Photos — May 22, 2023 at 10:31 pm

Photos: Love and Rockets reborn with first performance in 15 years at Cruel World


Love and Rockets’ Daniel Ash at Cruel World | Photo by Kevin Estrada, @KevinEstradaPhotography

Love and Rockets roared back to life this past weekend at the weather-abbreviated Cruel World festival in Pasadena, California — the trio’s first live performance in 15 years and the kickoff to their 17-date U.S. reunion tour that is now fully underway.

We previously posted the setlist and some video from Saturday night’s set, but now, thanks to ace music photographer Kevin Estrada, we can share this gallery of killer live shots from Cruel World.

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The group — David J, Kevin Haskins and Daniel Ash — played again Sunday night in Oakland, extending their festival-length set from 11 songs to 18, including performances of “Holiday on the Moon,” “Love Me” and material from their later albums, as well as the first-ever performance of Sweet F.A. outtake “My Dark Twin.”

Love and Rockets’ tour resumes Wednesday in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Below, check out Kevin Estrada’s photos from Cruel World, plus the remainder of the band’s tour dates.

 


Love and Rockets’ Daniel Ash at Cruel World | Photo by Kevin Estrada, @KevinEstradaPhotography

 



Love and Rockets’ Kevin Haskins at Cruel World | Photo by Kevin Estrada, @KevinEstradaPhotography

 


Love and Rockets’ Daniel Ash at Cruel World | Photo by Kevin Estrada, @KevinEstradaPhotography

 



Love and Rockets’ David J at Cruel World | Photo by Kevin Estrada, @KevinEstradaPhotography

 


Love and Rockets’ Kevin Haskins at Cruel World | Photo by Kevin Estrada, @KevinEstradaPhotography

 


Love and Rockets’ Daniel Ash at Cruel World | Photo by Kevin Estrada, @KevinEstradaPhotography

 


Love and Rockets’ David J at Cruel World | Photo by Kevin Estrada, @KevinEstradaPhotography

 


Love and Rockets’ Kevin Haskins at Cruel World | Photo by Kevin Estrada, @KevinEstradaPhotography

 


Love and Rockets’ Daniel Ash at Cruel World | Photo by Kevin Estrada, @KevinEstradaPhotography

 

Love and Rockets 2023 tour dates

May 24: Sandy Amphitheater, Salt Lake City, UT
May 26: Roseland Theater, Portland, OR
May 27: Roseland Theater, Portland, OR
May 28: Moore Theater, Seattle, WA
June 5: Palace Theatre, St. Paul, MN
June 6: Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL
June 7: Royal Oak Music Hall, Royal Oak, MI
June 9: Kings Theater, Brooklyn, NY
June 10: Fillmore, Philadelphia, PA
June 11: Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD
June 13: Coca Cola Roxy, Atlanta, GA
June 15: Factory in Deep Ellum, Dallas, TX
June 16: ACL Live at The Moody Theater, Austin, TX
June 17: Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio, TX
June 20: The Theatre at Ace Hotel, Los Angeles, CA

 

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