Madrid’s incredible Mad Cool Festival made its grand return one week ago, with the Spanish capital hosting perhaps the strongest line-up of the summer. Revellers made the most of the searing heat in front of the festival’s half a dozen-odd stages, with the likes of Muse, Metallica, Florence + the Machine and Nothing But Thieves among the highlights. We sent Virginia Barbero to the festival to capture what went down, and so here’s an artist-by-artist look back at another behemoth edition of Mad Cool.
DON BROCO
FOALS
NATHY PELUSO
JAMIE CULLUM
SAM FENDER
LONDON GRAMMAR
NOTHING BUT THIEVES
GUITARRICA DE LA FUENTE
LEON BRIDGES
FLORENCE + THE MACHINE
HAIM
PHOEBE BRIDGERS
MUSE
IMAGINE DRAGONS
CHVRCHES
FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES
METALLICA
WOLF ALICE
YUNGBLUD
