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Mosswood Meltdown 2026 announces its full lineup.

Mosswood Meltdown, “the Bay Area’s coolest music festival” (SF Gate), returns to Oakland’s Mosswood Park July 18th & 19th, 2026. Following last week’s announcement of a pre-party on July 17th featuring Pavement, Wednesday, and Vivian Girls, the festival reveals its official lineup today, with tickets on sale now. Saturday is headlined by the “Godfather of Punk” Iggy Pop, following fierce Japanese quartet Otoboke Beaver, Santa Cruz’s hardcore heroes Scowl, skate-punks The Spits, garage rock Detroiters The Dirtbombs, always-unpredictable Tokyo troublemakers The Fadeaways, and LA-based power trio Primitive Ring. Legendary feminist punk pioneers Bikini Kill will cap off an epic Sunday, which also features The Return of Jackie & Judy aka Fred Armisen, Corin Tucker & Carrie Brownstein playing tunes by The Ramones, Philly’s seasoned punks The Dead Milkmen, the electrifying Frankie and The Witch Fingers, cult favorites Frightwig, and Miami rockers Las Nubes. Of course, it wouldn’t be a Mosswood Meltdown without the terrifically transgressive John Waters, who will be the wonderfully wicked host.

Get your tickets now, before prices rise! And stay tuned to more news from Mosswood Meltdown — additional artists and afterparties will be announced in the coming months.

Friday, July 17th (Pre-Party)
Pavement
Wednesday
Vivian Girls

Saturday, July 18th
Iggy Pop
Otoboke Beaver
Scowl
The Spits
The Dirtbombs
The Fadeaways
Primitive Ring

Sunday, July 19th
Bikini Kill
The Return of Jackie and Judy
The Dead Milkmen
Frankie and the Witch Fingers
Frightwig
Las Nubes

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

General Admission
Tier 1
Weekend Pass – $179
Day 1 Ticket – $129
Day 2 Ticket – $89

VIP Admission
(VIP comes with festival ins and outs privileges, access to VIP viewing areas, & VIP Swag bag)
Tier 1
Weekend Pass –  $299
Day 1 Ticket – $199
Day 2 Ticket – $159

Pre-Party Ticket Prices
GA – $99
VIP – $165

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Mosswood Meltdown returns July 18 – 19, 2026, but you can start your weekend a day earlier with Pavement.

Illustration by Dirty Clouds / Lortz

Mosswood Meltdown returns to Oakland’s Mosswood Park on July 18th and 19th. And while the beloved festival “is known to traffic in legends, popular punk and punk-adjacent groups, and highly anticipated reunions,” (KQED), this year they’ll be kicking off with an indie-rock driven pre-party at the park on July 17th. The evening will feature the endlessly inspirational rock legendsPavement, Wednesday, “one of the best indie rock bands around” (Pitchfork), and reverb-loving and cool as hell punks Vivian Girls. And, it wouldn’t be a proper Mosswood Meltdown without its fearless and subversive host, John Waters.

Mosswood Meltdown is an eccentric, one of a kind weekend. As SF Gate kindly sums it up, “at Mosswood Meltdown, the concept of a beautiful world looks quite different from other festivals, and it’s better for it.” Tickets for the pre-party are separate from the regular festival tickets and go on sale today (Tuesday, January 6th) at 10am PST. The full festival lineup will be unveiled in the coming weeks and won’t disappoint.

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FRIDAY, JULY 17TH PRE-PARTY LINEUP
Pavement
Wednesday
Vivian Girls

PRE-PARTY TICKET PRICES
GA – $99
VIP – $165
(VIP tickets come with ins and outs privileges,
and access to VIP viewing areas)

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Mosswood Meltdown announces first 2025 lineup and holiday season ticket prices.

Mosswood Meltdown, “one of the premiere underground rock festivals in the country” (CBS Bay Area), returns to Oakland’s Mosswood Park July 19th & 20th, 2025. Today, the fest announces a lineup teaser, with tickets on sale now with a special, limited holiday pricing while supplies last. The line-up thus far includes a one-of-a-kind performance by famed new wave band Devo, legendary psych-rock punks Osees, celebrated Oakland rapper Kreayshawn for her first appearance in a decade, The Exploding Hearts led fearlessly by guitarist Terry Six, and Belgian punk rock band The Kids. And as in years’ past, it wouldn’t be Mosswood Meltdown without its incomparable host, John Waters.

Stay tuned to more news from Mosswood Meltdown – many more artists will be announced in the coming months.
 

MOSSWOOD MELTDOWN 2025 LINEUP
Devo
Osees
Kreayshawn
The Exploding Hearts
The Kids
& more to be announced

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
(Payment Plans Also Available)

General Admission
Holiday Special Tier 1 – $119
Holiday Special Tier 2 – $139
Regular Pricing Tier 1 – $159
Regular Pricing Tier 2 – $179
Regular Pricing Tier 3 – $199

VIP Admission
(VIP comes with VIP seating, swag bag, ins & outs)
Holiday Special Tier 1 – $249
Holiday Special Tier 2 – $279
Regular pricing Tier 1 – $299
Regular pricing Tier 2 – $329
Regular pricing Tier 3 – $349

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Mosswood Meltdown announces additional lineup artists for 2023.

