The Cruel World Festival is set to return to Pasadena on May 17, featuring headliners Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and New Order. Goldenvoice’s one-day event will again take place at Brookside at the Rose Bowl.

Go's, Death Cult, and 'Til Tuesday are also confirmed to play the one-day Pasadena festival next May. Cruel World Reveals 2025 Lineup with New Order, Nick Cave, DEVO & Garbage

Cruel World happens on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Brookside at The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. The festival was launched in 2000. Tickets for the Goldenvoice event go on sale this Friday, October 25 at 11 am p.t. at Cruelworldfest.com.

Cruel World festival will return in 2025 with headliners New Order and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds. Southern California promoter Goldenvoice (the folks behind Coachella) will head back to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena,

Cruel World Fest is back for another year, and New Order and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds will headline 2025's festival. It's scheduled to take place May 17 at the Rose Bowl's Brookside in Pasadena, California.

The Cruel World festival will once again bring giants of post-punk, new wave, and goth to Southern California next spring. Taking place at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on May 17, the 2025 edition of the fest will be headlined by no less than New Order and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.