“Mad Cool Festival” in Madrid 2026

Madrid is a festival city in the summer, and one of the biggest and coolest events in the city is the annual “Mad Cool Festival.” It all started in 2016, and has since then become a gigantic festival. The festival normally lasts for three days, and during this time, more than 200,000 visitors come by the area (between 60,000-80,000 per day). Such numbers attract popular artists, which is why famous bands and artists such as Imagine Dragons, Coldplay, Dua Lipa, and several others have performed at the festival throughout the years.

The event is arranged at Iberdrola Music Venue, an outdoor concert area with space for more than 100,000 people. It is also used for other events, but the “Mad Cool Festival” is the biggest and most popular event hosted at the venue. During the first years of existence, “Mad Cool Festival” was arranged at Caja Magica, but since 2018, the festival has been held at its current location. Would you like to experience a festival at Caja Magica as well? Read more about Festival Rio Babel here.

Iberdrola is located in the Valdebebas-IFEMA area, which is about 30km away from the Barajas Airport. It is quite easy to travel to the festival, and if you take metro line number 3 to the stop Villaverde Alto, then you can either travel on from there by tram, or simply walk with your feet. On foot, the distance is about 1,5km from the metro stop to the festival area.

“Mad Cool Festival” 2026

Dates: July 9 – July 12, 2025
Location: Iberdrola Music Venue
Tickets: Viagogo

A normal three day pass for the festival costs approximately €200 if you buy it at the official website of the festival. If all tickets are sold out, use the ticket link above to buy passes and tickets from others trying to sell their own tickets.

We don’t know a lot about artists coming to Mad Cool Festival in Madrid in 2026 yet, but look at the poster below to see who came in 2025.

If you want to see Gracie Abrams and Noah Kahan elsewhere in Europe, then you can also travel to London to see them both together at BST Hyde Park on July 4.

Which artists are you looking forward to see and hear on the “Mad Cool Festival”? Are there any artists you would love to see at the festival in future years? Or do you have any other question? Write a comment below!