Cruel World Festival Turns Into Two-Night ’80s Party With Siouxsie, Iggy Pop, Love and Rockets
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variety.comPat Saperstein Deputy Editor Lovers of ’80s music in the synth-pop and post-punk genres rejoiced Saturday as a stuffed roster including Iggy Pop, Gang of Four, Love and Rockets, Echo and the Bunnymen and the Human League performed at the Cruel World festival in Pasadena.
The festival had an unexpected second evening of performances on Sunday after lightning cut short Saturday night’s show before Siouxsie was able to play.
It’s not an easy job to give the faithful fans what they want while avoiding sounding like a Totally ’80s greatest hits sampler.
Most of the attendees had four decades of hearing these bands under their studded belts, recognizing many of the songs from the very first jangly chord.
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