Team NME have been covering all the goings on at the Madrid festival – here are our highlights Well, what fun we’ve had. As the sun set on Day Four of Mad Cool 2024, punters enjoyed performances from all across the musical spectrum: house, pop-punk, indie and more. A huge lineup, new names and cool vibes throughout made for a brilliant final day of this year’s festival.
The Killers gave us a headline show to remember, Bring Me The Horizon made sure to spread the love and Arlo Parks shared a sense of intimacy with her crowd. Over and out, these were our favourite moments..
. Words: Liberty Dunworth, Hollie Geraghty, Laura Molloy, Sophie Williams The bass vibrations from HoneyLuv’s pulsating set sent shockwaves beneath our feet before we were even inside Mad Cool’s transportive dance venue, The Loop. Beneath neon zigzagging lasers, the DJ and producer threw a party fitting for last day festivities with a sizzling mix of tropical dance tracks.
A set highlight came in the shape of her remix of Cat Dealers and Lukas Vane’s ‘Hey Hey (Heard You Say)’, which she switched-up with an intoxicating trance twist. (HG) As soon as she bounded onto the stage donning a Nine Inch Nails t-shirt, it was clear Arlo Parks was here to pay homage to 90s rock – a welcomed continuation from the more alternative soundscapes that defined her 2023 album ‘ My Soft Machine ’. “This has been one of my favourite fucking gigs ever,” Katherine Parlour shouts into the microphone as Pict.