L to R: Gerald Casale, Josh Hagar, Mark Mothersbaugh and Bob Mothersbaugh of DEVO perform at Way Out West Festival in Gothenburg, Sweden on Aug. 10, 2023. The band will return to Mosswood Meltdown in July. Photo: Rune Hellestad, Corbis/Getty. Devo will return to headline Mosswood Meltdown in Oakland…

The B-52s perform during Mosswood Meltdown at Mosswood Park in Oakland on July 6, 2024. Karen Goldman/STAFF. OAKLAND — Mosswood Meltdown lived up to its name with scorching temperatures on Saturday, the first day of the two-day alternative culture celebration, topped by The B-52s. Mosswood Meltdown: Mummies, Pure Hell,…

The B-52s perform at The Fillmore in San Francisco on Nov. 1, 2018. They will perform at Mosswood Meltdown this July. Gary Chancer/STAFF. Annual punk music festival Mosswood Meltdown has announced its daily lineups for this July’s event. One-day tickets are now available to purchase. The first day will…

The B-52s perform at The Fillmore in San Francisco on Nov. 1, 2018. Gary Chancer/STAFF. Dance rockers The B-52s will headline annual Oakland summer punk music festival Mosswood Meltdown in July. The two-day celebration of alternative music and culture will return to Mosswood Park on July 6 and 7,…

Mosswood Meltdown. In addition to previously announced headliners Le Tigre, the producer of Oakland punk music festival Mosswood Meltdown has announced a slew of others bands to perform at the annual event, scheduled for July 1 and 2. The lineup includes Bratmobile in its first performance in over 20 years, Mika Miko for its…

Kathleen Hanna performs with Le Tigre at the San Jose Civic Auditorium on July 12, 2005 in San Jose, California. Le Tigre will perform at Mosswood Meltdown in 2023.Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images. Local concert producer Total Trash Productions today announced the initial lineup and ticket on-sales for its…

Amyl & the Sniffers perform at Burger Boogaloo (now Mosswood Meltdown and Halloween Meltdown) at Mosswood Park in Oakland on July 6, 2019. Karen Goldman/STAFF. The producer of annual DIY Oakland music festival Mosswood Meltdown has announced the return of its sister event, Halloween Meltdown. The latter festival debuted…

Bikini Kill performs at Mosswood Meltdown in Oakland on July 3, 2022. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. OAKLAND — “It’s like we’re partying at the end of the world,” said Kathleen Hanna, the lead singer of Bikini Kill, too a sea of fans at Mosswood Park, midway through the final set of the…

Kim Gordon performs at Mosswood Meltdown in Oakland on July 2, 2022. Courtesy Meri Brin. OAKLAND — Impeccably dressed in a shiny black and white suit jacket, legendary filmmaker John Waters stood on stage in the gathering dusk amid towering oak trees and plummeting temperatures Saturday night to introduce…

Attendees at Halloween Meltdown at Mosswood Park in Oakland on Oct. 16, 2021. Sean Liming/STAFF. OAKLAND — One by one, they shuffled onto the small stage at Mosswood Park on MacArthur Boulevard; a squid, the Swedish Chef, David Bowie, the twins from “The Shining,” Cheech and Chong, Peg from…