Mad Cool 2019

[Paddyc82]

Anyone got the VIP wifi password lol 

[neacaisa]

2 hours ago, Mondo-kun said:

If you ordered your tickets from Festicket I recommend you to come and change your wristband earlier.
My friend is staying in line of about 200 people because there is some problems with Festicket and their tickets can't be scanned. Don Broco will start in 10 minutes, and he's kinda nervous about it.
Another friend got her's from Ticketmaster and everything was alright.

do i have to print it or showing on mobile would do?

also, for anyone that comes to the party please report on drink prices/options

Edited July 10, 2019 by neacaisa

[e2p2]

1 hour ago, neacaisa said:

do i have to print it or showing on mobile would do?

also, for anyone that comes to the party please report on drink prices/options

It's pretty empty in here.. 

They scanned my mobile ticket, hopefully it will work tomorrow too as I didn't got my wristband in time and I don't really have a formal e-ticket. I also got in with no queues but I got in around 20:15

Water cost 2.5€, Bring extra lids as they take yours! It's going to be very hot for the next days. Small beer (they claim it's 0.5L) cost 5, big one (they claim its 1L) cost 10. Additional 1 Euro for the cup itself if you're not reusing it. I didn't bother with other stuff yet, sorry. 

Edited July 10, 2019 by e2p2

[Joshua Homme]

On 7/9/2019 at 2:57 PM, -Roger- said:

The best options to get back into the city are probably taxi 

LMAO

On 7/9/2019 at 3:08 PM, MikeyRolo said:

Do you know approx prices/waiting times for taxis last year?

Around 3h the first day. Prices obv depend on the trip.

 

Last year the best thing was to walk for 15 minutes outside the MC's premises past IFEMA and then get a Cabify. I wouldn't try to catch a taxi this year knowing there is no metro, nor parking - more people trying to get a cab.

Edited July 10, 2019 by Joshua Homme

[e2p2]

That's the price list for the main bars

Edited July 10, 2019 by e2p2

[Yelo, the Parmiggiana]

9 hours ago, e2p2 said:

That's the price list for the main bars

They stick with the scam of 2,5 for a water bottle, unbelievable for a festival held in 40° average til 10 pm.

Anyway, if they are not satan's sons there will probably be a fountain in the middle of the site, well hidden and with no signal of course, but I reckon you can see that in front of the main stage, way to the left from the Madrid stage.

 

Good to know that the only changes from the last year almost-fiasco have been a worsening of the lineup quality and less transportation, they must know what they doing

[fightoffyour]

Get your 0.5L water bottle and see if it fills the beer cup? ?

[SalviaPlath]

Do they sell cigarettes on-site or best to stock up beforehand?

 

[e2p2]

2 hours ago, Yelo, the Parmiggiana said:

Anyway, if they are not satan's sons there will probably be a fountain in the middle of the site, well hidden and with no signal of course, but I reckon you can see that in front of the main stage, way to the left from the Madrid stage.

There are water scattered around with signs for them, but there's no big water container structure with many taps like last year so it was hard to notice them at first. 

1 hour ago, SalviaPlath said:

Do they sell cigarettes on-site or best to stock up beforehand?

 

There are machines that sells cigarettes. 

[leekstokie]

Did anyone have any issues with getting in with PDF print outs from Festickets last night? My wristbands never turned up so only have the print outs.

Also, how was it getting to the centre after the festival? lower numbers last night so interested to see if it’s already a nightmare before the main event starts today.

[The Martini Police]

There are plenty of water taps. Same set up as last year in the middle but also outside some of the toilets. Didn’t queue for a second last night, but obviously the capacity will double tonight. Also, don’t worry about paying for water, they let you take in a 500ml. They also didn’t check ours at all so if you wanna gamble on putting anything else in that bottle, there’s a decent chance it’ll work. 

42 minutes ago, leekstokie said:

Also, how was it getting to the centre after the festival? lower numbers last night so interested to see if it’s already a nightmare before the main event starts today.

Got the metro at 1am last night (was easy) so can’t help with this one unfortunately.

44 minutes ago, leekstokie said:

Did anyone have any issues with getting in with PDF print outs from Festickets last night? My wristbands never turned up so only have the print outs.

Was absolutely fine. I believe you’ll need to queue for a wristband today though. Hope the queue isn’t too bad for you. Based on last year, I’d advise getting there very early. Wouldn’t be overkill to arrive 2 hours before the first act you wanna see. 

[Paddyc82]

What time does gates open later at got my wrist band yesterday, water fans helped yesterday 

[neacaisa]

partially fixing the transport would have had a very easy solution: simply delay the schedule for an hour or add an extra hour for some stages and it would have been better for everyone: one hour less of sun would be also great in this heat.

[The Martini Police]

1 hour ago, Paddyc82 said:

What time does gates open later at got my wrist band yesterday, water fans helped yesterday 

Officially 5pm mate. So probably like 5.15/5.20 when you incorporate the fact we’re in Spain. 

[Jaykc82]

Did anyone Uber to the fest yesterday.  If so, how close does it get you to the entrance? 

[neacaisa]

21 minutes ago, Jaykc82 said:

Did anyone Uber to the fest yesterday.  If so, how close does it get you to the entrance? 

i think there is an official uber station on the map.

[e2p2]

If you have a wristband, you enter with no queues right now. 

If you don't have a wristband go to a tent called pulseras, queues right now are about 7 minutes. 

[leekstokie]

Can’t believe how easy that was. Literally 1 minute queue for the wristband and no queue to get in. Enjoy the festival everyone 

[neacaisa]

the organization seems very much improved. it's early now but no issues encountered. came with no wristband and the queue was 10 minutes or so. the artificial turf rules and quite a few shadowed areas. the beer has to be almost 1 l,  it's a very big glass. no complaints so far.

[Rico_Pliskin]

1st water point near entrance has no water. Keep walking 

[Hbn1]

Foals are the 3am secret act ?

Edited July 11, 2019 by Hbn1

[fightoffyour]

The beer is very nearly if not 0.5L, I just measured it from a coke bottle. Looks tiny and goes down quick i know.

 

i just got water from the first point, but a guy was fixing it then 

[neacaisa]

i think part of the reason it looks so well organized this year is the fact that they sold way less tickets. as of now it still looks pretty much deserted.

[Paddyc82]

Plenty of shade areas witch is good 

[fightoffyour]

What’s this foals rumour? I heard they’re in Auckland