Festivals
Wolf Alice, Alt-J, Kings of Leon for Mad Cool Festival
The event takes place in Madrid next July.

Wolf Alice, Alt-J and Kings of Leon are among the latest additions to next year’s Mad Cool Festival.
The event, which already boasted two headliners in the shape of Green Day and Foo Fighters, has also confirmed Belle and Sebastian and Machinedrum will be heading to Madrid next summer.
It takes place between 6th and 8th July at Caja Mágica in Madrid.
The full list of acts playing now reads:
Foo Fighters
Green Day
Kings of Leon
Alt-J
Belle and Sebastian
Wolf Alice
Machinedrum
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