Mosswood Meltdown, Oakland (July 19-20, 2025)

Note: Bratmobile, who headlined Sunday’s show, had a lot of guests on their set, including Brontez Purnell, TRAP, The Linda Lindas (for “Cherry Bomb”), and The Mummies.

DEVO made their appearance in California, despite having to rescheduled their Minnesota appearance in June to November 15, 2025.

We were really excited to see a rare appearance by Portland’s The Exploding Hearts (making their only Bay Area appearance). The weird thing about the band was that in 2003, the entire band was driving home after playing the Bottom of the Hill, in San Francisco, when bassist Matt Fitzgerald fell asleep and crashed their van – killing everyone in the van, except for guitarist Terry Six and manager Rachell Ramos. After the car accident, the band understandably broke up. It wasn’t until 20 years later did Terry Six, the only surviving band member started performing under the Exploding Hearts stagename.

Once again filmmaker and tastemaker, John Waters hosted the annual event.

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Get ready for those tasty East Bay summer vibes: For my tastes, nothing says Hella Oakland more than the annual Mosswood Meltdown. This year’s weekend music fest takes place July 19-20 at Mosswood Park, natch, and, per usual, features the inimitable filmmaker and indie tastemaker John Waters as your cheeky host. This year, many of the acts are making their only Bay Area appearance at the fest, including DEVO, Osees, The Exploding Hearts, Shannon & the Clams. Also appearing are ‘90s riot grrrl band Bratmobile and Kreayshawn, who’s doing her first show in over a decade. You might be baking under that East Bay sun, but you’ll for sure be doing it in style.

MOSSWOOD MELTDOWN 2025 LINEUP

• DEVO*
• Osees*
• The Exploding Hearts*
• Prison Affair
• Bleached*
• Snõõper*
• NIIS
• Diesel Dudes

Sunday, July 20

• Bratmobile
• Shannon & the Clams*
• La Luz
• Kreayshawn
• Twompsax
• L’Trimm
• The Kids*
• Giuda*

* Only Bay Area Appearance!