2016
since
10
Editions
Overview
About
Founded in 2016, Mad Cool Festival now takes place at the Iberdrola Music grounds, an open air site in the Villaverde district south of Madrid, after earlier editions held at the Caja Mágica and then Valdebebas. Its lineup centers on rock, pop and indie acts drawn from the international touring circuit, alongside electronic music, drawing more than 100,000 attendees each edition.
On site
Practical info
Camping
- Camping on site
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there
Location
Iberdrola Music (Villaverde)
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Past editions
2026Jul 8–11, 202673 artists
Lorde
Moby
CMAT
Frost Children
Chloe SlaterMaesic2025Jul 10–12, 202569 artists
Artemas
Dead Poet Society
Kingfishr2024Jul 10–13, 202480+ artists
Rels BThe Kooks
Parra for Cuva
Kneecap
Nia Archives2023Jul 6–8, 202380+ artists
Ava Max
Kaleo
Purple Disco Machine
Jacob Collier
Sylvan Esso
Genesis OwusuAnfisa Letyago2022Jul 6–10, 202280+ artists
Flume
Folamour
Sylvan Esso2019Jul 11–13, 201980+ artists
Lykke Li
Gossip
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Demob Happy2018Jul 12–14, 201880+ artists
Massive Attack
Kaleo
Underworld
The Last Internationale
Cora Novoa2017Jul 6–8, 201764 artists
Junior Boys2016Jun 16–18, 201672 artists
Bastille
Neil Young
FlumeGarbage
Ben Miller Band