Mad Cool 2025.

[Nikky]

Am I the only one upset with full stop in the name of this thread?

[Rico_Pliskin]

18 minutes ago, Nikky said:

Am I the only one upset with full stop in the name of this thread?

I like it. It's punchy

[charlierc]

3 minutes ago, Rico_Pliskin said:

I like it. It's punchy

I read this out of context on the sidebar and thought for one moment that meant we had a line-up.

 

Apparently not.

[joaommaia]

30 minutes ago, Nikky said:

Am I the only one upset with full stop in the name of this thread?

No, you're not.

[charlierc]

Kings of Leon just got announced for O Son Do Camino in Santiago de Compostela with a note of it being a northern Spanish exclusive.

 

Given they're also at NOS Alive, it feels like another code for them being at other Spanish fests. This one, perhaps?

[Rico_Pliskin]

1 hour ago, charlierc said:

Kings of Leon just got announced for O Son Do Camino in Santiago de Compostela with a note of it being a northern Spanish exclusive.

 

Given they're also at NOS Alive, it feels like another code for them being at other Spanish fests. This one, perhaps?

Big gap for them so yes I guess so.

 

Unless mad cool pull out an exclusive act it's looking similar to the rest of Europe fests.

 

Hoping for Lady Gaga as an exclusive. Muse and Queens to save it.

[BobMahelp]

2 hours ago, charlierc said:

Kings of Leon just got announced for O Son Do Camino in Santiago de Compostela with a note of it being a northern Spanish exclusive.

 

Given they're also at NOS Alive, it feels like another code for them being at other Spanish fests. This one, perhaps?

“Northern Spanish exclusive” is a very deliberate sounding choice of words

[sisco]

Is this actually going to be announced this week?

[Joshua Homme]

2 minutes ago, sisco said:

Is this actually going to be announced this week?

 

Would be idiotic not to but hey, it's Mad Cool.

 

Safest bet seems to be tomorrow.

[xxialac]

13 minutes ago, Joshua Homme said:

 

Would be idiotic not to but hey, it's Mad Cool.

 

Safest bet seems to be tomorrow.

Would also be idiotic to.

 

You don't ask people to spend a lot of money a few days before Christmas when they are feeling broke and distracted by the festive period. They've failed already.

[Ausländer]

Just now, xxialac said:

Would also be idiotic to.

 

You don't ask people to spend a lot of money a few days before Christmas when they are feeling broke and distracted by the festive period. They've failed already.

Many people get gift cards and money for christmas. Creating hype shortly before Christmas can certainly pay off

[xxialac]

12 minutes ago, Ausländer said:

Many people get gift cards and money for christmas. Creating hype shortly before Christmas can certainly pay off

No.

 

There's a reason all other festivals don't announce just before Christmas. A very good reason.

[Tigane]

Do not forget that in Spain the tradition for giving presents is more on the 6th of January  and not exactly during christmas 

[Joshua Homme]

6 minutes ago, Tigane said:

Do not forget that in Spain the tradition for giving presents is more on the 6th of January and not exactly during christmas 

 

Nah, it's both.

 

But anyway, a festival ticket is more like an own/couple gift.

[Big Kahuna]

In a year so weak in national festivals (vid. Primavera and BBK lineups) and also some International,  MC is playing with frustration  and  desire, some people remain undecided and they must be expecting what MC could offer, no matter announcing dates.

 

If they press the correct button, dates will be not a factor, if don,t, dates could be a gross mistake.

 

But lineup is the queen, not dates.

[johnybegood]

2 hours ago, xxialac said:

Would also be idiotic to.

 

You don't ask people to spend a lot of money a few days before Christmas when they are feeling broke and distracted by the festive period. They've failed already.

In Spain Xmas gifts are given on January 5/6th (Reyes Magos)

[Joshua Homme]

8 minutes ago, johnybegood said:

In Spain Xmas gifts are given on January 5/6th (Reyes Magos)

 

No, it's both and more often than not it's around the 25th of December since the 7th of January pretty much everyone gets back to work (the 7th is typically a holiday for kids so they can play with their toys, but kids aren't getting festival tickets as a present) and it's common to get holidays the entire last week of December and gather with the family then.

 

However a bit chunk of the public (~40%) is international, so it's certainly something to keep in mind, added to the fact that other festivals (Primavera Sound, Werchter...) are selling out, so many might have ruled out Mad Cool in favour of those fearing they could miss out.

 

And I am with Big Kahuna here, many are waiting for Mad Cool since other lineups have been rather disappointing, so there's still a big piece of the cake. If they deliver they will do well; if not, good luck, hardly anyone is choosing Mad Cool above other festivals/plans if there's an alternative.

[johnybegood]

1 minute ago, Joshua Homme said:

 

No, it's both and more often than not it's around the 25th of December since the 7th of January pretty much everyone gets back to work (the 7th is typically a holiday for kids so they can play with their toys, but kids aren't getting festival tickets as a present) and it's common to get holidays the entire last week of December and gather with the family then.

 

However a bit chunk of the public (~40%) is international, so it's certainly something to keep in mind, added to the fact that other festivals (Primavera Sound, Werchter...) are selling out, so many might have ruled out Mad Cool in favour of those fearing they could miss out.

 

And I am with Big Kahuna here, many are waiting for Mad Cool since other lineups have been rather disappointing, so there's still a big piece of the cake. If they deliver they will do well; if not, good luck, hardly anyone is choosing Mad Cool above other festivals/plans if there's an alternative.

Man, I am Spanish.

[charlierc]

19 hours ago, BobMahelp said:

“Northern Spanish exclusive” is a very deliberate sounding choice of words

Like the way Chappell Roan was announced as a "English festival headline" exclusive for Reading and Leeds, which hinted she might be appearing at another English festival in a non-headline position.

[charlierc]

3 hours ago, sisco said:

Is this actually going to be announced this week?

I'd say if we don't hear anything tomorrow it might well be that we're waiting on a January reveal.

[BobMahelp]

13 minutes ago, charlierc said:

Like the way Chappell Roan was announced as a "English festival headline" exclusive for Reading and Leeds, which hinted she might be appearing at another English festival in a non-headline position.

Glastonbury presumably