Ferreiro and Libertad Suárez.

For four days, BIME LIVE will also put on more than 50 free showcases and concerts throughout Bilbao's venues and streets by by artists from the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Italy, Estonia, Portugal, Canada, Spain, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Argentina, Cuba, Paraguay, Ecuador, Navarre, Andalusia, Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, Aragon, Galicia, Valencia and more.

The line-up includes Afrosound's tropical rock, Ana Lua Caiano's harmony between Portuguese folklore and electronica; the Andean rhythms and melodies of Briela Ojeda; pop, rock and roll, and 80's techno from Grande Amore; electronica, pop, Ecuadorian tradition and symphonic music from LaTorre; more urban stylings from Masta Quba and Lia Kali; reggaeton from Soulfia and Wampi ; and, the alternative sounds of Los Eclipses.