Mosswood Meltdown

Mosswood Meltdown is an annual, two-day garage-punk music festival held at Mosswood Park in Oakland, California. Widely celebrated as the Bay Area’s premier punk celebration, the festival is famously hosted by legendary filmmaker John Waters and co-produced by Marc Ribak and Amy Carver of Total Trash Productions.

Mosswood Meltdown 2026

Robin Lapid July 22, 2026

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

weheartmusic July 22, 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.

Best of the Fests: Mosswood Meltdown and Portola Music Festival

Robin Lapid May 21, 2025

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.