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New Order, Nick Cave to Headline 2025 Cruel World Festival

Cruel World festival will return in 2025 with a lineup that features headliners New Order and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and more. Get the details.

Southern California promoter Goldenvoice (the folks behind Coachella) will head back to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., on Saturday, May 17, with additional performances from legendary acts Devo, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Death Cult, Garbage, Madness, She Wants Revenge, Alison Moyet and more. The 2025 festival will mark the final stop of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ North American the Wild God Tour in support of their highly acclaimed 18th studio album of the same name. Standout reunions for the festival will include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honorees The Go-Go’s and the trailblazing new wave band ‘Til Tuesday, performing for the first time in 35 years with its original members.

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