Hometown Throwdown

Hometown Throwdown is an annual music festival held in Greater Boston. It is hosted by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. The festival features local Boston-area acts, focusing on ska, punk and hardcore bands. The festival is traditionally held in December, usually the week between Christmas and New Year's Eve at clubs around Boston. The first Throwdown was held in from July 27-31, 1994 at The Middle East in Cambridge. Starting in 1995, the festival moved to December, where it has remained ever since. It ran annually until 2002, when the Bosstones went on hiatus. Both the band, and their festival, returned to active status in 2007, and it has been held annually ever since, with the most recent Throwdown, the 20th, being held December 28-30, 2017 at the Kenmore Square House of Blues in Boston.

Festivals

Festivals have been held annually from 1994-2002 and again from 2007-present. The most recent was in 2017.[1][2]

#dateslocationacts
1July 27-31, 1994The Middle EastMighty Mighty Bosstones
2December 13-17, 1995The Middle EastMighty Mighty Bosstones
3December 11-15, 1996T.T. the Bear's Place
The Rathskeller
Mama Kin's (now House of Blues)
The Middle East
Paradise Rock Club		Mighty Mighty Bosstones
4December 10-14, 1997The Middle EastMighty Mighty Bosstones
5December 9-13, 1998The Middle EastMighty Mighty Bosstones
6December 8-12, 1999The Middle EastMighty Mighty Bosstones
7December 6-10, 2000Axis (now House of Blues)Mighty Mighty Bosstones
8December 12-16, 2001Axis (now House of Blues)Mighty Mighty Bosstones
9December 11-15, 2002Axis (now House of Blues)Mighty Mighty Bosstones
10December 26-31, 2007The Middle East
Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel		Mighty Mighty Bosstones
11December 26-29, 2008The Middle EastMighty Mighty Bosstones
12December 26-29, 2009House of BluesMighty Mighty Bosstones
13December 26-28, 2010House of BluesMighty Mighty Bosstones
14December 28-30, 2011House of BluesMighty Mighty Bosstones
15December 29-31, 2012House of BluesMighty Mighty Bosstones
16December 27-29, 2013House of BluesMighty Mighty Bosstones
Mephiskapheles
Continental
Street Dogs with Rick Barton
Youth Brigade (band)
Sam Black Church
Rebuilder
17December 26-28, 2014House of BluesMighty Mighty Bosstones
Fishbone
Big D and the Kids Table
The Interrupters
The Warning Shots
Andrew W.K.
Lost City Angels
18December 26-28, 2015House of BluesMighty Mighty Bosstones
The Upper Crust (band)
The Neighborhoods
The Queers
The Real Kids
Stranglehold
The Outlets
19December 28-30, 2016House of BluesMighty Mighty Bosstones
The Skatalites
The Planet Smashers
The Porkers
Peelander-Z
The Skints
Los Kung-Fu Monkeys
20December 28-30, 2017House of BluesMighty Mighty Bosstones
Piebald (band)
The Doped Up Dollies
Vic Ruggiero
Rude Bones
The Pietasters
Kicked in the Head

Recordings

References

  1. ↑ "Setlists for Hometown Throwdowns". The Setlist Wiki. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Reunion and the future (2007–present) | The Mighty Mighty Bosstones". www.bosstonesmusic.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
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