Mad Cool 2024

[ParanoidTourist]

If it is a publicity stunt it´s the most absurd move I´ve ever heard a festival do. How can they possibly gain from that situation? 

[49Lawson]

If this is a publicity stunt then they have to turn up today with the best line up imaginable surely to offset that? Like this has to be the worst PR tactic imaginable if this is actually what’s happened

[Kusy]

Schrödinger's festival. It's on and off at the same time. 

[corndog]

We could potentially know in a few hours since thats when they dropped it last year but who knows. this stunt is so stupid idk what to believe as to it being true or not. 

[MK1]

20 minutes ago, corndog said:

We could potentially know in a few hours since thats when they dropped it last year but who knows. this stunt is so stupid idk what to believe as to it being true or not. 

They will announce tonight at 20:25.  What a joke....

[Archi]

20 minutes ago, MK1 said:

They will announce tonight at 20:25.  What a joke....

Where did you see that?

The banner on Facebook with 2024 dates is still online. I can't imagine a huge festival being so stupid and make an announcement like this but still confirm the edition the day after...

[polnico]

Some say there is no such thing as bad publicity... But seriously how stupid is this.

[MK1]

41 minutes ago, Archi said:

Where did you see that?

The banner on Facebook with 2024 dates is still online. I can't imagine a huge festival being so stupid and make an announcement like this but still confirm the edition the day after...

It was posted on festileaks

[Archi]

2 minutes ago, MK1 said:

It was posted on festileaks

Madness. It reminds me a few years ago, a metalcore band (Upon A Burning Body I think) spread fake informations about their singer's missing... it was just to make the buzz for people speaking about the band before they announce a new album. Some PR really need to think twice.

[just_one]

i think they meant it as 2025 is a lock but it backfired as to all people thought 2024 was cancelled lol

[just_one]

47 minutes ago, Archi said:

Where did you see that?

The banner on Facebook with 2024 dates is still online. I can't imagine a huge festival being so stupid and make an announcement like this but still confirm the edition the day after...

x2 

where did you see they will announce it at 20:25.

also such a weird timing announcing...

[irishfan34]

What is all this 20.25 thing 

It's fairly frustrating, if 2024 is cancelled just release a damn statement

[Daniel Ferreira]

https://www.marca.com/tiramillas/musica/2023/12/04/656da50b22601d96358b45a0.html


One of the most famous newspapers in Spain confirms that there will be a Festival in 2024.

[just_one]

something just crossed my mind.

 

what if they f**ked up their english and wanna say something like "see u AT 20:25" and ended up saying "See u in 2025"

 

 

[xxialac]

3 minutes ago, just_one said:

something just crossed my mind.

 

what if they f**ked up their english and wanna say something like "see u AT 20:25" and ended up saying "See u in 2025"

 

 

That's one of the most ridiculous suggestions I've ever heard.

They have more than one person signing off a major post like that and they manage to convey lots of complicated English sentiments each year. 

The Spanish don't say 'in' for time and you'll be surprised to hear that the Spanish for 20:25 is 20:25.

 

[bluenova]

3 minutes ago, Daniel Ferreira said:

https://www.marca.com/tiramillas/musica/2023/12/04/656da50b22601d96358b45a0.html


One of the most famous newspapers in Spain confirms that there will be a Festival in 2024.

They're just quoting the same newspaper as the source, and they just quote "people close to the organization of the festival".

There are probably plenty of people close, who don't get updated on something like this. If it was potentially not going ahead due to legal issues with Getafe council, for example, then surely most people wouldn't be told - they'd be expected to get on with organising as normal, and only a small number would have any idea of how precarious it was.

I assume lots of people will already have contracts with them for 2024, and be working on the festival. If so, it's a sh*tty way to find out, but it could also be on legal advice not to say anything. Last night's message could literally have been the main organiser, annoyed, deciding it's not going to happen, and telling the social media team to put out the message.

It could even be a tactic to knock heads together at Madrid council etc., if someone is slowing things down, and decisions need to be made.

[bluenova]

For the straw clutchers, this article has different quotes from, with "sources" quoted suggesting it's a marketing strategy. 🤣

https://www.elconfidencial.com/cultura/2023-12-03/mad-cool-2024-cancela-villaverde-madrid_3786671/

[Karlos12345]

28 minutes ago, just_one said:

something just crossed my mind.

 

what if they f**ked up their english and wanna say something like "see u AT 20:25" and ended up saying "See u in 2025"

 

 

If true, not f**ked up but on purpose.

[jonnytee1]

In fairness when have they ever stated that 2024 was cancelled? 🤷‍♂️

 

[xxialac]

2 minutes ago, jonnytee1 said:

In fairness when have they ever stated that 2024 was cancelled? 🤷‍♂️

 

See you in 2025.

If you say today “see you on Wednesday”, it logically means you wont see that person on Tuesday.

[yosoyyoberdi]

2 hours ago, just_one said:

something just crossed my mind.

 

what if they f**ked up their english and wanna say something like "see u AT 20:25" and ended up saying "See u in 2025"

 

 

No, it's not a mistake. It's fully on purpose. Whether it is actually the worst publicity stunt ever or an horrific communication of cancellation, we will see at/in 20:25

[Drums Please Fab]

1 hour ago, yosoyyoberdi said:

No, it's not a mistake. It's fully on purpose. Whether it is actually the worst publicity stunt ever or an horrific communication of cancellation, we will see at/in 20:25

It's surely on purpose.....they would be well aware of the social media fallout, reddit threads etc at this stage. So a definitive clarification would be forthcoming. They are just acting the maggot now.

[Kusy]

They're the festival version of Joker, Palpatine and Voldemort combined. 

[Joshua Homme]

4 hours ago, xxialac said:

See you in 2025.

If you say today “see you on Wednesday”, it logically means you wont see that person on Tuesday.

Not to mention they did delete 2024 dates from the bio.

They went full retard even by their standards, which were extremely retarded already.

Edited December 4, 2023 by Joshua Homme

[bluenova]

1 minute ago, Joshua Homme said:

Not to mention they did delete 2024 dates from the bio.

They went full retard even by their standards, which were extremely retarded already.

I read that, but they're there now.