Mad Cool Festival 2020

[DarthSaul]

Me and a friend have a running joke where Hot Chip seem to follow us to whichever festival we go to and yet we never manage to catch them so wouldn't be surprised if they do turn up. 😅

[Dales]

32 minutes ago, DarthSaul said:

Me and a friend have a running joke where Hot Chip seem to follow us to whichever festival we go to and yet we never manage to catch them so wouldn't be surprised if they do turn up. 😅

Lets hope so but with such a strong lineup you could end up missing them again.

[DarthSaul]

14 minutes ago, Dales said:

Lets hope so but with such a strong lineup you could end up missing them again.

It'd almost be rude not to miss them at this point

[NowTHISIsPodracing]

Friday has 5 undercards unlike the other days which have 4.. Which gives me hope for at least 3 more big-ish names as well as the 2 headliners missing. 

Same with the number of acts for The Loop on Friday compared to other days - shaping up to be a very stacked festival for sure! Definitely one of the most stacked I've seen / been to that's not in England

[Hook]

6 hours ago, NowTHISIsPodracing said:

Friday has 5 undercards unlike the other days which have 4.. Which gives me hope for at least 3 more big-ish names as well as the 2 headliners missing. 

Same with the number of acts for The Loop on Friday compared to other days - shaping up to be a very stacked festival for sure! Definitely one of the most stacked I've seen / been to that's not in England

I guess Friday's undercards are smaller than other days and thats why there's one more.

 

Primavera Sound announcing very soon... Guess we'll discard something taken for granted...

[robmongascy]

Strokes are at Primavera by the look of it. Does that make them any more or less likely? Both festivals shared Arctic Monkeys in ‘18 so I guess it’s not impossible 

Edited January 15, 2020 by robmongascy

[fraybentos1]

34 minutes ago, robmongascy said:

Strokes are at Primavera by the look of it. Does that make them any more or less likely? Both festivals shared Arctic Monkeys in ‘18 so I guess it’s not impossible 

Probs less likely unfortunately but as you say about AM it isn't unheard of. Would expect an announcement soon if it is them. You'd think MC could offer more money but who knows, maybe they did pull out after all.

[NowTHISIsPodracing]

Give me Tame Impala or give me death

[robmongascy]

9 minutes ago, NowTHISIsPodracing said:

Give me Tame Impala or give me death

Touring the states then I’m afraid 

[sariris]

So the rumors were true after all... bye bye The Strokes.

That would explain why they haven't announced the headliners for friday yet 😕 I honestly don't know what band could have replaced them (I don't even know if they already have a replacement or they're still looking for it)

I think I'm sad.

[NowTHISIsPodracing]

16 minutes ago, robmongascy said:

Touring the states then I’m afraid 

There's a gap between 12th of June and 17th July... Don't let the flame die out ! 

[robmongascy]

Just now, NowTHISIsPodracing said:

There's a gap between 12th of June and 17th July... Don't let the flame die out ! 

My bad I completely misread the dates :’)

[robmongascy]

Would happily take RHCP and MCR as the final 2, if we’re counting out the strokes. I don’t know what to think anymore, just hope we get news this week or next 

[sariris]

RHCP and MCR would be a dream for me and my brother tbh...

I would expect an announcement this friday! Maaaaaaaaybeeeeeee.

[Nickdp]

In 2018 arctic monkeys were announced on the evening for primarva then the next morning for mad cool. So if it is the strokes at mad cool i would expect it quick, the longer it goes the less like it would seem.

Edited January 15, 2020 by Nickdp
Missid bit out

[johnybegood]

The Strokes booking agent was not very happy by the way to proceed of Mad Cool (as many more agents in the industry) and he kicked their ass and signed for a more serious and profesional festival as Primavera. Same happened with Kendrick agent, Supergrass, Suede (last year)... etc etc

Edited January 16, 2020 by johnybegood

[sariris]

Some agents like Mad Cool, some others like Primavera 😕 it's sad but idk, I couldn't picture The Strokes playing Mad Cool at all, I think they're more “PS material”.

As for them headlining both festivals... nah, I can't see that happening. Mad Cool had them, they lost them bc of whatever reason, and Primavera got them. That's all.

I'm sure we'll get good headliners for friday tho, we just have to be (more) patient (which I clearly am not, but.)

[Hook]

11 minutes ago, sariris said:

Some agents like Mad Cool, some others like Primavera 😕 it's sad but idk, I couldn't picture The Strokes playing Mad Cool at all, I think they're more “PS material”.

As for them headlining both festivals... nah, I can't see that happening. Mad Cool had them, they lost them bc of whatever reason, and Primavera got them. That's all.

I'm sure we'll get good headliners for friday tho, we just have to be (more) patient (which I clearly am not, but.)

It was about money, don't think about it too much.

[johnybegood]

2 minutes ago, Hook said:

It was about money, don't think about it too much.

It wasnt about money. Mad Cool is the richest Spanish festival.

[Hook]

1 minute ago, johnybegood said:

It wasnt about money. Mad Cool is the richest Spanish festival.

I don't have any info about that but doesn't mean much.

Strokes are the "big" name (in terms of money spent) in Primaveras line up. Mad Cool has many more expensive headliners (and yet to come), they cannot buy absolutely everything.

Anyway Primavera has a huge line up, I don't know how much money they manage, but taking a look at it, cannot be a significant difference.

[Dietediet]

6 hours ago, johnybegood said:

The Strokes booking agent was not very happy by the way to proceed of Mad Cool (as many more agents in the industry) and he kicked their ass and signed for a more serious and profesional festival as Primavera. Same happened with Kendrick agent, Supergrass, Suede (last year)... etc etc

I figure that leaked draft could've been a part of it.

I've heard stories of MC almost losing out on Arctic Monkeys after explicitely hinting towards them despite an ongoing embargo. It would explain why they only announced AM a few days after the full tour poster dropped.

[Luke Routledge]

Well this sucks! Really hope they play Mad Cool as well but that seems doubtful. However I won't moan about RHCP or Arcade Fire with my Chemical Romance

[Yelo, the Parmiggiana]

34 minutes ago, Luke Routledge said:

Well this sucks! Really hope they play Mad Cool as well but that seems doubtful. However I won't moan about RHCP or Arcade Fire with my Chemical Romance

My best case scenario would be a triplette MCR - RHCP - Tame Impala, as they did in '18 with QOTSA - Depeche Mode - NIN, but I can settle for only 2 out of 3 names 

[raincityhc]

5 minutes ago, Yelo, the Parmiggiana said:

My best case scenario would be a triplette MCR - RHCP - Tame Impala, as they did in '18 with QOTSA - Depeche Mode - NIN, but I can settle for only 2 out of 3 names 

Fantasy booking; Imagine they got RATM, MCR & RHCP.

[Dales]

Lots of great names on Primavera but I'm happy with the MC lineup. I think we are just going to have to be patient about those last 2 headliners but at least we can start the guessing game all over again.