In recent days, Mad Cool has revealed the schedules for its 2026 edition, which coincides with its 10th anniversary and will be held for four days, from July 8 to 11. The publication of the schedules has not been without controversy, with several coincidences that have generated debate on networks. The most commented are two. On the one hand, Foo Fighters (10:00 p.m.) and Moby (10:50 p.m.) will perform on Wednesday the 8th with very little margin between both concerts; On the other hand, on Saturday the 11th we will have to choose between Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (10:00 p.m.) and Kasabian (10:30 p.m.). In both cases they are headliners who compete directly for the public’s attention.
And what about the rest of the days? On Thursday the 9th, the schedules of Lorde (8:30 p.m.) and Charlie Puth (8:00 p.m.) will require you to be well organized to be able to see both, although there is some margin to not miss either concert. Later on, there is a total overlap between Boys Noize (23:15) and Teddy Swims (23:15), although we put our hand on the fact that these artists do not share an audience at all.
On Friday, some schedules are partially followed, without becoming strict overlaps: this is the case of Twenty One Pilots (00:25) and Interpol (00:55). Something similar happens with Pixies (20:30) and Holly Humberstone (20:00), but these artists hardly share an audience. There is also a time proximity between Kings of Leon (22:15) and A Perfect Circle (23:10), but here the margin is greater: again we are talking about close times, not “overlaps” as such.
As we say, the public has reacted to the overlaps (some are not so overlapping, we insist) on networks, criticizing Mad Cool’s schedules in their Instagram comments section. There, some have expressed their disappointment at some of these matches – especially that of Foo Fighters and Moby. Mad Cool has responded to the complaints, ensuring that “although we always try to avoid coincidences between similar artists, sometimes it is complicated and there are factors that do not depend on us,” such as requirements of the artists themselves.
In response to a comment from a person who suggested that whoever designed the schedules was “hungover,” the festival responded that “this is not something that can be done overnight.”
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