Cruel World Festival
cruel world festival annual music festival held brookside rose bowl pasadena california founded organized goldenvoice subsidiary aeg present festival revolves around new wave postpunk gothic rock alternative rock genre park several stage continuously host live music cruel world festival showcase popular established musical artist well reunited group first edition may featured morrissey bauhaus blondie among artist second edition festival took place may featuring siouxsie iggy pop headliner run artist including billy idol human league love rocket echo bunnymen edition ended early night due nearby lightning strike siouxsies headlining set evening rescheduled following day iggy pop gary numan also returning duran duran headlined third festival may february goldenvoice announced inaugural cruel world festival set take place may dignity health sport park ground carson california outside los angeles festival first postponed september due worldwide pandemic canceled entirely may june goldenvoice announced inaugural festival would finally take place may minor lineup alteration new site brookside golf course rose bowl pasadena california inaugural edition featured band headlining set morrissey bauhaus blondie appearance devo psychedelic fur church others festival way revive biggest name new wave gothic rock scene ticket sold first day second day lineup added sunday may los angeles time wrote cruel world timetravels back moment synthesizer supplanting guitar rebel teen born baby boomer hegemony hungrily seeking new sound idea hairdo january second edition cruel world fest announced saturday may take place location ticket going sale friday january siouxsie iggy pop announced headliner joined billy idol human league love rocket echo bunnymen gary numan gang four many others siouxsies first united state performance year confirmed u performance year also first love rocket set year bauhaus broken festival daniel ash stated would beginning final ever love rocket tour near end night pop performance siouxsies scheduled set festival ended abruptly authority due extremely severe weather condition included lightning strike early morning may promoter festival announced social medium siouxsie pop would return later day siouxsie performing extended set sunday also featured numan returning another performance well set club doom dave third edition cruel world took place may headlined duran duran featuring set blondie interpol adam ant simple mind others gary numan returned festival perform album pleasure principle entirety ministry performed set consisting song first two album sympathy twitch including many song performed since tone tail performed first official set since alarm balvanera cancelled appearance former due frontman mike peter cancer diagnosis cruel world festival official website