It was the height of haunted heaven for those looking for their fix of the dark side. The 2020 edition was also to have featured sets by Echo & The Bunnymen, The Psychedelic Furs, Violent Femmes, The Church, The English Beat, Public Image Ltd., Gary Numan, Marc Almond, She Wants Revenge, Blaqk Audio, TR/ST, Cold Cave, Jay Astons Gene Loves Jezebel, Berlin, Bad Manners, Missing Persons, London After Midnight, Drab Majesty, 45 Grave, Christian Death, The Meteors, Black Marble, Sextile, Softkill and The KVB. Shadows of the band swayed in the strobe lights while Murphys spindly arms were outstretched in the starched position of a crucifix. Devo has been able to foretell the future for decades now, and when frontman Mark Mothersbaugh, 71, introduced their 1980 song Freedom of Choice, that became extra clear. Design your music festival layout with a number of manned and marked security stations where people can go if they have an immediate problem. And, I was at the 2022 Cruel world, day two, and the Furrs did an amazing job, as did The English Beat. For those who went both days, the layout became more familiar and easier to navigate, and it was easier to find shade. Include seating, tables, fans, and portable A/C units if necessary. [1] As tickets sold out for the first day, a second day with the same line-up was added on Sunday May 15. Cruel World would seem more akin to Pasadena Daydream than Arroyo Seco Fest, by virtue of being a single-day gathering, and also by featuring artists that are on the edgier side of 80s or 90s alt-rock in this case strongly resembling a vintage post-new wave KROQ playlist toward the top of the bill, and getting a bit more outre in the bottom half. The promoter, Goldenvoice, has had successes in the past at Brookside in the past with the two (and so far only) editions of Arroyo Seco Fest in 2017-18, where Tom Petty, Mumford & Sons and Jack White headlined for a more adult-oriented rock audience, and Pasadena Daydream in 2019, which featured the Cure, the Pixies and Deftones. Yep. If you floated between the punk and goth tables in your high school cafeteria, you probably do. Theres a reason why Danny Elfman got so much attention for his Coachella set this year. 8:32 p.m. A smile crept across Psychedelic Furs singer Richard Butlers face as he was singing their classic song, The Ghost in You. Facing a crowd who knew all the words, he looked awestruck it was hard to tell because he was wearing sunglasses at dusk stared down at the stage as if overwhelmed and then continued singing. Cruel World Festival 2023: Siouxsie, Iggy Pop, Billy Idol, Love and Rockets to Perform. Performers were mostly in their sixties and seventies, which attracted an older crowd, but the event was open to all ages and there were lots of kids as well as adults from their Twenties to Fifties. This festival features your favorite era-defining indie rock and indie dance artists taking place on the rolling green hills of Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. However, your map should also include other essential information, including: Event apps keep event attendees in the loop on everything thats going on from artists to showtimes to last-minute changes. The festival will be held at Pasadena, California's Brookside at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, May 20. Cruel World Festival will return to Pasadena, California, with comeback performances from Siouxsie whose last North American performance dates back 15 years and Love and Rockets, who last performed as a group in 2008. Morrissey, Bauhaus, Blondie, and Devo will headline a new one-day festival, Cruel World, set to take place May 2nd at the Grounds at Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles. Advertise Being able to listen to so many bands surrounded by such a diverse crowd T-shirt attire ranged from Iron Maiden to Britney Spears to all the bands on the bill was a reassuring testament to the hopeful destruction of rigid elitism and music snobbery so commonly displayed in alternative music spaces. Outdoor music festivals can cover a large territory. Ezra Blount, 9, became the 10th, and youngest, person to die from injuries sustained at the Astroworld festival, on Nov. 14. Featuring Blondie, Automatic, Berlin, Missing Persons and 45 Grave, what the lineup lacked in quantity it made up for in quality. The feeling was mutual. Upon arrival, it was hard not to be impressed with those who sacrificed comfort for fashion, done up in looks like platform boots, DIY patch jackets, heavy makeup, hair dye and more all usually more appropriate for a club environment. If your festival allows guests to stay overnight, ensure that you have accessible campsites on ground level that wont get washed out during a rainstorm. Contact. 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She asked the crowd to help her sing Call Me, and we didnt do a great job, but it was fun. If the power goes out during nighttime events, people need to see their way out clearly. They will take the stage this year instead. Absolutely. For best results, place one customer service area outside the venue for people to resolve ticket issues without tying up lines and entrances. Im very excited about the return of this festival. For Girl U Want, singer Mark Mothersbaugh marched in place while saluting the setting sun, committed to the cause like a righteous soldier facing a firing squad. Saw them live in the late 80s, and they were AMAZING. And while Vanians vocals still sound robust, Ganos felt stuck in its 80s adolescence. 0 16 8 minutes read. Whether its a weekend jazz festival or a rock-and-roll marathon, music festivals are a great way for people to come together. Cruel World is a one-day event that will take place on May 14 and 15, 2022, in Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Dorsey talks of a possible compromise as several members say they don't want to prevent callers who can't get to City Hall from participating in meetings. Im not sure if their performance of Bela Lugosis Dead or their cover of David Bowies Ziggy Stardust was better, but I do know that theyre laser-focused on delivering thrilling shows. Christian Death performs at the Cruel World festival. It was certainly ironic that this festival coincided with one of the hottest weekends of the spring. Though there are plenty of indoor music festivals, the vast majority of them take place outside. Set up security checkpoints first, followed by ticket checkers and technology"checking bags takes longer. Map out the traffic flow at entry points. In 1983, Violent Femmes burst onto the scene through their self-titled debut album and were extreme outliers. 