The iconic metal band Ministry amazed fans at the Cruel World Festival last Saturday when they played songs that had not been performed since the 1980s. They appeared alongside headliners such as Duran Duran, Interpol, Blondie, and Simple Minds at Brookside at The Rose Bowl in California for the memorable show.
The band, whose first two albums are 1983’s “With Sympathy” and 1986’s “Twitch,” which were featured on the festival’s lineup poster, delighted their followers with a range of tracks that they had not performed for decades. Some of the songs that fans were thrilled to hear included ‘Work For Love,’ ‘I’m Falling,’ ‘Effigy (I’m Not An),’ which were last performed live back in 1984, as well as ‘All Day,’ ‘Over the Shoulder,’ and ‘Just Like You,’ which were brought back for the first time since 1987. Furthermore, ‘We Believe’ was played for the first time since 2003, while ‘(Everyday Is) Halloween’ which was last played in front of a crowd back in 2019.
During the interview with Rolling Stone ahead of the performance, Al Jourgensen, the frontman of Ministry, revealed how he came around the idea of performing their debut live again. He said, “The guys in the band know I don’t like this record,” pointing out that it is mostly “label-appointed” crew; however, he was pleased with the newly recorded version of the album’s old songs.
Last year, Cruel World was headlined by Siouxie Sioux and Iggy Pop. However, severe weather disrupted the festival during Sioux’s set, and the show was stopped during sets by Pop and The Human League. Despite the cancellation, the organizers announced a new show the next day, featuring Pop and Sioux performing complete sets, marking Sioux’s first appearance in the United States in 15 years
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