Forever Now Tickets

Forever Now is a monumental new one-day festival for passionate music lovers, taking place at legendary venue The National Bowl, Milton Keynes on 22 June 2025.

A true celebration of alternative culture, the event will explore the cultural phenomenon of the dark side of creativity, featuring many of the greatest pioneers of new wave, post-punk, psychedelia and alternative rock.

From electronic innovators Kraftwerk to punk icon Billy Idol and alt-rock legends The The, Death Cult, The Damned, Johnny Marr, The Psychedelic Furs and The Jesus & Mary Chain, the festival will be a unique gathering for fans of post-punk music, fashion and literature, with a line-up unlike any other in the UK.

Forever Now is more than just a festival – it’s a vibrant homage to the creativity and countercultural spirit born from the late 70s and early 80s that remains just as influential to present day culture. From the fashionably dark to the fiercely unconventional, all are welcome to revel in a day of unforgettable music and community. This is a festival where nostalgia meets discovery, where new and devoted fans unite, and where forever truly begins now.

This will be the UK sister event of the critically acclaimed US festival Cruel World, which is now in its fourth iteration, produced and promoted by Goldenvoice in Pasadena, California.

This summer’s musical tour-de-force, Forever Now will explore the cultural phenomenon of the darker underbelly of creativity, from new wave to post-punk, psychedelia and alt-rock. The festival will celebrate the lifestyle and attitude that started at the tail end of the 70’s – a time when NME, Sounds and Melody Maker helped define the music taste of a generation, and era-defining artists created a movement that remains significant in the cultural zeitgeist to this day.