Cruel World Music Festival 2023 Pasadena Highlights

A look at some of the bands at The Cruel World Festival 2023 in Pasadena. ABC, Berlin, Squeeze, Jesus and Mary Chain and the Amazing Billy Idol. Have a look around the festival itself. Sit back and let us take you back to a time when music was glamorous, hair was big and MTV was leading the way.
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[@dankeeling603]

Top class performance from Martin Fry and ABC 💯👏

[@patriciajohnson7658]

Love it eyes without a face ,one of my all time favorites ,billy idol was on my wall for years id go just to see him

[@rogerking8163]

What I noticed was most of the audience were watching the acts, chilling and dancing, not standing there filming it on their phones like a younger audience!

[@RichPeacocke]

At least one of the old boys was standing there filming :)

[@Yngvi_Barran]

Billy Idol! 😊

[@MartinHayesUK]

I was about 19 when most of these bands were in the charts. Happy days.

[@colinhardacre7707]

Great video. A cracking good line up of 1980's New Romantics and Alterative bands. I have a lot of those band's LP's on vinyl. A great day out with Martin. Worth it.

[@garywoolford3930]

Good polished set from ABC, thank you guys. And no madness haha 😂

[@HolyFreakinDragonSlayer]

Great live music all round! Billy Idol still looks and sounds awesome. Can't beat a good quality live band!

[@EvilSie]

As a 20 year veteran of UK festivals such as Leeds and Download I can't believe how...tame...Cruel World seemed to be. Next year mix it up and go to Burning Man festival. I can just see the Silver Fox being treated like a God 😂

[@darrenwells2277]

Got to admit.. ABC were brilliant. Sorry to hear it came to a short end. It seems like this is a festival with bands that I would appreciate more.

[@gavlosmedia6323]

ABC sounded amazing He can still sing

[@whu58]

Great to see Martin Fry from ABC + the other 80`s bands - wow what a festival........thanks Mac Master!

[@simonlove9178]

Cracking 80s concert vid,,Martin fry looks well out of A B C ,,they still got it ,,,squeeze also put a good performance on 🎵🎵

[@naughtystudios]

Wow!! I never knew that ABC did half of them songs. Brilliant 🤩 They looked so Cool too.

[@yorki5208]

That looked like a great day with some of the groups we used to listen to have to agree ABC looked good 👍

[@marcelogalvani5784]

Very good. Thank you guys. From Brazil.

[@colinblackshaw971]

We need to treasure all these 80s bands as won't go on forever, most are mid late 60s now, scary

[@normajeanangel]

Beautiful Beautiful Vapours "Turning Japanese, Jam Paul Weller, Thomson Twins"... Y'all in the right place!! FULL-JOY FEST!!❤😂

[@huwfoxhall547]

Another great vlog really enjoyed ABC and Billy Idol.Keep up with your great vlogs🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@roberte5057]

Wonderful! Lucky guys.

[@johnjo7778]

ABC Lexicon of love is still one of my favourite albums. Coming from my home town of Sheffield as well! I bumped into Martin Fry in the mid 80's in Foto processing. I couldn't believe it when he spoke to me, he said "Shift!" 😂😂

[@junemccann5981]

Aww loved this Lee! All the old groups and songs. Was brilliant reminiscing to this. Looks like you both had a fab time. 🥰🌞🥰Xxx

[@andywright3450]

Hey lee brilliant vlog this .... I once saw abc in Sheffield years ago there were great band .... Great video thanks mate 😊😊

[@PaulCowcher]

Great vid you two. Leeds, Leeds, Leeds. Going down.

[@ashleyaltman2477]

Great video! Really been enjoying your latest set of videos of you out in America & back with Martin, who is always great to see in your videos!!

[@ashman4357]

Billy Idol 👌

[@steevobarker581]

Great video Lee. Just the right length. Really good shots of the event, and the music. Thank you. 👍👍

[@garethvaughan426]

Great vlog guys, yes saw ABC at the City Hall in Sheffield a couple of years ago, really top band👌

[@fishtigua]

As Noel Fielding once said on QI "There's nothing funnier than seeing old Goths at a Funfair".

[@AliSkarsgard]

Haha too right

[@ericsilberstein667]

Wish I was there.

[@AliSkarsgard]

@@ericsilberstein667 Same!

[@paulcole4902]

I find that the 80s music was the best the amount of singers and groups that come about then a lot of them are still performing now years later.. can't see that happening in the future with the singers and groups of today

[@AliSkarsgard]

@@paulcole4902 well said ! you’re absolutely spot on!

[@gwenfrance1779]

That was good to watch ! Loved the music.

[@wormsnake1]

2 Brilliant!! 2 legends!! 🙏❤️🎸.x

[@honestreview1043]

Excellent!

[@Onthe.32]

Fantastic Lee old boy great 👍👍👍👍

[@Alan..W]

MacMaster that's been your best video yet, really enjoyed that, might even watch it again. Mad how the old groups are still touring ....

