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The fifth edition of the Bilbao BBK Live festival has confirmed the Seattle band Pearl Jam as headliner.

Mike McCready, Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Eddie Vedder and Stone Gossard will be presenting their latest and acclaimed album, Backspacer, the next summer around Europe, and have included the Basque city of Bilbao in the tour: Pearl Jam will be performing on Friday, July 9, 2010.

The festival will be held from Thursday July 8 to Saturday 10, 2010, in the premises of Kobetamendi in the Basque city, and the tickets will be on sale from Thursday, December 17 onwards. Until January 25, 2010, there will be a special offer: a 95 euro bonus for the three days. The organization is to announce more artists over the nest few days.

The last time Pearl Jam visited the Basque Country was in 2006 (Azkena Rock Festival in Vitoria-Gasteiz). The Anoeta cycle track in Donostia-San Sebastián received the band in 2000 and also in 1996.