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





