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Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, New Order, Devo and the Go-Gos Among Acts Set for 2025 Cruel World Festival


Cruel World Festival is set to return to Pasadena on May 17, featuring Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and New Order along with the Go-Gos and Devo.

Dig out the fishnets and lace up the Docs: The Cruel World Festival is set to return to Pasadena on May 17, featuring headliners Nick Cave& the Bad Seeds and New Order. Cruel World will be the final stop for Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds’ North American tour supporting their 18th album, “Wild God.” Latter-day darkwave act She Wants Revenge, from the San Fernando Valley, also plans to make Cruel World its only stop next year, organizers said.

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