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He seems to want a plutocracyand he owns a major local news outlet. Ditto for Bauhaus, which appropriately enough, was the last band I saw live before the pandemic creeped into our lives. An experience like no other bringing together newcomers and legends alike, Palomino Festival will appeal to long-time country fans, brand new Americana lovers, and everyone in between. Fuck you, fuck you! a 66-year-old John Lydon screamed and gnarled his face at retreating crowd members, some even in Public Image Limited shirts. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. The festival takes place annually at Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. Ideally, these sites will feature elevated platforms for the attendees tents or festival-provided tents. Even if your venue has permanent bathrooms, find a place to add portable options spaced out in areas accessible from multiple points. For the more photosensitive among us, the nice ladies running the Visit Pasadena tent are handing out free parasols. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. (One misfit was overheard talking about seeing Rush on the Hemispheres tour. Include signage locations when diagramming your event layout. Buy Cruel World Festival Concert Tickets & View the Tour Schedule at Box Office Ticket Sales! If there are big-name stars coming, VIPs should have their own entrance, complete with red-carpet and welcome tent for cocktails and appetizers before the show begins. The Cruel World Festival is an annual music festival held at the Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. A post shared by Cruel Word Festival (@cruelworldfest). We want to hear it. 88rising, the pioneering and internationally-renowned music and media company amplifying Asian talent and culture, and Goldenvoice present Head In The Clouds Music & Arts Festival. Were even hoping that Siouxsie Sioux might come out of retirement if the price is right. Good thing she didnt request that we do the rap to Rapture. Incidentally, I learned about 10 years ago when she called me for a telephone interview that Harry has fond memories of playing shows in San Francisco, and I think shes an international treasure. The Cruel World Festival is an annual music festival held at the Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Matt Gaetz Called Out for Citing Chinese Propaganda in Hearing And stay on top of the maintenance. The Damneds Dave Vanian looks sharp and ageless, like a GQ vampire, and commanded the stage like hed just sucked Johnny Rottens blood. His ghostly vibrato captured the crowd until the very end of his one-hour set, when the punk sneer of the Smiths Sweet and Tender Hooligan rocketed the headlining set to a close. Outdoor events can get muddy and challenging to navigate for festival-goers with physical disabilities. Cancel the world, erase history / There is no future as far as I can see., Well, except for the future that happens later today, when the sun will set, a breeze will drift through Brookside, Devo will tell us how devolved weve become and Morrissey will confess how miserable he remains. They delivered slightly different yet still enjoyable renditions of the songs we all know and love. Tennessee Ex-Cop Sues After Becoming Porn Meme, Claims She Was 'Groomed' for Sex With Coworkers Tennessee Ex-Cop Sues After Becoming Porn Meme, Claims She Was 'Groomed' for Sex With Coworkers Morrissey closes out Day 1 of the Cruel World festival in Pasadena on May 14, 2022. But I hope they are not the headline for 2023. Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic. This has been confirmed on the Cruel World website. Trump Melts Down Over Murdoch Admitting Fox Lied About Election Fraud Among the handful of acts joining the bill for 2022 that had not been advertised the first time around are the Damned. SE. Suzy Exposito. Best of the Bay Learn More VIP Starting at $399 + Fees In May of 2022 that ice will finally thaw and Devo will be honored to be part of it all., Trending Place a second (or third) customer service area inside the venue where other issues can be resolved. 48 Hills welcomes comments in the form of letters to the editor, which you can submithere. [1], In January 2023, the second edition of Cruel World Fest was announced: it will take place at the same location on Saturday May 20, 2023. Since Woodstock made music history in 1969, music festivals have become big business. The pandemic-canceled Cruel World festival will rise again in 2022 at a different location in the Los Angeles area but with most of the original lineup including headliners Morrissey, Bauhaus, Blondie and Devo intact, promoters announced Monday.. But their work was as primal as punk, focused on quotidian teenage subject matter like masturbation (Blister in the Sun), securing car keys from parental units (Gimme the Car) and begging, pleading to a girlfriend for just one sensual moment (Add It Up), all of which they played on Saturday. Ian was drunk before he got on stage, and couldnt go through a single song without drinking at least twice more (Jamesons and beer chaserscould see the roadie filling the glasses from where we were standing.) Devos Mark Mothersbaugh performs at Cruel World. While we waited for Devo to take the Outsiders stage, we checked out Record Safari, a highly air conditioned vinyl record shop on site thats also at Coachella, and browsed the all-vegetarian food lineup, no doubt a requirement from the rider of the staunchly anti-meat headliner, Morrissey (more on him in a minute). She concluded the song with another rage against the here-and-now reality. 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