[8] The festival was well received by critics, the authorities, and the general public, and a second edition for the next year was confirmed on 28 July 2006, with the possibility of making it a "permanent musical event" of the city's cultural offer.

[10][11] In early 2007, local savings bank Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa decided to become an official sponsor for the festival, as part of the actions for its 100th anniversary celebration campaign.

[16] This year saw the introduction of a new festival in the city; Kobetasonik was focused in heavy metal music, was headlined by Kiss and Judas Priest, and was held two weeks before BBK Live in the same venue at mount Cobetas.

[17] However, the edition was still considered a success, and despite a project of moving the festival to a new location at an abandoned amusement park in mount Artxanda,[18] the organization decided to stick to Cobetas, and promised improvements in the area and services for 2009.

[20][23][24] Number of visitors: 51.000 Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals The Cult The Cardigans Ladytron Ojos de Brujo Lori Meyers Gatibu Guns N' Roses Deftones Blue Öyster Cult Fun Lovin' Criminals Mando Diao Heavy Trash Hash Placebo Andrés Calamaro y Ariel Rot Tricky The Pretenders Los Planetas Rinôçérôse El Inquilino Comunista El Columpio Asesino Zodiacs Smoking Deluxx Capri Birdy Sindikaat Djs Carvalho Live FC Kahuna Alex Under & Paco Osuna Iñigo Kriptonita The Mfa Live Matthew Dekay Alexander Kowalski feat Khan live Robbie Rivera Vitalic Cristian Varela Armin van Buuren John Lord Fonda live Markus Schulz Feliz Da Housecat Donnacha costello Silicone Soul Front 242 Oxia Todd Terry Rex The Dog Derrick Carter Der Dritte Raum Francesco Farfa Junkie XL Number of visitors: 94.712 Iron Maiden Within Temptation Mastodon Juliette & The Licks Stone Sour Bloodsimple Lauren Harris Vhäldemar Red Hot Chili Peppers My Chemical Romance Fishbone Fermin Muguruza & afro-basque fire brigade Kula Shaker Billy Talent Berri Txarrak One Direction Drive Fito & Fitipaldis New York Dolls Maceo Parker Los Ronaldos Muchachito Bombo Infierno I Love Ufo The Pinker Tones The Ellas Nun Metallica Incubus The (International) Noise Conspiracy Bullet for My Valentine Nebula Zico Chain Idi Bihotz Biok Laia Number of visitors: 79.810 The Police The Dandy Warhols The Charlatans Morcheeba The Raveonettes The Gift Fancy Gari R.E.M.

Lenny Kravitz The Prodigy The Fratellis The Sunday Drivers The Pigeon Detectives Krakovia Dynamo Madness ZZ Top Tequila Riders on The Storm The Blues Brothers Band Quique González & La Aristocracia del Barrio Number of visitors: 52.663 Depeche Mode Basement Jaxx Editors The Ting Tings Vetusta Morla The Gaslight Anthem Motor Lain Jane's Addiction Kaiser Chiefs Echo and the Bunnymen Dave Matthews Band Chris Cornell Babyshambles Supergrass El Columpio Asesino Placebo Primal Scream Fischerspooner Asian Dub Foundation Baddies The Phenomenal Handclap Band Cycle Expatriate Ama Say Number of visitors: 76.579 Rammstein Slayer Skunk Anansie Rise Against Bullet for My Valentine Anti-Flag Volbeat Rise to Fall Pearl Jam Alice in Chains Paul Weller Gogol Bordello Coheed and Cambria Biffy Clyro Dropkick Murphys Gómez Wild Beasts Cápsula Faith No More Manic Street Preachers Jeff Tweedy Jet Feeder Tsool Los Campesinos!

The Maccabees Band of Skulls Zain Number of visitors: 103.083 Coldplay Blondie Beady Eye The Twilight Singers Crystal Castles Russian Red Ken Zazpi Neon Trees Miss Caffeina Sweet Oblivion Mild Oink!

