Moby brings Future Quiet home to Brookside at the Rose Bowl, with Underworld in tow

A week from tonight, Moby headlines a one-stage, no-clash electronic bill on the grass next to the Rose Bowl, with Underworld, Fcukers, Nia Archives and DJ Holographic.

Next Saturday, the golf course grass beside the Rose Bowl turns into a dance floor. On Saturday, Nov. 7, Moby headlines Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena with Underworld as special guests, and a support bill of Fcukers, Nia Archives (a DJ set) and DJ Holographic. Gates and music start at 4 p.m.; curfew is 11.

The format is the selling point. Goldenvoice is running it on a single stage, so there are no overlapping sets: you can see all five acts without a dash across the lawn. AXS lists it as all ages and standing room only. Brookside parking opens at 3 p.m., and the show goes ahead rain or shine. Tickets are still on AXS.

For Moby, it's close to a home game. Our records show he has played the Hollywood and central L.A. area more than any other market, 20 shows in all. Pasadena comes two nights after he plays Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, so the Rose Bowl date ends a short California run.

He's bringing new music. Future Quiet, his 23rd studio album, came out on BMG on Feb. 20. On the album's page and in his own notes on why he made it, it reads as a quieter record than the one his festival sets are known for: piano minimalism, long ambient passages, and a handful of vocal collaborations. The lead single was a new version of "When It's Cold I'd Like to Die," one of his best-loved songs, sung by Jacob Lusk. The album came with what was billed as his biggest tour in more than a decade, including both Coachella weekends in April and a European summer run.

How that quieter material sits next to a big outdoor show is part of what makes the night interesting. Moby has always written for headphones and for fields, and an open-air lawn at dusk, before the dark sets in, suits both.

Then there's the co-headliner. A bill with Underworld would sell plenty of tickets in Southern California on its own, and putting them on the same stage as Moby, one after the other, has the feel of a reunion of the generation that took electronic music into big rooms. The undercard looks forward rather than back. Fcukers are a newer dance-punk band, and Nia Archives is one of the people who brought jungle back, here playing a DJ set. Arrive at 4 and the bill gives you a crash course in where the music has been and where it's going.

One stage, five acts, no clashes, and a lawn in the shadow of the Rose Bowl.

A few practical notes. Brookside is the open grass beside the stadium, not the stadium itself, so plan on standing all evening and dress for a November night in the Arroyo. Lineup and set times can change without notice, so check the AXS page before you head out.

A week out, the case is simple. Moby has a new record and a home crowd, and he's sharing the stage with peers he rarely gets to play next to. You don't have to choose between sets, and you'll be home by midnight.

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