Mad Cool Festival 2020

[Degu]

10 minutes ago, birchtree29 said:

10 minutes left for the next announcement (or the next clue)

Not clue. 

Edited February 26, 2020 by Degu

[wro_lap]

Tomorrow it is

[Ayo17]

Nothing. Just a post about ticket prices up tomorrow

[visdave34]

Clues were usually at 14:00 in previous years and announcements at 12:00 (CET that is). So they might still post a clue this afternoon.

[heygibbles]

13 minutes ago, wro_lap said:

I’m hoping we get some undercard today then the full poster with headliners tomorrow.

This would make sense. Drum up a bit of excitement before ticket prices increase and then announce the headliners after the price increase to make more €€€

[raincityhc]

55 minutes ago, lukatej said:

Hi Ken,

thank you for all your interesting information.

So can you confirm or gently nod that the story happened like this: MC had The Strokes, but HAIM revealed them before the announcement, so the Strokes cancelled their appearance, or we are missing some details, which were not told here?

Its just for the curiosity.

Thanks!

My theory is  the above happened but MC may of built bridges and said if we up the appearance fee by X amount of money can this be forgotten. Just a thought.

[raincityhc]

33 minutes ago, sariris said:

I think so, because the clue that ended up being The Killers and Kings of Leon could also apply to The Strokes. They clearly wanted to announce them that day. I think HAIM posted the draft that same day...

Yeah i think the quote was something like 'Americas biggest influencers on indie rock'  I could see why so many assumed it was The Strokes.

[Nickdp]

So in the past mad cool have fake teased, then announced who people thought it was later.

Ken19 seems to think the strokes deal is dead.

So it would be a cruel twist to place the letters s ( suggesting strokes) and an s and an R to suggest rchp. Then to announce mumford and sons and royal blood ( no offence to either).

Then theres the last bit of info that says mad cool wont be sorry.

So if i sum up all that i can see foo fighters who are inactive over that period but are in portugal 3 weeks before, the r could then be rhcp or rb.

Just a thought

Edited February 26, 2020 by Nickdp
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[StaggerLee92]

If The Strokes it's not a possibility according to Ken19, I think the Libertines are playing in Benicassim one week later. I know they are not as big as Strokes but they are the classic indie band that could potentially headline (they are bigger than Royal Blood in Spain at least).

Foofighters have already headlined MC three years ago. It's strange that a festival repeats headliner so fast, but KoL were playing that year as well...

[wro_lap]

Libertines would be a seriously uninspired booking. They’ve not been relevant for a few years now

[q1203]

Would Libertines be good enough to rise the prize?

[So Sad Simon]

The Libertines are no longer a headliner (if they ever were).

 

[fraybentos1]

5 minutes ago, q1203 said:

Would Libertines be good enough to rise the prize?

Why are you reading so much into this price rise? It's nothing to do with the quality of the act they've booked

[StaggerLee92]

Well, last year second headliner on Sunday was prophets of rage... Talking about uninspired booking haha.

Mad cool had several bluffs before, so keeping my hopes down for the moment

[q1203]

4 minutes ago, fraybentos1 said:

Why are you reading so much into this price rise? It's nothing to do with the quality of the act they've booked

Cause you must to have a reason to do it, if the 2 hl are shit, Who is going to buy a ticket if you dont do It before?

[misterplow]

3 minutes ago, StaggerLee92 said:

Well, last year second headliner on Sunday was prophets of rage... Talking about uninspired booking haha.

Yeah but putting Royal Blood so high on your bill would be even more embarrassing.

[clasher]

8 minutes ago, fraybentos1 said:

Why are you reading so much into this price rise? It's nothing to do with the quality of the act they've booked

You seem to claim this with an enviable degree of certainty... 

[PintoMcGuinness]

15 minutes ago, fraybentos1 said:

Why are you reading so much into this price rise? It's nothing to do with the quality of the act they've booked

I think the thought is that people who have not bought at the current price will need 1 (or 2) major signing(s) to get them to open their wallet at a higher price.

[Paddyc82]

ROSALÍA played last year can't see her going again this year, Rammstein would be great 

[fraybentos1]

19 minutes ago, clasher said:

You seem to claim this with an enviable degree of certainty... 

Basically all festivals I've ever seen increase their prices periodically. The first 15,000 tickets here where 10 euros less at Mad Cool when they first went on sale. With the full lineup out it makes sense to increase them again. 

[clasher]

3 minutes ago, fraybentos1 said:

Basically all festivals I've ever seen increase their prices periodically. The first 15,000 tickets here where 10 euros less at Mad Cool when they first went on sale. With the full lineup out it makes sense to increase them again. 

Some do, some don't. Mad Cool didn't in previous years if I remember correctly. This year they said the first batch of tickets was cheaper before (or as) they went on sale, but mentioned no further price increases (which would surely be an incentive for potential buyers). 

They clearly had problems finding the last two headliners. If they had to promote a band to headliner status that would otherwise be second line at best and still increase the price that's surely a shot in the foot that could easily be avoided? 

[fraybentos1]

10 minutes ago, clasher said:

Some do, some don't. Mad Cool didn't in previous years if I remember correctly. This year they said the first batch of tickets was cheaper before (or as) they went on sale, but mentioned no further price increases (which would surely be an incentive for potential buyers). 

They clearly had problems finding the last two headliners. If they had to promote a band to headliner status that would otherwise be second line at best and still increase the price that's surely a shot in the foot that could easily be avoided? 

But the rumour coming from a guy in the know involves Mumford and sons who by all accounts despite being shite would be very expensive as they’re not even touring

my main point was looking at the lineup and how many big names are there I’m not shocked they’re upping the prices.

[DDave]

35 minutes ago, Paddyc82 said:

ROSALÍA played last year can't see her going again this year, Rammstein would be great 

Playing Lyon on the same night.

[bluenova]

45 minutes ago, clasher said:

You seem to claim this with an enviable degree of certainty... 

It's surely pretty normal for festivals to put up prices before an announcement? You're boosting the sales before and after.

If you say, announcement Wednesday and price rise Friday, then everyone waits till the announcement. This way, you generate a rush before based on people wanting to save a few pounds, or who are hoping for a band that might not be playing - while after, you get a boost from the fans of the bands just announced.

While there may be complications with getting headliners etc., the price rise/announcement happens for most festivals.

 

[Dazz_mc]

Guns n Roses?