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  1. bluenova
    Hopefully should be very soon with the timetable - they replied to everyone on their latest social media posts with imminent - which is definitely a step up from "we're working on it" ;)
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    That wait in the sun was tough. I had a friend who is bald and he really struggled. We all grabbed free hats as soon as we got in, but I'm taking one with me this year. Surprised you struggled to get back though. We stayed in the same area and got the shuttle really easily to not far from the hotel (although I believe that shuttle stopped going that far in 2019 so we've gambled on Plaza Castilla this year).
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    Agree about the grass - the concrete can get a bit tiring after a while at Primavera (although both are a step up from UK mud) - and there's a more commercial line up with bigger names. It's also a lot more compact so less travel between stages. Did you go in 2018? The screens were insanely large then - it looks like they're about a third the size in 2019- but definitely a step up from a lot of the Primavera visuals. Primavera is a nice location though - with the beach location, the little stages by the sea, the big seated amphitheatre stage, and for me the music is more interesting - but that's obviously personal choice.
  4. bluenova
    Oh joy. I am - although not till the 5th. Hopefully enough time for things to get back to normal. The press around this suggests it's not all their Spanish cabin crew, and they don't expect it to cause many problems, but I guess we find out.
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    I was a little disappointed at how large it looked. I went to the Berlin festival there a couple of times about ten years ago, and the main stage was in the covered section right next to the terminal. I assume the other stages are the same, inside the hangers, but being on the grass makes it very similar to every other festival.
  6. bluenova
    That was someone guessing. They followed up that post by saying the reason they thought it would happen is that Weezer has a similar audience, were finishing a tour in Europe not long before Mad Cool, and both had links to Live Nation. Nothing concrete, just an educated hunch.
  7. bluenova
    For anyone who hasn't seen the email - this lists the additions: --- Mad Cool's Festival line-up for its fifth edition will close up with 21 new additions, with INCUBUS as headliner for Friday, July 8th. It also includes the music of Mother Mother, Don Broco, CL, Only The Poets, Alyona Alyona, Noisy, Alina Pash, ORSLOK, Jimena Amarillo, b1n0, Florence Arman, Gurriers, Megane Mercury, Gui Aly, Amor Líquido, Mori, Andreew, Miqui Brightside (dj set), Laura Put dj and Mechudo (dj set). The finishing touch which makes this year's line-up a historical one, so that we can shine together again. ---- And one for @Prophet of Doom ---- Also, from Mad Cool Festival we regret to announce Queens of the Stone Age’s cancellation which, for reasons beyond the festival's control, has been forced to cancel their entire tour. We apologize and ask for your understanding. Despite the effort made for months to try to keep the band in Mad Cool Festival's line-up, in the end it has not been possible. Taking into consideration the change in the headlines for Friday, returns will be available for those of you who have day tickets (Friday, July 8th). ---- Are they actually saying that they tried to work on QotSA after they'd cancelled elsewhere? Could explain the message not so long ago saying they hadn't yet cancelled.
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    I had 15 bands in my Spotify wants, and 6 went in that list. Nobody added that I've heard of. Expected, with all the upheaval that there would be lots of changes - gutted I was so unlucky though
  9. bluenova
    Pale Waves, Hobo Johnson, Cherry Glazer, Dream Wife I can't see. Princess Nokia moved to the 10th. Not great as I had Pale Waves, Animal Collective, Blood Red Shoes, Cherry Glazer, and Dream Wife on my list of highlights. Bang Bang Romeo appear to have gone too. Quite a chunk of similar indie bands disappearing all at once.
  10. bluenova
    Probably better they cancel than your airline. I guess we have an idea of how things will go now Primavera has gone ahead. Not hopeful for any big name replacements, and prepare for the odd late disappointment, but at least it happened and most bands played.
  11. bluenova
    If you go into the Mad Cool Area, doesn't it show you the wrist band number? That's all you need to top up, so you could always top up in advance, so when you collect it's already got money on it.
  12. bluenova
    Kids running Mad Cool's insta: Twitter?
  13. bluenova
    Not sure if they're still sending out wristbands, however it's worth logging into the Mad Cool Area anyone. Pretty sure you should already be registered - you just need to enter the ticket details to log in. That will at least reassure you that they have the correct address info etc.
