Geometries of Light and Air
The Bilbao BBK Live music festival is one of the most significant events in Spain’s music scene. It takes place every year in the city of Bilbao over three days, attracting a crowd of more than 120,000 people who come to enjoy top-tier music in a spectacular setting: Mount Kobetas.
The 2019 BBK lineup featured bands and artists such as The Strokes, Rosalía, Liam Gallagher, Thom Yorke, Suede, Brockhampton, Idles, Nils Frahm, Vince Staples and many others.
Minimal interventions
In this edition of BBK, we took a step further in applying our sustainability principles to the stage designs, aligning with the festival’s ecological commitment. The shapes of the stages drew inspiration from the BBK 2019 graphic identity, which was based on simple geometries like circles and triangles.
We took the design strategy to a radical level, aiming to use the least material possible. The stage setups were conceived as atmospheres, using the natural landscape, light, and air to define each space with minimal interventions and maximum reduction in construction material.
For instance, the entrances were designed as illuminated geometric tunnels, created from flat triangular shapes. The entry to the Basoa stage featured a large red balloon, and within the space, a giant mirrored sphere hung between the trees, sketching the space with threads of light and smoke.
The design process
We want to share some of Zuloark’s “backstage” work at Bilbao BBK Live 2019 by publishing some illustrations used in the design and communication of the festival stage setups. Some pieces were built, while others we hope to build in another occasion. This catalog gathers the best proposals from 2019:
