Oakland’s beloved festival Mosswood Meltdown is returning July 17th through 19th, 2026 to Mosswood Park. Acts are listed below, and of course, the festival would not be complete without the inimitable and esteemed John Waters, who celebrates his 12th year as host. As CBS Bay Area praised, Mosswood Meltdown is “one of the most entertaining two-day celebrations of punk in the Bay Area” (CBS New Bay Area). This is a weekend not to be missed!
Friday, July 17th
Pavement
Wednesday
Vivian Girls
Saturday, July 18th
Iggy Pop
Otoboke Beaver
Mannequin Pussy
Scowl
The Spits
Snooper
The Dirtbombs
The Drags
The Fadeaways
Primitive Ring
Sunday, July 19th
Bikini Kill
The Return of Jackie and Judy
The Dead Milkmen
Frankie and the Witch Fingers
Toody Cole & her Band
Peaches Christ Punk Pride
Frightwig
The Bananas
Las Nubes
If that just isn’t quite enough who could ever turn down a chance to say hi to your friendly KALX crew. We’ll be posted up all weekend so please stop by our table and scoop up some station swag. For more information, please visit mosswoodmeltdown.com.
