Aste Nagusia
aste nagusia great week basque bilboko aste nagusia spanish semana grande de bilbao main festival bilbao basque country spain celebrated annually day beginning first saturday following august festivity assumption lady great week held annually since august celebration already coincided visit circus city fairground bullfight boxing match traditional dance performance organized according particular organizational model comparsas konpartsak group citizen since coordinated federation bilboko konpartsak bilbao city council origin model organization contest idea department store el corte inglés – kiko mochales – festival awarded monetary prize hundred thousand peseta order introduce new participatory model would revitalise backwards festival established francoism competition project presented txomin barullo currently one pioneer festival group bilbao consisted shared organization council konpartsak festive troupe different district bilbao represent different contemporary sociopolitical sensibility city first event festival chupinazo basque txupinazo release signal rocket also known first bang taken place since balcony teatro arriaga includes first rocket launched txupinera reading festival proclamation herald mayor jon castañares basque nationalist party decided council would organize great week result boycott festival group decided response install festive tent known txosnas participate event council withdrew model festival week resumed collaborative model aste nagusia suspended due severe flooding caused overflow nervionibaizabal july festival chosen popular vote organized international bureau cultural capital one intangible cultural heritage treasure spain ranking first festival cancelled due covid pandemic fire bull part la semana grande san sebastián festival group known comparsas konpartsak basque heart aste nagusia bilbao created festival model troupe people come together energize festival txosnas festive tent install el arenal fairground music different activity nine day aste nagusia associated different political social sport neighbourhood interest addition energizing aste nagusia august konpartsak also invigorate carnival festivity februarymarch santo tomás fair december currently troupe longestrunning bizizaleak hontzak pinpilinpauxa satorrak tintigorri txomin barullo uribarri chupinera txupinera responsible launching rocket announces beginning festival balcony teatro arriaga year chosen female member festival troupe elected draw organized coordination comparsas consider troupe already favored previous year txupinera accompanied balcony pregonero herald prominent figure associated bilbao read festival proclamation besides first bang txupinera entrusted task launching another rocket every day festival seven morning year given significant increase work reserve txupinera chosen corresponded group kezkalariak repeated since considered necessary intention giving greater prominence position sculptor josé angel lasa designed oak wood hanger rocket know botafuego well makila walking stick sign authority pertaining office kept city hall handed outgoing txupinera newly elected one every year coordination comparsas covered cost specific uniform position designed alejandro gutiérrez consists red tunic large shoulder pad bright black collar epaulet double row gold button worsted black skirt tubed red beret coat arm bilbao embroidery black patent leather shoe white sock uniform txupinera similarity carlist uniform troop besieged bombarded first siege bilbao especially characteristic red beret throughout edition aste nagusia txupineras herald following nagore uguarte itziar ituño atriz cantora since marijaia maryfestival character official symbol festival since song known badator marijaia composed kepa junkera lyric basque writer edorta jiménez marijaia characterised portable structure shape plump lady arm always raised celebration created august mari puri herrero designed built five day commission festival committee concert important part great week official program included concert artist ainhoa cantalapiedra alpha blondy amaral ana torroja andy lucas antonio orozco asian dub foundation augustus pablo baccara barón rojo basque dub foundation benito lertxundi berri txarrak burning spear carlinhos brown carlos núñez carmen parís chambao chenoa chico chica coldplay coti dani martín diego martín doctor deseo dover egan el arrebato earth wind fire el consorcio el mentón de foggarty fangoria fito fitipaldis fundación tony manero gari gatibu guano ape hiru truku hombre g iggy pop stooge iguana tango ismael serrano jeanette jorge drexler juan magán juanes karina ken zazpi kepa junkera la otxoa la mala rodríguez la ª estación la sonrisa de julia liam oflynn los del río luar na lubre clan mägo de oz mano negra manu chao marlango melendi merche micky miguel bosé morodo negu gorriak nena daconte obk orishas pennywise pereza pet shop boy pignoise potato primal scream public enemy reincidentes ruper ordorika safri duo santiago auserón sebastián yatra septeto santiaguero sergio dalma simple mind skap sólo los solo su ta gar pogues prodigy tony ronald tote king travis turbonegro urtz violadores del verso among others apart concert official program private initiative – mainly festival group hospitality industry – also organize alternative concert artist banda bassotti geronación la otxoa macarrada skalariak su ta gar el reno renardo among others festival villa de bilbao international firework competition held night pyrotechnic company show program festival closed exhibition program official page bilbao website