Tami Neilson, Danny & the Champions of the World to perform live as part of the free Virgen Blanca concert 

Azkena Rock Festival is back another year with the highly anticipated and by now traditional program of free concerts at the Plaza de la Virgen Blanca, yet another way for ARF to share its passion for music.  Heading to the heart of the city, its mission is to liven up the two mornings of the festival, held on the 21st and 22nd days of June in Vitoria-Gasteiz.  Both days, hours before the doors of the Mendizabala festivalground open, the party will get underway at the Virgen Blanca with a concert kicking off at 1:30 PM.  Tami Neilson is in charge of revving things up on Friday, with Danny and the Champions of the World to do the honors Saturday morning.   

Considered one of the most exciting artists in the current country music scene and often compared to giantesses of the genre like Wanda Jackson and Patsy Cline, hip-shaking powerhouse Tami Neilson will be heading up a swingin' party hosted by the Virgen Blanca stage.  A New Zealander by birth but Canadian by adoption, her artistic career began at a very early age with the Neilson Family, who once opened for Jonny Cash himself.  Well-settled in the scene and well-received by critics, her subversive lyrics tackling a broad range of issues such as maternity, loss, and misogyny in the industry shine out atop a colorific blend of soul, rockabilly, blues, and country. 

Formed in London back in 2007, Danny and the Champions of the World offer up a perfect combination of heartland rock and soul, genres that frontman Danny George Wilson grew up listening to along with blues and doo-wop, and the essence of which permeates all his projects.  Bearing in mind these influences, it's no wonder that the band's six studio albums are a genuine homage to vintage North American roots rock, the original Americana steeped in the sounds of country western, folk, bluegrass, gospel, and rhythm and blues.    

AZKENA ROCK FESTIVAL
21st and 22nd of June, 2019
Mendizabala. Vitoria-Gasteiz  

Friday 21st  

Plaza de la Virgen Blanca
1:30pm  TAMI NEILSON  (Free) 

Mendizabala
5:00pm  Doors open 

God
5:30pm  MICKY & THE BUZZ
7:15pm ?THE LIVING END
9:45pm ?STRAY CATS
12:40am ?THE B-52S

Respect
6:20pm ?SURFBORT
8:35pm ?DEADLAND RITUAL
11:20pm ?BLACKBERRY SMOKE
2:00am ?GLASSJAW

Love
6:00pm ?GIANTE
7:15pm ?INGLORIOUS
8:45pm ?LUCERO
11:15pm ?TROPICAL FUCK STORM
2:00am  THE HILLBILLY MOON EXPLOSION

Trashville-?Trash a go-go!
7:00pm ?DOLLAR BILL & HIS ONE MAN BAND
9:00pm ?THE CHEATING HEARTS
11:00pm ?LOS DUQUES DE MONTERREY
1:00am ?BLIND RAGE & VIOLENCE
2:30am ?DJ BOP HOP
4:30am ?CRISTINA SANDALIA?

Trashville- Rat Hole
6:30pm  LUCHA EXTREMA MEXICANA
8:30pm  LUCHA EXTREMA MEXICANA
11:30pm  LUCHA EXTREMA MEXICANA
2:15am ?LAURA PREMINGER
4:15am  DJ SEÑOR LOBO

Saturday 22nd   

Plaza de la Virgen Blanca
1:30pm  DANNY & THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD  (Free) 

Mendizabala
5:00pm   Doors open

God
5:30pm ?OUTGRAVITY
7:15pm ?TESLA
9:45pm ?WILCO
12:35am ?THE CULT "A SONIC TEMPLE'

Respect
6:20pm ?MT. JOY
8:35pm ?NEKO CASE
11:20pm ?MELVINS
2:10am  PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS

Love
6:00pm ?GARBAYO
7:15pm ?MEAT PUPPETS
8:45pm ?CORROSION OF CONFORMITY
11:15pm ?MORGAN
2:10am ?STARCRAWLER

Trashville- Trash a Go-Go!
7:00pm ?THE COURETTES
9:00pm ?DEADBEATZ?
11:00pm ?LOS TORONTOS
1:00am ?PUSSYCAT & THE DIRTY JOHNSONS
2:30am ?DEBORAH DEVOBOT
4:30am ?WOLF-A DJ

Trashville- Rat Hole
6:30pm ?LUCHA EXTREMA MEXICANA
8:30pm ?LUCHA EXTREMA MEXICANA
11:30pm?LUCHA EXTREMA MEXICANA
2:15am ?DJ ARBIS vs DJ GAUTXOS
4:15am  HOLY CUERVO DJS 

2-day pass:  Eur120
2-day pass + Camping:  Eur130 
Day ticket: Eur65
Payable in installments
Purchase here: https://www.azkenarockfestival.com/es/tickets-festival/