"The Mosswood date marks the first Bay Area show in four years for Pavement. Founded in Stockton but now spread all over the country, the indie-rock stalwarts staunchly, if obtusely, reflected their Northern California roots in ragged-but-right aesthetics and songs like "Two States" and "Unfair." (In 2022, during the band's three-night run at the Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco, singer Stephen Malkmus changed the lyrics during "Fillmore Jive" to take a jovial swipe at Mill Valley.)"
"In addition to expanding the festival to three days, the booking also represents a slight expansion of Mosswood's garage-punk roots, planted when the festival was known as Burger Boogaloo; previous headliners over the years include Iggy Pop, Kim Gordon, X, the Mummies and Bikini Kill. But if the crowd climbing trees and craning their necks to watch Devo through the fence last year is any indication, no one's really being too picky about genre."
Pavement will headline Mosswood Meltdown at Oakland's Mosswood Park on Friday, July 17, as a pre-party to the main festival. The show is the band's first Bay Area performance in four years and features openers Vivian Girls and Wednesday, with the event hosted by John Waters. Tickets for the Pavement night are sold separately at $99 general admission and $165 VIP. The booking expands the festival to three days and broadens Mosswood's garage-punk roots from its Burger Boogaloo origins, following past headliners like Iggy Pop, Kim Gordon, X, the Mummies and Bikini Kill. Pavement released a surreal pseudo-documentary in 2024 and has seen obscure B-sides go viral on streaming platforms.
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