Music fans were left muttering “Goodbye, Cruel World” on Saturday night, as the Rose Bowl “Cruel World” festival ended prematurely when lightning was spotted and a local storm warning threatened ...

Iggy Pop had been on stage at Cruel World Festival long enough to lose his shirt – which really takes him no time at all – when midway through his sixth song on Saturday his sound was cut. Severe ...

It’s a good thing Pasadena’s Cruel World festival sells black parasols — normally they’re used to keep the sun off ghost-faced goths. At Saturday’s show at Brookside at the Rose Bowl, they were put to ...