{"id":2038918,"date":"2026-07-11T10:13:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T07:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2038918"},"modified":"2026-07-11T10:13:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T07:13:49","slug":"interpol-play-secret-intimate-madrid-warm-up-show-before-smashing-mad-cool-2026-with-the-walkmens-matt-barrick-on-drums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2038918","title":{"rendered":"Interpol play secret intimate Madrid warm-up show before smashing Mad Cool 2026 with The Walkmen\u2019s Matt Barrick on drums"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/live-interpol.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Interpol play secret intimate Madrid warm-up show before smashing Mad Cool 2026 with The Walkmen\u2019s Matt Barrick on drums<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Before hitting the Orange Stage, they announced a secret gig billed as Iron City, the title of their latest single<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Poppy Burton<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-11T11:13:49+01:00\">11th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/live-interpol-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Interpol\" title=\"Interpol\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Interpol live at Mad Cool 2026. Credit: Andres Iglesias<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Interpol played a secret warm-up show in Madrid before playing Mad Cool Festival with The Walkmen\u2019s Matt Barrick on drums \u2013 check out what went down below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Interpol tell us about new album \u2018This Mirror Weighs A Ton\u2019: \u201cWe just felt, \u2018Let\u2019s make this one count\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On Thursday (July 9), the band announced a secret intimate show billed as Iron City, the name of their latest single. The track is the third to be taken from the New York band\u2019s forthcoming ninth album, \u2018This Mirror Weighs A Ton\u2019. Set for release on August 28 via Partisan Records, you pre-order it here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At the secret show in Madrid\u2019s Sala But club, they were joined by Matt Barrick, of Muzz and The Walkmen, who appears to be stepping in as their replacement drummer while usual sticksman Sam Fogarino sits out their tour to recover from surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Despite playing as Iron Lung, the band didn\u2019t play the new track at Thursday\u2019s gig, instead leaning on songs from \u2018Turn On the Bright Lights\u2019 and \u2018Antics\u2019 \u2013 check out footage and a full setlist below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Dam87_ugDZo\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" 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class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Interpol as \u2018Iron City\u2019 played:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u2018Untitled\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018No I in Threesome\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018C\u2019mere\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018All the Rage Back Home\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Rest My Chemistry\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Wings on Fire\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Evil\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018The New\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018See Out Loud\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Obstacle 1\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018NYC\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Not Even Jail\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018PDA\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Roland\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Slow Hands\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following that gig, they hit Mad Cool\u2019s Orange Stage in the early hours this morning (July 11), opening with\u00a0 \u2018Untitled\u2019 and storming through tracks like \u2018No I in Threesome\u2019, \u2018C\u2019mere\u2019<br \/>\n\u2018All the Rage Back Home\u2019, \u2018Rest My Chemistry\u2019, \u2018Wings on Fire\u2019 \u2013 \u00a0which the band debuted live earlier this year \u2013 and \u2018Obstacle 1\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>They only made one alteration to the setlist from the intimate warm-up gig, with the addition of \u2018The Rover\u2019 in place of \u2018Roland\u2019 the only difference.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Interpol at Mad Cool Festival 2026 played:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u2018Untitled\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018No I in Threesome\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018C\u2019mere\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018All the Rage Back Home\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Rest My Chemistry\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Wings on Fire\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Evil\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Obstacle 1\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018The New\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018See Out Loud\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Slow Hands\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018NYC\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018The Rover\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018PDA\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>about the recently released \u2018Iron City\u2019, Paul Banks said: \u201cThat song is more a conversation between the human narrator and the future artificial intelligence that\u2019s running things. Will this matriarchal tech be benevolent or angry? It switches between singing to it and it singing to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he fears AI, Banks responded: \u201cNo. AI replacing art can only base itself on what\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0made, so without new stuff it will devolve into a\u00a0simulacra\u00a0and have no bearing on the human experience. We need to be\u00a0feeding it\u00a0new real stuff for it to be doing anything of real note.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s\u00a0always been shit art\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0purposefully formulaic, now\u00a0there will just be a computer trying to play the formula. When people get bored of the formula,\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0going to need a person to make the next leap and then the AI can mimic that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cIt\u2019ll\u00a0be human creativity\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0always ahead of the curve.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0the young artists\u2019 job to work in reaction to the status quo, so\u00a0they\u2019ll\u00a0always be breaking new ground that the computer\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0have the human side to make something that feels essential. In a military space is where\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0all a bit sketchier.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u2018This Mirror Weighs\u00a0A\u00a0Ton\u2019 was produced by\u00a0Andrew Wyatt [ROSAL\u00cdA,\u00a0Charli XCX] and mixed by Dave Fridmann [Sleater-Kinney,\u00a0MGMT], and\u00a0utilises\u00a0\u201cstrings, woodwinds, layered vocal harmonies, acoustic guitar and experimental sound design\u201d to their signature sense of atmosphere and inescapable rhythms.<\/p>\n<p>Interpol signed to Partisan Records earlier this year,\u00a0and they\u00a0will also return to the UK this summer for\u00a0a special appearance at All Points East x Outbreak in London on August 23, supporting\u00a0Deftones\u00a0on a bill that also includes\u00a0IDLES,\u00a0Amyl &amp; The Sniffers\u00a0and others.