The festival gathered the best bands in one place!
This weekend, the legendary Rose Bowl’s Brookside Golf Course in Pasadena, CA was the host of a new music festival that gathered 80’s New Wave and Goth music fans, we are talking about CRUEL WORLD FEST 2022.
Two amazing days with the same lineup were the atmosphere was full of great vibes, great people and great music.
Again, giant promoter Goldenvoice was the master mind behind this festival and it was such a success that during day 2 the rumor of a new edition for 2023 was spreading rapidly. We really hope this happens because the experience of this festival was incredible.
Despite the heat during the first evening hours, the black clothing was the predominant color among goers and others just decided to wear something fresh for the occasion. Tomorrow, we will post a new article about the amazing fashion we saw on the field.
For now, we will share with you a photo gallery of the bands we were able to enjoy this weekend in order of appearance. Hope you enjoy them!
LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT
Some of the songs they performed:
“Kiss Pure”, “Sacrifice”, “Your Best Nightmare”, “Spider and the Fly”, “Black Cat”
TR/ST
Songs performed:
“Bulbform”, “Rescue, Mister”, “Iris”, “Bicep”, “Sulk”
BLAQK AUDIO
Some of the songs performed:
“Stiff Kittens”, “A Distant Light”, “OK, Alex”, “Cities Of Night”
PUBLIC IMAGE LTD
Songs Performed:
“Public Image”, This Is Not A Love Song”, “Swan Lake”, “Shoom”, “Rise”
DRAB MAJESTY
Some of the songs performed:
“Kissing The Ground”, “Cold Souls”, “Not Just A Name”, “Oxytocin”, “Dot In The Sky”
THE DAMNED
Songs Performed:
“Wait For The Blacout”, “Plan 9 Channel 7”, “Street Of Dreams”, “Love Song”, “Nasty”.
THE CHURCH
Some of the songs performed:
“Reptile”, “Metropolis”, “Under The Milky Way”, “Tantalized”
VIOLENT FEMMES
Some of the songs performed:
“Blister In The Sun”, “Kiss Off”, “Gone Daddy Gone”, “Add It Up”, “American Music”.
BERLIN
Some of the songs performed:
“No More Words”, “Metro”, “Sex (I’m A…)”, “Masquerade”, “Take My Breath Away”
DEVO
Songs performed:
“Don’t Shoot (I’m A Man)”, “Peek-a-Boo”, “That’s Good”, “Whip It”, “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”
THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS
Some of the songs performed:
“The Boy That Invented Rock & Roll”, “Mr Jones”, “Pretty In Pink”, “Love My Way”, “India”
BAUHAUS
Some songs performed:
“Double Dare”, “In The Flat Field”, “She’s In Parties”, “Bela Lugosi’s Dead”, “Stigmata Martyr”, “Ziggy Stardust”
BLONDIE
Some of the songs performed:
“X Offender”, “Hanging On The Telephone”, “Atomic”, “Call Me”, “Heart Of Glass”, “One Way Or Another”
MORRISSEY
Some of the songs performed:
“We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful”, “Dissapointed”, “Alma Matters”, “I Am Veronica”, “First Of The Gang To Die”, “Everyday Is Like Sunday”, “Suedehead”
We really wanted to thank the whole crew of Cruel World and Goldenvoice for their invaluable support to cover this amazing festival.
Hope to see you again next year!
The Heart Sounds team
