Festivals
Mad Cool 2026 reveals full set times for 10th anniversary edition
This year’s edition of the event will play host to 70 huge names including Florence + The Machine, Foo Fighters, Wolf Alice, Lorde and many more.
This summer, Madrid’s epic Mad Cool Festival will be marking its tenth anniversary with a huge weekend of music, and now - to make sure everyone’s feeling nice and organised for the new year - the festival has shared its set times!
This summer’s edition of the event - which returns to Iberdrola Music in the city’s Villaverde neighbourhood - will play host to a slew of massive names including Florence + The Machine, Foo Fighters, Wolf Alice, Moby, Lorde, Pulp, Pixies, David Byrne, Zara Larsson, CMAT, and The Last Dinner Party, among many others - and now you can plan your days perfectly, by checking out full set times over on the fest’s app.
Taking place from Wednesday 8th to Saturday 11th July, the very special event also promises to see a “new festival model” to provide the best possible fan experience, including “increased space and comfort” on-site, more “sustainability and convenience” and a “renewed artistic programme, featuring days with unique identities”.
Tickets for the festival are on sale now via madcooltickets.com, and you can get planning as we speak by either checking out the below timetables, or downloading the Mad Cool app from the relevant store (available on iOS and Android).
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