Mad Cool Festival 2020

[young_contra]

Alt-j!!!!!!! Yessss 

Sorry Yannis!

[dude111]

10 minutes ago, arcuse said:

Lies. TayTay is already playing the 9th at NOS Alive. She's probably set for the 11th. Billie Eilish had a tba date on her poster, that's the only one we know for certain that she's playing the 9th.

i think he answered to something else.

 

it was on the web but they took it off.

i sew the only 4 first artists so i was talking about them.

 

it could be some technical error due. idk.

[DDave]

Shite start, barring the Pixies.

[robillustrates]

Will be interesting to see who else ends up there, think it's a solid start. Better than the early 2019 announcement.

The 2019 lineup was a bit underwhelming at first but got pretty good right before the end.

2018 was still a classic lineup by my tastes, amazing year.

[jonnytee1]

Just now, dude111 said:

i think he answered to something else.

 

it was on the web but they took it off.

i sew the only 4 first artists so i was talking about them.

 

it could be some technical error due. idk.

Potentially not  - i could see those 4 on the same day 

[jonnytee1]

1 minute ago, DDave said:

Shite start, barring the Pixies.

Think we have to accept its nearly 2020 Dave and not 1998 anymore ?

[visdave34]

6 minutes ago, dude111 said:

i think he answered to something else.

 

it was on the web but they took it off.

i sew the only 4 first artists so i was talking about them.

 

it could be some technical error due. idk.

Billie is also in the 9th, following her tour poster. I doubt those other 4 are for the same day. Probably an error.

[Ken19]

Billie, Swift and 21 Pilots, not really headliners were everybody was hoping for. 

[Red Day]

I’m getting old ?. 

[Yelo, the Parmiggiana]

3 minutes ago, Ken19 said:

Billie, Swift and 21 Pilots, not really headliners were everybody was hoping for. 

And there is enough to bar two whole headline days (Billie+TOP and Swift is big enough to solo headline).

It seems like that the pop direction has taken over every major festival now..

[didinowanttohearthat]

Are 21 P defo headliners?

Any thoughts on when the next announcement will be? December?

[Red Day]

2 minutes ago, Yelo, the Parmiggiana said:

And there is enough to bar two whole headline days (Billie+TOP and Swift is big enough to solo headline).

It seems like that the pop direction has taken over every major festival now..

Think you’re correct about the pop direction. I just don’t enjoy pop music. Far prefer to have more rock music on a line up to make it worthwhile going, but suppose it’s about selling tickets 

[Ken19]

3 minutes ago, didinowanttohearthat said:

Are 21 P defo headliners?

Any thoughts on when the next announcement will be? December?

There will be more in november i guess. There are some bands that are planning to announce some things on multiple festivals.

[DDave]

13 minutes ago, jonnytee1 said:

Think we have to accept its nearly 2020 Dave and not 1998 anymore ?

There is that.

Seen Billie Eilish and Tove Lo, who were both just ok. Alt -J are boring, Taylor Swift is Taylor Swift and don't mind Twenty One Pilots

But it's not setting the world on fire, is it?

[neacaisa]

i think it will in terms of tickets sales. last year only the cure drew a massive crowd in 3 days of festivals. 

for the business is definitely the better line up compared to 2019. in terms of quality, it's debatable of course. 

Edited October 29, 2019 by neacaisa

[Red Day]

10 minutes ago, neacaisa said:

i think it will in terms of tickets sales. last year only the cure drew a massive crowd in 3 days of festivals. 

for the business is definitely the better line up compared to 2019. in terms of quality, it's debatable of course. 

The Friday at Nos last year when vampire weekend headlined was exceptionally quiet. More down to a really weak line up overall. Be interesting to see if pure pop sells more tickets. 

Edited October 29, 2019 by Red Day

[Superunknown]

Pearl Jam, Chemical Brothers, Depeche Mode, Jack White, The National, The Cure, NIN to Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and 21 Pilots, what a fall from grace. 

[clasher]

I think this is a very strong start.

I love the Pixies, like Billie, want to see Alt-J, OK with 21P and not bothered by Tizzle Swizzle. I'm not a fan of the new seemingly pop direction,  but (as opposed to NOS for example) with the four days and a shitload of stages there's still plenty of space for a balanced lineup.

I guess at least two if not three days will have a co-headline structure, plus they wouldn't announce most of the headliners in one go.

Will wait for future announcements - the Strokes and Tame Impala (early return, I know, but a new album on the way) would certainly seal the deal for me - but I'm tempted. Btw, was the sound this year as good as in 2018?

It's not really fair comparing this (or any) lineup to 2018, because that was just too good.

They will surely raise the price though, hopefully not to 200+

[lighthouse]

32 minutes ago, Superunknown said:

Pearl Jam, Chemical Brothers, Depeche Mode, Jack White, The National, The Cure, NIN to Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and 21 Pilots, what a fall from grace. 

Not a fall from grace, rather a shift in direction.

[birchtree29]

25 minutes ago, Superunknown said:

Pearl Jam, Chemical Brothers, Depeche Mode, Jack White, The National, The Cure, NIN to Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and 21 Pilots, what a fall from grace. 

The reason people flew from the USA to Madrid in 2018 was to see more rock bands that U.S. festivals didn’t have that year. They lost most of their crowd that year by all that queueing issues. Now they lost their last rock fans with Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish. Yes, they will sell more tickets this year but they will not be known like Rock Werchter as always having a strong lineup no matter what year it is
 

 

[clasher]

What are the big rock names for the top two lines we'd all so like to see though? 

The ones that are/will be touring, didn't do the festival in the last two years and possibly have new material? 

Strokes, Foals,...? 

[Hbn1]

Bigger announcement incoming tonight. 

Coldplay, Tame Impala & Foals TBA 

NME have confirmed too, 'more acts to follow later today'

Can't wait!

 

Edited October 29, 2019 by Hbn1

[PintoMcGuinness]

51 minutes ago, clasher said:

What are the big rock names for the top two lines we'd all so like to see though? 

The ones that are/will be touring, didn't do the festival in the last two years and possibly have new material? 

Strokes, Foals,...? 

Strokes & Foals would do very nicely...

[neacaisa]

unless someone from US or Coldplay announces the whole tour it wouldn't make any sense to follow up with anything today, would it? 

P.S. it could be the case as the tickets are not on sale yet. 

Edited October 29, 2019 by neacaisa

[dude111]

mad cool loves to do that kind of games to get media attention.

i think its true cause they didnt post any pic of the whole annocment