[@dCarey906]

Just fantastic.

[@westcoast6325]

Brilliant job filming clips of all the old bands mate!! Man it’s crazy how much everyone is a getting so old. But I give them props for still doing these shows after all the drugs, parties and countless concerts over the years 👏 Billy looked definitely a lot slower than even 5 years ago. But he was a hardcore partier back in the day!! Thanks for bringing back a lot of awesome memories 👍

[@simonlyons4511]

Great video some great band from way back 👍👍

[@femlin1994]

Awww, loved your vlog! I live in LA so I was able to go back and see Gary & Siouxsie on Sun. I also was painfully disappointed that Adam Ant cancelled. ABC has so many hits and they were surprisingly fantastic! My favorite from Sat was Love & Rockets (who played against Billy Idol), who delivered a super stellar set! I heard last year was insanely hot in weather. Anyway, thanks for the vlog!

[@telawsonartzy6880]

Now I'm really really jealous. Great vlog Lee 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@markmills5451]

Bloody brilliant that was. (I have been drinking). One of your best! really brought back some memories:-)

[@TheMacMaster]

Thank you. 😎

[@HarryDeano]

Noticed it more and more often now all these festivals popping up of all the old classic 70s/80s/90s bands, just shows you how shite todays music or lack off is, so glad i grew up in the 80s, nice one Lee

[@jay-7368]

Can't beat the music from the 80s, and ABC sounded just as good like they did in the 80s 😁😁 Lee u need to cut down on your fish and chips and English breakfasts if you keep crashing after eating, u may need to change your diet my friend, I had to after finding out I've got liver disease 😫😫. Great vlog and 10/10 for bringing us back some great memories Lee. 👍👍👍

[@carolbuck7744]

I reckon over all you two are the LEGENDS!!!

[@petesinclair8753]

Thank you Lee and Martin superb watch 👍

[@stephendunne5676]

That' was brilliant,, you and the silver fox looked knackered at the end

[@christinebonner2822]

Tears for Beers. Brilliant!! 😀

[@anderson-coletheresa4453]

❤❤❤❤Lee have a Margarita that settles the Tequila. SO awesome thanks for sharing with us. Come to San Diego sometime both. of you😊😊😊😊

[@derbyjohn972]

Cracking vlog Lee. Enjoy it mate 👍🏻👍🏻

[@carlrushtonwillie5478]

You two argue so much youd think your married 😂😂 Your so funny 👍👍

[@alanthomson1227]

Modern day Hinge and Bracket

[@dlandis8146]

I went to a true 80s concert at the Rose Bowl June 6, 1982 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA Over 85,000 people showed up at this concert to promote nuclear disarmament. Performers (in order or appearance): Gil Scott Heron, Jesse Colin Young, Graham Nash, Bonnie Raitt, Donovan, Timothy B. Schmidt, Don Felder, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Steven Stills, Taj Mahal, Stevie Wonder, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Dan Fogelberg, Stevie Nicks, Linda Ronstadt, Nicolette Larson, Bette Midler, Jackson Browne, Gary U. S. Bonds, Tom Petty.

[@keithdavies2644]

Great vid Lee loved to have gone to this brilliant line up and sounded really good Martin Fry and Glenn Tilbrook s voices still sound great Regards to the Silver fox another stellar performance 😃

[@TommyRobertsMusicChannel]

A few years ago, I was feeling so tired and kept falling asleep. I also found out that I had high blood resure due to a health screening at work and was diagnosed after seeing doc for diabetes type 2. Maybe worth a look, so glad I was diagnosed and got it sorted

[@nigel8499]

That's quite a line up👍 all they needed was Tears for Fears, Sade, Simple Minds and Duran Duran

[@nigel8499]

​@@elmerfudd6305 good call 👍

[@brody5211]

@@elmerfudd6305 they were there ready to come on by all accounts but weren’t happy with their pecking order and flew off in a rage

[@diggerthegroundhog8799]

Then it wouldn't be Cruel World. It would be Top 40 world.

[@danielharvey1653]

This was such a fun video, loving the Silver Fox, hope you do more together.

[@davidwatwood6884]

Thanks for showing Richard Blade i grew up listening to Richard Blade on KROQ 106.7 back in the 80's and 90's 😉👍

[@davidhurstfield3622]

Fantastic vlog Lee some great bands 😂🎉

[@13yelworC13]

Wow, just stumbled on your channel, what a nice find! Yes, I was there and ouch about folks who couldn't return to the venue on Sunday 😱😭

[@kevinsmoother]

Wow! Looked awesome ! ABC sounded great

[@Nosdos]

What I would love to see is the Silver Fox coming over to uk and doing some stuff with the Mac

[@rbnhd1144]

I agree, Martin really is a great lad and plays well off Lee, I could see him falling back into that Yorkshire twang real fast, the English breakfasts would win him over, its got to happen at some point.