The Mars Volta TV on the Radio Noisettes Zarama CatPeople Mamba Beat Radiofunkens The Zombie Kids Montxo & Javi Green The Black Crowes Jack Johnson The Chemical Brothers 30 Seconds to Mars M Clan Les Savy Fav Seasick Steve Japanese Voyeurs Enkore Estereotypo Smile Le Noise Independence Djs Optigan1 Dj Number of visitors: 110.000 The Cure Snow Patrol Bloc Party James Murphy The Maccabees Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Pat Mahoney Band of Skulls Lori Meyers The Gift Ben Howard Tribes Young Guns Belako La Habitación Roja McEnroe Varry Brava Elbis Reber Ciudadano Kane Montxo & Javi Green Radiohead The Kooks Mumford & Sons Vetusta Morla Four Tet Noah and the Whale Warpaint Zea Mays We Are Augustines Etienne de Crecy Here We Go Magic Zoé Bigott Triángulo de Amor Bizarro Amós y LoSantos Namek Planet Victoria's Secret DJs The Warriors DJs Garbage Keane Glasvegas Sum 41 The View Eli "Paperboy" Reed Corizonas Enter Shikari The Big Pink The Inspector Cluzo & FB's Horns PS I Love You Pure Love The Black Belle Rubick Supersubmarina Onda Vaga Lauroba Dani Less & Oskar Destroy (Independence Club) Nasty Mondays Number of visitors: 105.000 Depeche Mode Two Door Cinema Club Editors Biffy Clyro Alt-J Billy Talent Charles Bradley & his extraordinaires Delorean Toy Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Miss Caffeina L. A. Arcane Roots Little Boots Dj Amable Banda de Turistas Skasti y Javi Green & Montxo Kings of Leon PiL The Vaccines Klaxons Mark Lanegan Band 2ManyDJs Benjamin Biolay with special guest Carl Barat Standstill presenta Cénit Gary Clark Jr. Johnny Borrell & Zazou Spector Birdy Nam Nam Fuel Fandango Los Zigarros Ciudadano Kane The Warriors DJs Herri Oihua Ainara LeGardon y The home phonema Green Day Vampire Weekend Fatboy Slim The Hives Fermin Muguruza Kontrakantxa White Denim We Are Standard Twin Shadow Delorentos Jamie N Commons Hacktivist The Bots Syberia Zuloak You don't know me Daniless DJ / Göo Elyella Djs Sr. Chinarro y Bel Bee Bee Number of visitors: 120.000 Franz Ferdinand Phoenix Vetusta Morla Crystal Fighters John Newman White Lies Hercules and Love Affair Parquet Courts The Last Internationale Allen Stone Dorian Future of the Left Kostrok Eskean Kristo The Suicide of Western Culture This not many djs Za!

Los Pilotos The Prodigy Jack Johnson Bastille Foster the People Conor Oberst Frank Turner & The sleeping souls Palma Violets Dawes El Columpio Asesino Izal Chet Faker The 1975 Baio Sine3 Croissant djs Anímic Lasers Clip!

Pional El Txef_A The Black Keys MGMT The Lumineers Band of Horses Los Enemigos Skaters Belako John Talabot Kuroma La M.O.D.A Elliott Brood The Rebels Smoke Idols WLDV M a j e s t a d Fira Fem Kresy Headbirds Cardupuser Number of visitors: 120.000 Mumford & Sons Disclosure Counting Crows Future Islands BRMC Capital Cities Of Montreal Bleachers Triggerfinger Dover Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Monarchy Marmozets Buffetlibre Novedades Carminha Olde Gods Músculo!

Larregi (banden lehia) Javi Green Boreals Exxasens Nueva Vulcano The Jesus and Mary Chain Alt-J Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals Azealia Banks James Bay Chromeo Dj Set Catfish and the Bottlemen We Were Promised Jetpacks Shaka Ponk Arizona Baby Zea Mays Begun Live Fort Romeau Dj Fra The London Souls Jupiter Lion Der Panther Siesta!

The Parrots Elyella DJs Sau Poler Señores Muñik Caveliers of Fun John Grvy Neuman I am dive Number of visitors: 102.865 Arcade Fire New Order M83 Chvrches Hot Chip Years & Years Blood Red Shoes Hola a Todo el Mundo Hidrogenesse French Films Hinds Little Scream DMA's Gallant K-X-P Rural Zombies Begiz Begi Them flying monkeys Ochoymedio DJs Dark DJ Pixies Underworld Love of Lesbian Ocean Colour Scene (Performing Moseley Shoals) Grimes José GonzáLez We Are Standard Belako Junior Boys Slaves C. Tangana Sophie Nudozurdo Blossoms Hana John Berkhout Inheaven Green Class David Kano Daniless Foals Tame Impala Editors Father John Misty Soulwax Courtney Barnett 2Manydjs DJ Set Wolf Alice Jagwar Ma Triángulo de Amor Bizarro León Benavente Mcenroe Juventud Juché Bad Breeding Soleá Morente Soledad Velez Yellow Big Machine Correos Dekot Bilbadino DJ Four Tet Floating Points Joe Goddard (Hot Chip) Horse Meat Disco (Severino & Jim Stanton) ABU SOU Erol Alkan Tim Sweeney Fort Romeau Jeremy Greenspan & Borys Edu Imbernon Undo âMe Red Axes Agents of Time Live Pional Cpi (Marc Piñol & Hugo Capablanca) JMII Javi Green Number of visitors: 112.114 Depeche Mode Justice The 1975 Austra Cage the Elephant Spoon The Avalanches Xoel López Cabbage Circa Waves GusGus Idles Niña Coyote eta Chico Tornado Rrucculla Rufus T. Firefly Vulk Zazkel David Van Bylen Dj Maadraassoo The Killers Phoenix Fleet Foxes Royal Blood Explosions in the Sky Trentemøller Anímic Carla Morrison Coque Malla Empty Files Izaro Jens Lekman Jessy Lanza Joe Goddard (live) Los Punsetes Sundara Karma The Amazons Daniless B2B Dark DJ The horrers DJ Set Die Antwoord Two Door Cinema Club Primal Scream Brian Wilson presents Pet Sound !

[26] Along with Aste Nagusia, the local patronage festival held each August, BBK Live is often cited as an important component of the city's cultural offer, and responsible for the 200,000 tourists that Bilbao receives each summer.