MOSSWOOD MELTDOWN HOLIDAY SPECIAL & FIRST FIVE BANDS

I’m starting to feel a twinge of… Hope? Maybe we can battle the rise of fascism in this country still? And our good friends at Mosswood Meltdown have announced that their first headliner is… DEVO! The only line of defense against the devolution of democracy. Plus, the return of the mighty Kreayshawn and garage titans Osees, The Exploding Hearts, and The Kids, with a LOT more to come! Tickets are on sale NOW!!! Buy early because prices go up! 

“Oakland California, November 2024. A town without a Mayor, a D.A., or a major sports team. Our city has lost so much, but we haven’t lost the soul of the people. Here at Oakland CA’s Mosswood Meltdown Music Fest, we celebrate our own heroes. We elect John Waters, the Prince of Puke, to preside over our festivities.

We’ve witnessed De-evolution on a world stage in real-time, so this year, we’ll be hosting the pioneers of De-Evolutionary theory, the legendary art-punk band DEVO from Akron, Ohio, as well as San Francisco legends Osees, The Queen of Oakland, Kreayshawn, Portland’s only Rock n Roll band, The Exploding Hearts, and Bloody Belgium’s The Kids!

In the face of disasters, Oakland, CA, is resilient. Thanks for helping support independent music and arts in our community. “

Mosswood Meltdown 2024 Gallery

As Summer winds itself down brings us to “way too hot Fall,” we figured it was a good day to look back at Mosswood Meltdown 2024. Our dear friend Ben Zero took some lovely black & white shots of Go Sailor!, Wifey, John Waters, Redd Kross, Hot Laundry, Hunx & His Punx, Trap Girl, and Pansy Division for you to enjoy! 

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Mosswood Meltdown – An Epic Punk Rock Festival

 

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John Waters Opening Commentary 

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MOSSWOOD MELTDOWN 2024 SET TIMES

Mosswood Meltdown is just over a week away, and we CAN’T WAIT!!!! I’m so excited to cross Go Sailor, Bush Tetras finally, and, of course, The B-52’s off the old bucket list. Tickets are going quickly, so buy them ASAP

SATURDAY JULY 6TH

B-52’s   8:15pm-9:45pm
Redd Kross   6:45pm-7:30pm
Hunx & His Punx 5:30pm-6:15pm
Peaches Christ Drag Show    4pm-5pm
Pansy Division 3pm – 3:40pm
Go Sailor   2pm-2:30pm 
Wifey   1:20pm-1:40pm 
Trap Girl   12:30pm-1pm
Hot Laundry   11:30am-noon

SUNDAY JULY 7TH

Mummies   9:00pm-9:45pm
Pure Hell  7:45pm-8:30pm
Big Freedia  6:45pm-7:30pm
Gibby Haynes  5:30pm-6:15pm
Egyptian Lover  4:15pm-5:00pm 
Bush Tetras  3:00pm-3:45pm 
Die Spitz  2:00pm-2:30pm
Space Lady  1:00pm-1:30pm
Gumby’s Junk 12:00pm-12:30pm

Mosswood Meltdown Daily Lineups!

Our good friends at Mosswood Meltdown have gifted us with their daily lineups for Mosswood Meltdown 2024! Coming to you July 6th & 7th, and featuring a headlining set by The legendary B-52’s, the return of The Mummies (who in the past have made their entrance on the toy motorbikes, riding on top of a vintage ambulance, and even after setting up on the mainstage, tricked everyone by playing in the middle of a grove of trees instead!), a very rare appearance from Pure Hell, an even MORE rare appearance by Go Sailor!, and even more rare appearance from the Bush Tetras, to name a few. 

2 – Day and single-day tickets are available here—daily breakdowns below the jump. 

MOSSWOOD MELTDOWN 2024 DAILY LINEUPS
SATURDAY JULY 6TH
The B-52s
Redd Kross
Hunx & His Punx
Peaches Christ Drag Show
Pansy Division
Go Sailor
Wifey
Trap Girl
Hot Laundry

SUNDAY JULY 7TH
The Mummies
Pure Hell
Big Freedia
Egyptian Lover
Gibby Haynes & the Paul Green Rock Academy
Bush Tetras
Die Spitz
Space Lady
Gumby’s Junk

Mosswood Meltdown- Single Day Line Ups // Afterparties // New Acts!

“Mosswood Meltdown is a pissed-off July 4th weekend celebration for the punk rock elite. Slum-goddess feminists, butch twinks, homo-masculine straight guys-we’re all ready to pogo our way to musical mayhem.”

– John Waters 

Our good friends at Mosswood Meltdown continue to make the greatest festival lineup ever (according to me) even greaterest! (WTF? Grammarly didn’t flag that word?!?!) In addition to the previously announced returns of Le Tigre, Bratmobile, Gravy Train!!!!, Mika Miko, The Rondells, JJ Fad, and too many more to name, we have been gifted with four ridiculously cool additions! We have Oakland’s Twompsax bidding us adieu with their last two performances ever. We also have Japan’s greatest surf band, The 5678s, returning to the US for the first time in a while. For those of you sick of music played by humans, the Teddy Bear Orchestra (which really is a band comprised of robot teddy bears) will give pleasure to your ears as a distraction while they plot to take over the human race. 

They’ve also FINALLY let us know who is playing on which days. For me, personally, that stretch of SNOOPER to Bratmobile on Sunday is about as perfect as a music festival could possibly be. Full details are below, as well as info on the afterparties! Tickets are available here, and get them while you can! This is looking like selling out is not out of the question…

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