The post-punk and new wave festival Cruel World returns May 11th, 2024 to Brookside at The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
The 2024 lineup is headlined by Duran Duran and also features Blondie, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Interpol, Simple Minds, Placebo, Soft Cell, Adam Ant, Ministry, and more.
Tickets to Cruel World 2024 are now available
Ticket Price: $209 (GA); $299 (GA+); $429 (VIP)
Headliners
Festival lineup
Saturday, May 11
- ADULT.
- Adam Ant
- Blondie
- Body of Light
- DREAMCAR
- Duran Duran
- French Police
- Gary Numan (performing The Pleasure Principle)
- Heaven 17
- Interpol
- Lol Tulhurst x Budgie
- Ministry (performing With Sympathy and Twitch)
- Model/Actriz
- Placebo
- Simple Minds
- Soft Cell
- TR/ST
- The Alarm
- The Faint
- The Jesus and Mary Chain
- The Stranglers
Gallery from previous years
Billy Idol, photo by A. Goldberg/Cruel World
Billy Idol, photo by A. Goldberg/Cruel World
Siouxsie, photo by Pooneh Ghana/Cruel World
Siouxsie, photo by Pooneh Ghana/Cruel World
Siouxsie, photo by Pooneh Ghana/Cruel World
Iggy Pop, photo by Nicolita Bradley/Cruel World
Iggy Pop, photo by Coen Rees/Cruel World
Love and Rockets, photo by Pooneh Ghana/Cruel World
Love and Rockets, photo by Pooneh Ghana/Cruel World
Love and Rockets, photo by Pooneh Ghana/Cruel World
Berlin, photo by Pooneh Ghana/Cruel World
Berlin, photo by Pooneh Ghana/Cruel World
Modern English, photo by Pooneh Ghana/Cruel World
Modern English, photo by Pooneh Ghana/Cruel World
Echo & The Bunnymen, photo by Coen Rees/Cruel World
Gang of Four, photo by Quinn Tucker/Cruel World
Gang of Four, photo by Quinn Tucker/Cruel World
Boy Harsher, photo by Nicolita Bradley/Cruel World
Boy Harsher, photo by Nicolita Bradley/Cruel World
ABC, photo by A. Goldberg/Cruel World
Animotion, photo by Tyler Borchardt/Cruel World
Aurat, photo by Coen Rees/Cruel World
Ela Minus, photo by Quinn Tucker/Cruel World
Glass Spells, photo by A. Goldberg/Cruel World
Riki, photo by Pooneh Ghana/Cruel World
Squeeze, photo by A. Goldberg/Cruel Summer
The Human League, photo by Tyler Borchardt/Cruel World
The Human League, photo by Tyler Borchardt/Cruel World
The Soft Moon, Photo by Nicolita Bradley/Cruel Summer
Wax Trax Records, photo by Pooneh Ghana/Cruel World
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