birchtree29 Posted November 23, 2018 Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 Rock Werchter just made another announcement. They have already announced 25 artists while Mad Cool have announced only 14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnytee1 Posted November 23, 2018 Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 1 hour ago, birchtree29 said: Rock Werchter just made another announcement. They have already announced 25 artists while Mad Cool have announced only 14. In my eyes there is a large void between the quality of acts announced so far too - Werchter wins hands down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchtree29 Posted November 23, 2018 Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 Just now, jonnytee1 said: In my eyes there is a large void between the quality of acts announced so far too - Werchter wins hands down Totally agreed. If Mad Cool wants to beat Rock Werchter again this year (and wants people to vote for them as best festival), they need to shift gears. Otherwise they will be a one hit wonder which everyone will remember with only 2018's lineup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted November 23, 2018 Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 You’re definitely being overly negative about Mad Cool if you’re willing to hold the current RW lineup as a beacon of quality. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnytee1 Posted November 23, 2018 Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 40 minutes ago, dentalplan said: You’re definitely being overly negative about Mad Cool if you’re willing to hold the current RW lineup as a beacon of quality. I'd say its down to personal taste. I despise the 1975, I'm not fussed by The National, I like Bon Iver but its not that exciting, Vampire Weekend are a good addition and the Cure are legends but thus far everything else is by the by. I still think a majority of bands will be at both but Werchter has at least announced a lot of bands / artists and a decent mix too. Thus far, i believe the line up is far better but obviously others may disagree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnytee1 Posted November 23, 2018 Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 This is the example of Rock Werchter so far. I believe we are still a long way away form final announcements for Mad Cool and i do still have high hopes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
young_contra Posted November 23, 2018 Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 42 minutes ago, jonnytee1 said: This is the example of Rock Werchter so far. I believe we are still a long way away form final announcements for Mad Cool and i do still have high hopes In my eyes RW is looking pretty average. Besides Tool, The cure and Florence I don't see anything noteworthy for a festival lineup as of now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnytee1 Posted November 23, 2018 Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 49 minutes ago, young_contra said: In my eyes RW is looking pretty average. Besides Tool, The cure and Florence I don't see anything noteworthy for a festival lineup as of now. As i said, different stroke for different folks. However, if Mad Cool announced things differently, I'm pretty sure id be more happy with their line up. Its all a bit samey and wishy washy at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted November 23, 2018 Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 13 minutes ago, jonnytee1 said: As i said, different stroke for different folks. However, if Mad Cool announced things differently, I'm pretty sure id be more happy with their line up. Its all a bit samey and wishy washy at the moment Yeah of course it is different depending on your taste but Rock Werchter is still largely a slew of bog-standard festival bookings. Mad Cool is keeping its big guns back for later whereas Rock Werchter have put theirs out now and put tickets on sale with it, and it's not all that impressive to me. Also, I'd really say Carpenter Brut, La Dispute, Mogwai and Vampire Weekend are very different and exciting nonetheless. Not at all wishy washy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaarlie Posted November 23, 2018 Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 2 hours ago, jonnytee1 said: This is the example of Rock Werchter so far. I believe we are still a long way away form final announcements for Mad Cool and i do still have high hopes Good poster that ? I enjoyed making it and I'd like to do one for mad cool but as far as I'm aware there's no day/stage information (also I assume that was what was meant was wishy washy rather than the acts themselves). I was gonna go to mad cool last year but it sold out so I ended up at Werchter instead, for me Werchter looks better this year again just personal taste because bands I like rather than anything exciting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewayiam Posted November 23, 2018 Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 6 hours ago, young_contra said: In my eyes RW is looking pretty average. Besides Tool, The cure and Florence I don't see anything noteworthy for a festival lineup as of now. Weezer, The Cure, Florence and Underworld and Kylie is all I'd make an effort for and The Cure and Kylie will clash anyway. If I consider it as an alternative to Glastonbury for example I know for definite this won't happen. I also know Florence won't be there or Underworld but I went warehouse project anyway. Weezer is the stick out that is a case of if they want to do Glasto after Werchter and Brixton in a row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hey You Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Smashing Pumpkins confirmed in NOS Alive. In a couple of days, they may be confirmed as well in Mad Cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnytee1 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 If the 1o on the calculator stood for 10 days we should have an announcement of some kind on Thursday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trk Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 36 minutes ago, jonnytee1 said: If the 1o on the calculator stood for 10 days we should have an announcement of some kind on Thursday It stood for that, yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40 Days Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 (edited) You guys seem to know what you're talking about, now the Pumpkins are pretty much nailed on does anyone have any ideas of 5-10 other artists who are 90% (or thereabouts) likely to play this year? Edited November 26, 2018 by 40 Days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hey You Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 It seems that New Order will also be announced in NOS Alive, according to Portuguese music magazine / website Blitz. It makes them an option to Mad Cool too (although they suit Primavera the best...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bigbad Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 (edited) Has their historically been crossover with BST shows? Would make sense of why they are waiting till today for more announcements Edited November 27, 2018 by bigbad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAlex Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, bigbad said: Has their historically been crossover with BST shows? Would make sense of why they are waiting till today for more announcements Didn’t share anyone in 2016 (Neil Young played Mad Cool, so maybe too soon for a return anyway?), shared Green day and KoL in 2017 and no one this year. So I don’t think it matters either way, in fairness except The Cure BST didn’t really have anyone this year mad cool would book anyway. EDIT - that’s headliners... I cba to look through the whole undercard. Edited November 27, 2018 by alexlloyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbad Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 9 minutes ago, alexlloyd said: Didn’t share anyone in 2016 (Neil Young played Mad Cool, so maybe too soon for a return anyway?), shared Green day and KoL in 2017 and no one this year. So I don’t think it matters either way, in fairness except The Cure BST didn’t really have anyone this year mad cool would book anyway. EDIT - that’s headliners... I cba to look through the whole undercard. I wonder if its too soon for Neil Young to come back, for most festivals I think it would be. Could argue that Neil's legend status and the international bump for the festival in the past couple years (bringing a significant new audience that wasnt their for the inaugural) would be enough to validate it. Just looked into it a bit more but its worth noting that no crossover in 2016 makes sense cause Mad Cool was in June. No headliner crossover this year is kinda interesting but probably meaningless as you said considering Paul Simons the only one who would maybe play Mad Cool. Neil Young and Foo Fighters being around in such close proximity will be an interesting test to see how much Mad Cool cares about repeating headliners in short order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAlex Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 1 hour ago, bigbad said: I wonder if its too soon for Neil Young to come back, for most festivals I think it would be. Could argue that Neil's legend status and the international bump for the festival in the past couple years (bringing a significant new audience that wasnt their for the inaugural) would be enough to validate it. Just looked into it a bit more but its worth noting that no crossover in 2016 makes sense cause Mad Cool was in June. No headliner crossover this year is kinda interesting but probably meaningless as you said considering Paul Simons the only one who would maybe play Mad Cool. Neil Young and Foo Fighters being around in such close proximity will be an interesting test to see how much Mad Cool cares about repeating headliners in short order. When the guy running/involved with mad cool was posting on a forum last year I remember he said something about 2018 finally has them getting Mad Cool to the type of festival they wanted it to be, so maybe Neil Young isn’t too much of a stretch because comparing it to 2016 it’s virtually a different festival anyway... different location, more stages, higher quality undercard etc. Foos would be a surprise given it’s only been two years by 2019, maybe it’ll finally be Beni’s turn for them, or Doctor Music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlexAreMyBabies Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 Biffy Clyro announced dates in Germany -july 18, and Ireland -aug 2nd. Would it be wrong to speculate a Madrid date? They did play 2yrs ago tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregory Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 7pm tonight for the news. Smashing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnytee1 Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 21 minutes ago, gregory said: 7pm tonight for the news. Smashing. Ticket release information LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40 Days Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 Going to be the Pumpkins isn't it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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