Mad Cool Festival 2018 unveils stage breakdown and running orders
Pearl Jam clash with Post Malone, Arctic Monkeys clash with Alice in Chains, and it's Dua Lipa or Jet at this year's Mad Cool Festival as the stage splits and clashes are revealed.
Pearl Jam, Arctic Monkeys, Jack White, Depeche Mode and Queens of the Stone Age top the 121-strong bill - with Tame Impala, Nine Inch Nails, Massive Attack, Dua Lipa, Franz Ferdinand, Kasabian, Underworld, Snow Patrol, Justice, Post Malone, Alice In Chains, Iván Ferreiro, Fleet Foxes, Richie Hawtin, MGMT and more.
Check out the full timetable for the festival
The festival boasts seven stages – two more than in 2017: Mad Stage, Cool Stage, Koko Stage, Madrid Radio Station Stage, The Loop, Mondo Sonoro Stage and Thunder Bitch Stage.
There are also a few more acts added to the line-up: Colin Peters, who will perform on 12 July and DJ and producer Juan Sueiro performing on 13 July. Portuguese singer-songwriter Churky, winner of the EDP Live Bands 2018 contest, will join Mad Cool 2018 on 12 July
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