Cruel World 2024 was a musical journey through time and space, bringing acts from all over, and all decades, to Brookside Golf Course at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The day started off early with doors opening at 11:30 and the first band taking the stage at 11:45. Some of the problems that festival-goers faced last year were cleared up this year, last year’s hour and a half line to get into the festival (even through the VIP section) was cut down to about 20 minutes this year. Also, parking was significantly more efficient, both getting in and out. Of the bands that played in the first few hours of the day, there was one that stood out: Nuovo Testamento, who played an afternoon set on the “Sad Girls” stage. Lead vocalist and frontwoman, Chelsey Crowley, commands a stage like no ...