The epic Mosswood Meltdown, hosted by the inimitable John Waters, is returning to Oakland’s Mosswood Park July 1st and July 2nd. Today, they announce additional performers and single day lineups (for which tickets are on sale now). The festival’s newest additions include Twompsax (for their last performances ever), The 5678’s, Vore, and Teddy Bear Orchestra, joining “a legendary lineup” (Consequence) of headliners Le Tigre, Bratmobile for their first public performance in over 20 years, Gravy Train!!!!, ESG, Mika Miko, Snõõper, and more. The weekend will kick-off with a grand opening party at Thee Stork Club on Friday, featuring John Waters and Gravy Train!!!!. The antics will continue late into the night, with a smorgasbord of bombastic after parties (a full list can be found below). Tickets for the weekend are nearly sold-out, and single day tickets are expected to go quick. This is a weekend not-to-miss!

 
Mosswood Meltdown Single Day Lineups
 
Saturday, July 1st
Le Tigre  (1st Bay Area gig in 15 years)
Twompsax (last all ages show ever)
ESG (First performance in Oakland, CA)
The 5678’s
Tina & The Total Babes (only gig in 2023)
The Rondelles (only show in 2023)
Quintron & Ms. Pussycat
Morgan & the Organ Donors
Cumgirl8
Memo P.S.T.
 
Sunday, July 2nd
Bratmobile (first public performance in 20 years)
Gravy Train!!!! (only gig in 2023)
Mika Miko (1st show in a decade)
J.J. Fad
The Avengers
Teddy Bear Orchestra
Snõõper
Brower
Warp
Vore
 
Friday Kick Off Party at Thee Stork Club
Hosted by John Waters
Gravy Train!!!!
Trap Girl
Tragic Queendom Drag Contest
 
Saturday After Party at Thee Stork Club
 Twompsax (final show ever)
Warp
BAUS
 Croissant
Vore

Sunday Closing Party at Thee Stork Club
 Snõõper
Diesel Dudes
Gumby’s Junk
Blues Lawyer

 and More at Eli’s Mile High Club and Golden Bull
 Alternative Tentacles Parties
 Slovenly Records Parties
 
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
 
Ticket Prices
GA Single Day – $89
GA Weekend Pass – $159
VIP Single Day – $149
VIP Weekend Pass $279
Pre-Parties & Afterparties pass $99 or available “ala carte”
Party Tickets available at mosswoodmeltdown.com

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Mosswood Meltdown announces its first 2023 lineup members and early bird ticket pricing.

The epic Mosswood Meltdown is returning July 1st and July 2nd, 2023 to Oakland’s Mosswood Park. Today, the festival announces its first wave of the lineup, which features Le Tigre for their only Bay Area appearance of the year, Gravy Train!!!!, The Rondelles, and Tina & the Total Babes for their exclusive, only shows of 2023, Quintron & Miss Pussycat, and more. And of course, it wouldn’t be a Mosswood Meltdown without our iconic and punkeriffic host, John Waters. The lineup thus far can be found below and early bird tickets for the festival (for a holiday special pricing) are on sale this Friday at 9am PST/noon EST.

 
MOSSWOOD MELTDOWN 2023 TEASER
Le Tigre (1st Bay Area gig in 15 years!)
Gravy Train!!!! (Only gig 2022/2023)
Tina & the Total Babes (Only gig 2022/2023)
The Rondelles (Only gig 2022/2023)
Quintron & Miss Pussycat
 
And more to be announced soon!
 
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
 
Ticket Prices (Holiday Special)
GA Weekend Pass – $99
VIP Weekend Pass – $179
(VIP comes w/ VIP seating, swag bag, ins & outs)

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Mosswood Meltdown announces a killer lineup for their July festival.

After two years of delays, Mosswood Meltdown is finally making its debut at Oakland’s Mosswood Park on Saturday, July 2nd and Sunday, July 3rd, 2022! Today, they announce their stacked lineup, featuring Bikini Kill, Kim Gordon, The Dirtbombs, Bleached, Hunx and His Punx, Shannon Shaw, The Linda Lindas, and more. Of course, you can’t have a Meltdown without our punktastic leader, John Waters, who will be hosting the festivities. 

All tickets purchased for the 2020 concert will be honored at this year’s event. A full lineup can be found below and tickets for the festival are on sale now.

Attendees will need to be fully vaccinated or have a negative COVID test within 48 hours prior to the start date of the event (July 2, 2022). Proper Covid vaccination card or negative Covid test will be required upon entry for all attendees, including negative Covid tests for children. These policies are subject to change based on state and city guidelines this June and July, 2022.
WATCH LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT TEASER VIDEO
MOSSWOOD MELTDOWN 2022 LINEUP

Day 1
Kim Gordon
The Dirtbombs
Shannon Shaw
Bleached
Flipper
Twompsax
Carbonas
SNõõPER
Rubinoos

Day 2
Bikini Kill
Hunx and His Punx
Pansy Division
The Linda Lindas
The Fevers
Podium
Brontez Purnell
Fatty Cakes and the Puff Pastries

DJ’s
BABY DONUT – Allison Wolf (Bratmobile)
Jonathan Toubin – NY Nightrain 
Omar Perez – Pop Scene 
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

Ticket Prices
Day 1 GA – $99
Day 2 GA – $99
GA Weekend Pass – $149
VIP Weekend Pass – $249
VIP Day 1 – $149
VIP Day 2 – $149

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