<\/p>\n<p>After a 23-date North American headline tour,\u00a0Interpol will head out on a UK and European co-headline arena tour with Bloc Party later this year, including two nights at London\u2019s Olympia on December 4 and 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soundtrack\u00a0<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Interpol played a secret warm-up show in Madrid before playing Mad Cool Festival with The Walkmen\u2019s Matt Barrick on drums \u2013 check out what went down below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Interpol tell us about new album \u2018This Mirror Weighs A Ton\u2019: \u201cWe just felt, \u2018Let\u2019s make this one count\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On Thursday (July 9), the band announced a secret intimate show billed as Iron City, the name of their latest single. The track is the third to be taken from the New York band\u2019s forthcoming ninth album, \u2018This Mirror Weighs A Ton\u2019. Set for release on August 28 via Partisan Records, you pre-order it here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At the secret show in Madrid\u2019s Sala But club, they were joined by Matt Barrick, of Muzz and The Walkmen, who appears to be stepping in as their replacement drummer while usual sticksman Sam Fogarino sits out their tour to recover from surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Despite playing as Iron Lung, the band didn\u2019t play the new track at Thursday\u2019s gig, instead leaning on songs from \u2018Turn On the Bright Lights\u2019 and \u2018Antics\u2019 \u2013 check out footage and a full setlist below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Dam87_ugDZo\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" 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class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Interpol as \u2018Iron City\u2019 played:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u2018Untitled\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018No I in Threesome\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018C\u2019mere\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018All the Rage Back Home\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Rest My Chemistry\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Wings on Fire\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Evil\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018The New\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018See Out Loud\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Obstacle 1\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018NYC\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Not Even Jail\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018PDA\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Roland\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Slow Hands\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following that gig, they hit Mad Cool\u2019s Orange Stage in the early hours this morning (July 11), opening with\u00a0 \u2018Untitled\u2019 and storming through tracks like \u2018No I in Threesome\u2019, \u2018C\u2019mere\u2019<br \/>\n\u2018All the Rage Back Home\u2019, \u2018Rest My Chemistry\u2019, \u2018Wings on Fire\u2019 \u2013 \u00a0which the band debuted live earlier this year \u2013 and \u2018Obstacle 1\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>They only made one alteration to the setlist from the intimate warm-up gig, with the addition of \u2018The Rover\u2019 in place of \u2018Roland\u2019 the only difference.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Interpol at Mad Cool Festival 2026 played:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u2018Untitled\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018No I in Threesome\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018C\u2019mere\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018All the Rage Back Home\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Rest My Chemistry\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Wings on Fire\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Evil\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Obstacle 1\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018The New\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018See Out Loud\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Slow Hands\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018NYC\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018The Rover\u2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018PDA\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>about the recently released \u2018Iron City\u2019, Paul Banks said: \u201cThat song is more a conversation between the human narrator and the future artificial intelligence that\u2019s running things. Will this matriarchal tech be benevolent or angry? It switches between singing to it and it singing to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he fears AI, Banks responded: \u201cNo. AI replacing art can only base itself on what\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0made, so without new stuff it will devolve into a\u00a0simulacra\u00a0and have no bearing on the human experience. We need to be\u00a0feeding it\u00a0new real stuff for it to be doing anything of real note.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s\u00a0always been shit art\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0purposefully formulaic, now\u00a0there will just be a computer trying to play the formula. When people get bored of the formula,\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0going to need a person to make the next leap and then the AI can mimic that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cIt\u2019ll\u00a0be human creativity\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0always ahead of the curve.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0the young artists\u2019 job to work in reaction to the status quo, so\u00a0they\u2019ll\u00a0always be breaking new ground that the computer\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0have the human side to make something that feels essential. In a military space is where\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0all a bit sketchier.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u2018This Mirror Weighs\u00a0A\u00a0Ton\u2019 was produced by\u00a0Andrew Wyatt [ROSAL\u00cdA,\u00a0Charli XCX] and mixed by Dave Fridmann [Sleater-Kinney,\u00a0MGMT], and\u00a0utilises\u00a0\u201cstrings, woodwinds, layered vocal harmonies, acoustic guitar and experimental sound design\u201d to their signature sense of atmosphere and inescapable rhythms.<\/p>\n<p>Interpol signed to Partisan Records earlier this year,\u00a0and they\u00a0will also return to the UK this summer for\u00a0a special appearance at All Points East x Outbreak in London on August 23, supporting\u00a0Deftones\u00a0on a bill that also includes\u00a0IDLES,\u00a0Amyl &amp; The Sniffers\u00a0and others.<\/p>\n<p>After a 23-date North American headline tour,\u00a0Interpol will head out on a UK and European co-headline arena tour with Bloc Party later this year, including two nights at London\u2019s Olympia on December 4 and 5.\u00a0See the full list of dates\u00a0here\u00a0and find\u00a0tickets\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/interpol-play-secret-intimate-madrid-warm-up-show-before-smashing-mad-cool-2026-with-the-walkmens-matt-barrick-on-drums-3956371&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/live-interpol.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Interpol play secret intimate Madrid warm-up show before smashing Mad Cool 2026 with The Walkmen\u2019s Matt Barrick on drums Before hitting the Orange Stage, they announced a secret gig billed as Iron City, the title of their latest single By Poppy Burton 11th July 2026 Interpol live at Mad Cool [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2038918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2038918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2038918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2038918\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2038918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2038918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2038918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}