Future Ruins festival – Los Angeles – 8 Nov 2025

Future Ruins (also known as the Future Ruins Festival) is a one-day music and arts festival organized by composers and performers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross through their special-purpose entity Future Remains. Scheduled to be held on 8 November 2025 at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, the event focuses on film and television composers along with DJ sets of electronic music.

 

The lineup includes the following names: Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow, Danny Elfman, Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Isobel Waller-Bridge, John Carpenter, Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, Mark Mothersbaugh, Questlove, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Tamar-kali, Terence Blanchard, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Volker Bertelmann AKA Hauschka.

Future Ruins festival – Los Angeles – 8 Nov 2025

 

OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION

Future Ruins is a first-of-its-kind music festival: a day-long event where the world’s most influential film and television composers step out from behind the screen and onto the stage.

 

Set across three stages at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, Future Ruins is designed to feel thoughtful and immersive, bringing this music to light in an environment where it has never been heard before. Every artist is a headliner, each with their own specially curated moment. Each artist is encouraged to take big swings and reimagine their work for a live audience. Ranging from electronic sets and live bands to orchestral performances, fans have the chance to experience live debuts from composers who rarely appear onstage.

 

This one-time line up is not just a music festival — it’s a cinematic ceremony, a deep dive into sound and story, and a historic first for Los Angeles.

ARTISTS

Cristobal Tapia de Veer

(Babygirl, Smile, The White Lotus, Black Mirror, Utopia (UK), Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams, Ponyboi, The Third Day, National Treasure (UK),The Girl With All The Gifts, Humans)

 

Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow

(Ex Machina, Civil War, Men, Drokk, Annihilation, Luce, Free Fire, Black Mirror, Devs)

 

Danny Elfman

(Batman, Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice, Men in Black, Good Will Hunting, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Big Fish, Alice In Wonderland, Spider-Man, Milk)

 

Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin

(Suspiria, Profondo Rosso/Deep Red, Dawn of the Dead, Demons, Tenebrae, Phenomena, Opera)

 

HILDUR GUðNADÓTTIR

(Joker, Chernobyl, A Haunting in Venice, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Mary Magdalene, Tár, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Women Talking, Hedda)

 

(a performance of Howard Shore‘s score of David Cronenberg’s Crash)

 

Isobel Waller-Bridge

(Munich: The Edge of War, Emma., Black Mirror, I Came By, Wicked Little Letters, Fleabag, The Lesson, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, Magpie, Sweetpea)

 

John Carpenter

(Halloween, They Live, The Thing, Christine, Escape From New York)

 

Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein

(Stranger Things, Lost in the Night, The Hole in the Fence, Spheres, Native Son, Butterfly, Retaliators, Valley of the Boom)

 

Mark Mothersbaugh

(The Life Aquatic, The Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore, Bottle Rocket, Rugrats, The Lego Movie, A Minecraft Movie, Cocaine Bear, Thor: Ragnarok)

 

Questlove

(performing the score works of Curtis Mayfield)

 

Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe

(Candyman, Master, Telemarketers, The Color of Care, Grasshopper Republic, Power, Unvion, Seeds, Life After)

 

Tamar-kali

(Mudbound, Shirley, The Assistant, The Fire Inside, The Last Thing He Wanted, Come Sunday, Palmer, The Lie, Little Richard: I am Everything)

 

Terence Blanchard

(BlacKkKlansman, Malcolm X, Inside Man, Da 5 Bloods, When the Levees Broke, One Night in Miami, The Woman King, Perry Mason)

 

Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross

(The Social Network, Watchmen, Gone Girl, Soul, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Challengers, Empire of Light, Waves, The Vietnam War, Mank, The Killer)

 

Volker Bertelmann AKA Hauschka

(All Quiet on the Western Front, Conclave, Lion, The Amateur, Dune: Prophecy, The Day of the Jackal, Hollywoodgate, Adrift, War Sailor, The Old Guard, Stowaway, Patrick Melrose)

TICKETS

General Admission – $ 299.50 (263 €)

A 1-day GA Ticket allows you general admittance to Future Ruins, including access to:

  • Performances on three stages
  • Food choices from regional and local vendors including vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options
  • Bars, Concessions, official merchandise, and specialty items from sponsors/vendors
  • Secure lockers with charging capabilities for rent (available on a first come, first served basis)

 

VIP Access – $ 505 (443 €)

A 1-day VIP Ticket allows you access to all general admission perks as well as VIP access including:

  • Dedicated VIP Fast Lane Entry
  • Exclusive VIP Only Gift Bag
  • Access to VIP Village which includes:
    • Access to elevated platform in VIP Village with views of one of the main stages
    • Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and select beverages available within the lounge (3:00 pm – 6:00 pm)
    • HD Video screens to view stages from VIP Village
    • Live Art & Music Installations + Photo Opportunities
    • Air-conditioned Restrooms
    • Complimentary water refilling stations
    • Comfortable areas to sit and relax
    • Premium bar offerings
    • Private merchandise stand for line free shopping
    • Dedicated Food and Beverage vendors in VIP Village

 

More information and tickets:

https://www.futureruins.com/