Mad Cool 2025.

[Daniel Ferreira]

19 minutes ago, Big Kahuna said:

Must be the new normal inFestival,s CM

 

Silence is Golden

hum .... strange strange

 

[matrainertje]

If we don't hear anything this week I'm afraid there won't be a Mad Cool edition next year. 

[LaurentExpos]

1 hour ago, matrainertje said:

If we don't hear anything this week I'm afraid there won't be a Mad Cool edition next year. 

I haven't seen any posts about Mad Cool; no post such as "See you in 2025" or confirmation about dates. I know they are bad for communication but we're almost mid-December. The only positive sign I found is the contest for Mad Cool talent. On their website, it was saying the winner (s) will be added to the 2025 Mad Cool line-up; but now I can't find this statement anymore. It seems the site for the contest was updated recently. It only says winner (s) will be added to an upcoming Mad Cool festival edition. It doesn't look good. 

[dude111]

On 12/3/2023 at 10:04 PM, gingerevans84 said:

Well well well. Something's gone wrong.

sure they did 😁

[gingerevans84]

Just now, dude111 said:

sure they did 😁

Sorry? Look at the date I posted this, and then see the context in the 2024 thread. Silly sausage.

[KJP98]

18 minutes ago, gingerevans84 said:

Sorry? Look at the date I posted this, and then see the context in the 2024 thread. Silly sausage.

They did put a see you in 2025 post on Instagram around September, not that I have much faith.

 

I think I will give it until Mid January then book Nos Alive, lineup looks half decent for my poor taste and be nice to try somewhere new.

 

 

[charlierc]

Said that last year, Mad Cool's first announcement was December 19 and 2023's first line-up was on December 4.

 

So... we're in the ballpark where you'd have thought we'd hear something about this.

[Rico_Pliskin]

Mad cool have been responding to DMs to people elsewhere. Quote from one person

 

'they will release all the information in one go, they don't tell me anything about dates. Then they ask what I have bets on the bands, to which I reply that I prefer the lineup to be more like Werchter than Nos, LP (which I'll give them just to let them know since they won't be coming), Green Day, Muse, Slipknot, Evanescence NIN, Rise Against... And they tell me that this year I'm sure I'm going to like it,'

 

Thunderbirds are go

[Joshua Homme]

44 minutes ago, charlierc said:

Said that last year, Mad Cool's first announcement was December 19 and 2023's first line-up was on December 4.

 

So... we're in the ballpark where you'd have thought we'd hear something about this.

Well, not exactly, the first "See you" thing happened last year on December 3rd and the (first) lineup dropped the 11th of December.

[josemalaga]

29 minutes ago, Rico_Pliskin said:

Mad cool have been responding to DMs to people elsewhere. Quote from one person

 

'they will release all the information in one go, they don't tell me anything about dates. Then they ask what I have bets on the bands, to which I reply that I prefer the lineup to be more like Werchter than Nos, LP (which I'll give them just to let them know since they won't be coming), Green Day, Muse, Slipknot, Evanescence NIN, Rise Against... And they tell me that this year I'm sure I'm going to like it,'

 

Thunderbirds are go

It's my DM jeje 

[charlierc]

Just now, Joshua Homme said:

Well, not exactly, the first "See you" thing happened last year on December 3rd and the (first) lineup dropped the 11th of December.

Then the source I was used was incorrect and I needed to do the research slightly more thoroughly.

[LaurentExpos]

19 minutes ago, charlierc said:

Then the source I was used was incorrect and I needed to do the research slightly more thoroughly.

My research from the MC posts on Facebook found this:

 

Mad Cool 2024

Early December 2023: a few posts for future MCs such as "See you in 2025, See you in 2026”.

December 10, 2023: First post for the announcement of the line-up the next day.

 

Mad Cool 2023

November 22 to December 4, 2022: Clues leading to the line-up announcement.

December 5, 2022: first line-up announcement 

 

Mad Cool 2022

June 16, 2011: First line-up announcement (date is not relevant as the early announcement is due of the return of festivals after Covid)

 

Mad Cool 2020

October 29, 2019: first confirmations for the line-up

October 24-28: Clues leading to the first announcement

 

It seems there is trend 🙂

If you ignore MC 2022, the first announcement is getting later every year.

[Karlos12345]

[49Lawson]

Well well well, maybe there’ll be a Mad Cool next year after all…

[charlierc]

On 12/13/2024 at 7:08 PM, Karlos12345 said:

Looks like we might be in business after all.

[gingerevans84]

Lets see what magic they've been saving for us.

[charlierc]

Same weekend has Olivia Rodrigo and Kings of Leon at NOS Alive, plus Noah Kahan, Barry Can't Swim, Glass Animals, St Vincent, Girl In Red, Amyl and the Snfifers and Future Islands among others. We think these names have a good chance for this too?

[johnybegood]

Looking at the answers in instagram, Linkin Park should be in.

[Karlos12345]

8 minutes ago, johnybegood said:

Looking at the answers in instagram, Linkin Park should be in.

Don‘t know if this is them fooling around.

 

Gotte be the announcement next week I guess? Wouldn‘t make sense to create hype that fades away again over christmas.

[charlierc]

2 minutes ago, Karlos12345 said:

Don‘t know if this is them fooling around.

 

Gotte be the announcement next week I guess? Wouldn‘t make sense to create hype that fades away again over christmas.

They've been known to do that tbf.

 

Linkin Park would only work if they have a July 13th date given they have a habit of not doing shows on back-to-back nights and they have a Paris show on the 11th.

[Eugenio]

https://festivalsandtours.eu/mad-cool-2025-line-up-announcement

According to this site, the line-up should be dropped this week

[charlierc]

Who do we think is a possibility for this then?

 

Well except from the names already announced for NOS Alive and the possibility of a Linkin Park bonus day if that doesn't turn out to be too far of a thought.

[KJP98]

Venue confirmed to be the same as last two years, just read an article confirming it. Didn't have any other info though, no dates etc. 

 

Was it much of an improvement last year compared to 2023?

[Big Kahuna]

6 minutes ago, KJP98 said:

Venue confirmed to be the same as last two years, just read an article confirming it. Didn't have any other info though, no dates etc. 

 

Was it much of an improvement last year compared to 2023?

Last year was much improved because the capacity was lowered to 58.000 pax,  there were less stages and the baths issue was solved, so people could circulate more confortably

 

Transport was better cause of subway times expended, I guess

 

Not bad experience at all last year

[just_one]

1st time going to mad cool this year(went to see Pearl Jam) and despite the sound stage not being the best one and the probably the worst crowd i´ve ever seen at a concert (people were just speaking to each other during pearl jam unbelievable...) everything else was great and if the bands are good enough its one festival im consider going.