Mad Cool Festival
Flume Is Sitting On an Album’s Worth of House Music
Flume is living the post-Palaces good life, enjoying the comedown of yet another critically acclaimed album release. He’s hanging out with his dog, surfing as much as possible, and living off-grid in a house with its own solar panel and water tank, according to a recent interview with NME. Oh, and he’s also sitting on “a full album’s worth of house music” just waiting to be finished off, he revealed. Flume also implied that the unreleased cuts are leftovers from when he was developing the creative vision for Palaces. “I mean I’ve got a full album’s worth of house music that’s just sitting there that I just need to finish off,” Flume said. “I’ve got loads of demos, some of them have got strong parts for sure. Some of ...
Mad Cool Festival 2022 Recap: Five Days of Sunshine and Songs in Spain’s Capital City
It’s been three years since Madrid has been able to host Mad Cool Festival, the multi-day music festival in the Valdefuentes neighborhood of Spain’s capital city. With the event finally making a grand return in 2022 from Wednesday, July 6th to Sunday, July 11th, not even temperatures crossing over 100 degrees each day could keep the crowds from flocking to the grounds. One thing about Mad Cool is that it very much lives up to its name; the crowd for the fest, incredibly welcoming and friendly, really and truly loves music, and the dynamic lineup always boasts something for everyone — especially this year. Indie fans were able to delight in rising bands and solo artists, while fans of legacy acts like Metallica showed up in droves. Pop fans weren’t left out either; each day offered at least...
Spielbergs Preview 2022 Mad Cool Festival Performance: “We’re Going To Try and Make as Much Noise as Possible”
Norwegian rock trio Spielbergs were set to have a massive 2020. After their 2019 debut LP This is Not the End received some rave reviews, the band was scheduled to hit the road in Europe over the summer, complete with an appearance at Madrid’s Mad Cool Festival. Of course, everyone’s 2020 plans were diverted and postponed, but luckily, Spielbergs maintained their spot on Mad Cool’s 2022 lineup, which features Metallica, Florence + The Machine, The Killers, Jack White, Glass Animals, Muse, Alt-J, The War On Drugs, Carly Rae Jepsen, CHVRCHES, Nathy Peluso, and many, many more. Even better is the fact that Spielbergs have new music in tow — and they’re some of the most powerful songs the trio has ever released. The anthemic “When They Come For Me,” which we recently named as an honorable ment...
Mad Cool Festival Reveals 2022 Set Times
Next week, Mad Cool Festival will descend on Madrid for one of Europe’s biggest gatherings of live music. More than 100 acts will play across seven stages over five action-packed days. In anticipation, the daily schedule and set times have been revealed. Mad Cool begins on Wednesday, July 6th with Metallica holding down the main stage. Other notable acts include Twenty One Pilots, CHVRCHES, Carly Rae Jepsen, Placebo, Wolf Alice, Glass Animals, The Regrettes, and Santa Salut. Thursday, July 7th, promises performances from The Killers, Imagine Dragons, Deftones, St. Vincent, Tove Lo, Foals, Modest Mouse, Four Tet, Amyl and the Sniffers, beabadoobee, Peggy Gou, Sigrid, and Brutus. Advertisement Related Video MUSE leads Friday, July 8th’s lineup alongside Phoebe Bridgers, The War on Drugs...
Foals Preview 2022 Mad Cool Festival Set: “It’s a Great Vibe Playing in Spain”
Listen via Spotify | Google Podcasts | Radio Public | RSS Mad Cool Festival goes down from July 6th to 10th in Madrid, Spain, and the lineup is truly stacked: amidst headliners like Metallica, Jack White, Muse, Florence + The Machine, The Killers, alt-J, and more, Mad Cool will host major performances from Glass Animals, The War On Drugs, CHVRCHES, Two Door Cinema Club, Carly Rae Jepsen, Deftones, Modest Mouse, and many others. Related Video Set to grace the stage on Thursday, July 7th are British rock trio Foals, who also celebrating the release of their excellent seventh album, Life Is Yours, today (June 17th). The band’s new album is destined for a late-night dance party — perfect for a music festival; it will fit Mad Cool’s unforgettable atmosphere well. Foals ...
Mad Cool Festival Finalizes 2022 Lineup
In a less than a month, Mad Cool Festival will return to Madrid for five action-packed days of live music. Today, organizers finalized the festival’s 2022 lineup with one last round of artist additions. Alongside international acts like Incubus and Mother Mother, two heralded Ukrainian musicians — Alina Pash and Alyona Alyona — have joined the bill. Several exciting Spanish artists also make up the final wave of additions, including ORSLOK, Jimena Amarillo, and b1n0, among others. All told, over 100 acts will play Mad Cool Festival during its five-day run between Wednesday, July 6th and Sunday, July 10th. Metallica, Jack White, The Killers, Florence + The Machine, Kings of Leon, MUSE, Phoebe Bridgers, CHVRCHES, Pixies, HAIM, St. Vincent, Imagine Dragons, Stormzy, Placebo, Twenty One Pilots...
Rage Against the Machine, Muse, and Jamiroquai to Headline Inaugural Andalucia Big Festival
The organizers of Mad Cool Festival have announced a new three-day event taking place this September. The Andalucia Big Festival goes down September 8th-10th at Sacaba Beach in Malaga, Spain, with Rage Against the Machine, MUSE, and Jamiroquai headlining the inaugural lineup. Other notable confirmed acts include Run the Jewels, Glass Animals, Paolo Nutini, Vetusta Morla, Lucy Dacus, Biffy Clyro, Years & Years, Stereophonics, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Kevin Morby, Aurora, Nova Twins, Yard Act, Gus Dapperton, and more. Tickets to Andalucia Big Festival go on sale Friday, April 29th at 12:00 p.m. CEST via the festival’s website. Advertisement Related Video That same September weekend, Mad Cool will also host a one-day offshoot festival in Madrid called Mad Cool Sunset. Taking place o...
Mad Cool Festival Completes Bonkers 2022 Lineup with Addition of Jack White
Mad Cool Festival’s 2022 lineup was already absolutely stacked even before last month’s additions of Florence and the Machine, Queens of the Stone Age, HAIM, and Flume. Now, the Madrid festival has added another major headliner to the bill: Jack White. White is set to close out the final night of Mad Cool Festival on Sunday, July 10th. He joins a stable of big-name headliners that include Metallica, The Killers, Muse, the aforementioned Florence and the Machine and Queens of the Stone Age, Kings of Leon, Imagine Dragons, Faith No More, Twenty One Pilots, and Placebo. To complete the 2022 lineup, Mad Cool has also added Stormzy, Modest Mouse, Two Door Cinema Club, Mura Masa, Local Natives, and London Grammar. Advertisement Related Video The rest of the poster features names like Pixies, Def...
Madrid’s Mad Cool Festival Unveils 2021 Lineup with Major Lazer, RÜFÜS DU SOL, Nina Kraviz, More
Madrid music fest Mad Cool Festival has unveiled a tremendous lineup for its 2021 edition. The lineup’s announcement arrived on the same day that the 2020 edition would have taken place, July 8th, after its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Headlining the 2021 iteration of Mad Cool Festival, which will go down from July 7th to 10th, are The Killers, Mumford & Sons, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Twenty One Pilots, Placebo, Deftones, Faith No More, Pixies, and Royal Blood. Organizers also dipped into the EDM talent pool to swell the lineup, tapping Hayden James, Nina Kraviz, ANNA, and RÜFÜS DU SOL, in addition to Major Lazer and a set from one of its founding members, Diplo. The announcement marked the first phase of the lineup’s...