  14. bluenova
    I thought you might find it of interest that they had recently posted multiple times about working on finding someone for Friday. I agree that their comms are haphazard and the situation with not updating QOTSA is very poor. I posted on here about the wristband issue and that it's a major fuckup. I even posted that, although they say they're working on Friday I'm not convinced at this stage that will be possible, as no-one else appears to have secured any major replacements. Given that, it's a shame you called it weird and suggested I'm defending the organisers, when I've simply pointed out that your criticism of my post (when you said I was referring to six month old updates), was mistaken, and told you where I seen recent updates. I thought I did this in quite a non-confrontational manner too, by providing the info with no comment. Still, I think we all agree that it's been pretty shambolic, but now at least you know they *say* they're "working on it" 🙂
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    They posted that they were "We continue working on Friday" on 21st April (on an Instagram story when they announced more names for their other festivals - there's a screenshot on this forum). They've also been saying the same to people on social media. I won't trawl through everything, but it took me about a minute to find a comment from two weeks ago on Facebook about Friday that Mad Cool replied to with "We are working on it, you will have information soon". (That one is under their 4th May post about Mad Cool Sunset tickets) I'm not convinced they'll pull a rabbit out of the hat at this stage, but they are suggesting otherwise.
  16. bluenova
    Mad Cool have said they're "working on it", but the nearer it gets, the trickier it must be. If I had a festival I'd just have Cardi B on a retainer. No-one expects her to actually play, so she could just get paid to sit on the poster for a while and then pull out at the last minute.
  17. bluenova
    Sure - but that's wasn't quite the point I was making. Rock Werchter, for example, lost both FNM and QOTSA, but I can't see any obvious replacements in their line up, apart from bumping names, which is rubbish. Just because they were quicker with their comms, they've still dropped some big names from the bill without actually replacing them. That may be "properly organised", but it's a very poor outcome for attendees. Mad Cool have with their limited comms suggested a few times that they are actually trying to get a replacement, but the worry is that that this is just typical Mad Cool idiocy, and they'll end up having to do the same as everyone else, and bump a name or two?
  18. bluenova
    What did the other festivals do that had QOTSA and FNM playing? There's obviously been more turnover the last couple of years because of Covid, so posters are all mixed up with three years of acts, but no obvious clues. I've had a look at a few festivals and can only see names being bumped up - nothing major being added. Unless I've missed something that doesn't bode particularly well.
  19. bluenova
    Arcade Fire's tour goes on sale tomorrow too. Bit of a long shot, but if they were planning festivals, maybe they'd wait till the initial sales rush was over.
  20. bluenova
    That's interesting as a few people on Facebook said they've been able to log in, but I wonder if that was before Mad Cool knew there was an issue. Still a total shame that there are lots of non-working wristbands about. So many will get resold to disappointed fans.
  21. bluenova
    I'd assume this isn't going to happen, but, she was due to play on the Wednesday in 2020 (which much of this line up is based on), and in that spot has been replaced by Metallica. Swapping her out for Faith No More seems positively tame in comparison.
  22. bluenova
    I did - but I also bought some via Festicket and they all came together - they did say that it would take a while to send them all out, and I think last time some people only got them just before they left. I wouldn't worry too much yet, as they did say that you can pick them up at the festival if needed, and that's over two months away. I'd suggest checking in to the MadCool area to see if the tickets work, but apparently all the people who got refunds can do that too. MadCool suggest contacting them if you have problems, which might help, but I expect they have bigger problems right now.
  23. bluenova
    It doesn't mention it on the "tips" section of the Mad Cool English fans facebook page, so I suspect not. On that page there are loads of people who got refunds AND wristbands. Some said they've contacted Mad Cool about it, so I expect that news is just sinking in at Mad Cool towers, and they're collectively hiding under the stairs, rocking back and forth. I expect Mad Cool will try and work out what went wrong and cancel them, but I bet lots of people sell them and we'll have disappointed punters being turned away on the day.
  24. bluenova
    Someone on Reddit has posted saying that they got a refund and they've still been sent wristbands! And there was me thinking something was going right at Mad Cool.
  25. bluenova
    Damn! Wish I'd done that now. Although hopefully it doesn't mean there will be a huge mess.
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