[@peteedwards5299]

A great trip down memory lane boys.

[@markmangan845]

Great vid guys, abc were 👏 😊😎👍

[@PoppythePaw]

So glad you got the Billy Idol footage! Haha that was awesome 👏 😂

[@richardpattison5525]

Enjoyed the video done a great job. You work well together

[@mark120964]

Hi guys, thanks for sharing that. Hope you both enjoyed it. 😂❤

[@joannehall170]

Brilliant vlog Lee .

[@christinebonner2822]

Aw was looking forward to seeing Human League. ABC great as always ❤️. Hope you had fun 😌

[@deborahdeaney9225]

Brilliant vlog Lee + Martin. Looked a good concert. 😂

[@jimhaddow9120]

Another brilliant video with the silver fox. You can tell this is one of your very best friends. Magical

[@ChrisLimey]

Love Martin being in these videos. Hes such a genuine all round nice guy.

[@barrythemod]

I'm sooooooo glad that i grew up in the 60's and not the 80's.

[@stussyhuff]

Looked a top line up. ❤

[@therossendalerambler-mikei7294]

Some quality bands on there awesome

[@nicolaharvey4830]

Love Billy idol and abc

[@krysfox4686]

Found ya looking for sets we saw last year in prep for this year-- and it's wild how different the experience was! What a choose your adventure festivals are! We saw almost entirely different bands and im so glad we did! (And we came back sunday for Siouxsie, Iggy & Gary Numan) Our favorites of the day were Gang of Four and Love and Rockets! Both were mind meltingly good! This year we have Adam Ant for reals, Duran Duran, Jesus and Mary Chain, Interpol, Placebo, The Motels, The Faint, Ministry and what im most excited for--- TONES ON TAIL!

[@gavlosmedia6323]

And the Bunnymen.....wow.....brilliant

[@nightnurse2543]

Loved this ABC still brill!!!

[@jimdeas2711]

ABC defo the highlight, just made my day!!!

[@diggerthegroundhog8799]

All the hits all the time

[@RickW..]

ABC bringing back memories of Clumber Park. Brilliant 👍👍

[@nigeandchris1294]

Great to see the old mac back in town as franky said 👍 😊

[@edwinneill5172]

Martin Fry, what a class act

[@helgabullabong]

Brilliant. I have been to Lets Rock in the UK. Its held annually at various places across the UK. Loads of brilliant 80s bands. Get Martin to fly over for it. Of course, can't guarantee the weather.

[@keiranhyre750]

Great vlog mate 👍

[@christinepickard7804]

ABC was great, atmosphere. Dancy tunes & vegan food always good,😄 thanks to you both.🥂🥤

[@richt71]

Good to see a British idol in Billy Idol that was born close to where I live in London. BTW I was taught French by Ian McCulloch's ex-wife. As a 15 year old she was a fave of mine!

[@Dragonbreath2807]

I love the way some of the bands firmly believe they are playing some of the best rock songs ever written, not then, not now. lol. Fave clip was Echo & the Bunnymen, thanks for the upload 👍

[@PAGEREFURBISHMENT]

This is like listening to absolute radio but live … bet this was awesome to actually be there

[@damo1659]

ABC fantastic band :)

[@DrDaveW]

All these guys should get together to form a supergroup called “Hip Replacement”!

[@andymullaney1594]

Loved ABC and squeeze back in the day,went to see Duran Duran few week ago,going to see iron maiden twice this summer,👍

[@murrays99]

Another adventure with 2 great friends, Martin is legendary.

[@connie5241]

Awww, that looked like fun. Love Berlin, but for me, Billy took the biscuit. What a shame that you weren't able to see all that you came for. Adam Ant and the Motels would have also been a highlight for me. Unfortunately, there's not much you can do about Mother Nature's moods. I hope despite the way it turned out, that you enjoyed it all and yourself anyway, even the long walk back with a good friend. Thanks for sharing.

[@robblack7560]

that looked and sounded great, those were the days when artists could sing and bands could play instruments

[@tonywilliamson3532]

Steve Stevens is a beast of a guitarist, he's been the perfect foil to Idol over the years. Cheers fellas hope you had a blast!

[@TheMacMaster]

He was jaw dropping

[@keithboddey]

It that concert was 10 miles from where I live. and it was £5 to get in, I would give it a miss.

[@sarahillingworth2718]

10/10

[@Foo007]

I’ve always wanted to go to Cruel World…but, being from Washington, DC - it would take me longer to get to LA then it did for you in the UK!

[@sotvsotv2761]

Legends

[@blairoutproject]

So basically every band who couldn't get a summer season with Pontins UK was there....

[@darrenwilson8042]

Made me recall when Rik from the young ones wrote in protest to Echo and the Bunnymen - it started " Dear Mr Echo........ "