Hometown Throwdown was an annual music festival held in Greater Boston, hosted by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. The festival featured local Boston-area acts, focusing on ska, punk and hardcore bands. The festival was traditionally held in December, usually the week between Christmas and New Year's Eve at clubs around Boston. The first Throwdown was held in July 27–31, 1994 at The Middle East in Cambridge. Starting in 1995, the festival moved to December. 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 had been held annually until the 22nd, being held December 27–29, 2019 at the House of Blues in Boston.
Festivals
Festivals have been held annually from 1994 to 2002 and again from 2007-2019.
# dates location acts1July 27–31, 1994The Middle EastMighty Mighty Bosstones Shootys Groove
Black Train Jack
Still Home
Love Huskies
The Goats
Godpocket
Mung
Steady Earnest
Mephiskapheles
The Belle Isles2December 13–17, 1995The Middle EastMighty Mighty Bosstones Big Lick
H2O
Deniros
Buzzkill
Beezwax
Doc Hopper
Stubborn Allstars
The Hornets
Spring Heeled Jack
Mung
The Amazing Royal Crowns3December 11–15, 1996T.T. the Bear's PlaceThe RathskellerMama Kin's (now House of Blues)The Middle EastParadise Rock ClubMighty Mighty Bosstones The Agents
Orange 9mm
Toboggan
The Scofflaws
The Outlets
Skinnerbox
Betty Goo
Murphy's Law
The Racketeers
The Pietasters
The Shods4December 10–14, 1997The Middle EastMighty Mighty Bosstones Big D and the Kids Table
Kicked in the Head
The Allstonians
The Mission 120
Clowns for Progress
The Ducky Boys
9 Lives
The Smooths
Six Going on Seven
Pressure Cooker
Cast Iron Hike
Johnny Too Bad and the Strikeouts
Spinecracker5December 9–13, 1998The Middle EastMighty Mighty Bosstones The Spitvalves
The Pietasters
The Enkindels
Mung
Boxer
The Ducky Boys
Clowns for Progress
Ann Beretta
H2O
The Shods
The Smooths
Spring Heeled Jack6December 8–12, 1999The Middle EastMighty Mighty Bosstones Sam Black Church
Reach the Sky
Shades Apart
Herself
Edna's Goldfish
The Gadjits
The Raging Teens
The Damn Personals
The Radiation Kings
Big Bad Bollocks
Darkbuster
Pilfers
Drexel7December 6–10, 2000Axis (now House of Blues)Mighty Mighty Bosstones Venus 3
The Explosion
Heidi
The Interpreters
The Kings of Nuthin'
Slackers
Jaya The Cat
Sinners And Saints
Flogging Molly
Avail
Dropkick Murphys8December 12–16, 2001Axis (now House of Blues)Mighty Mighty Bosstones Autopilot Off
Rick Barton
Madcap
Jake Brennan & The Confidence Men
Lost City Angels
The Exit
Catch 22
The Worried
The Queers
5 Bucks!
Sloppy Meat Eaters9December 11–15, 2002Axis (now House of Blues)Mighty Mighty Bosstones The Unseen
Westbound Train
The Street Dogs
Favorite Atomic Hero
Slick Shoes
The Kenmores
Suspect Device
Avoid One Thing
River City Rebels
Damone10December 26–31, 2007The Middle EastLupo's Heartbreak HotelMighty Mighty Bosstones Gaslight Anthem
Bouncing Souls
Darkbuster
Westbound Train
Street Dogs (two nights)
Gimme Danger
Shods
Loved Ones
Big D and the Kids Table
Pietasters
Victims Of Circumstance
Zox11December 26–29, 2008The Middle EastMighty Mighty Bosstones Westbound Train
Roll The Tanks
Big Bad Bollocks
Have Nots
Slapshot
The Attack
Big D and the Kids Table
Vagiant
Murder Mile
Tip The Van
Far From Finished
Cobramatics
The Agents12December 26–29, 2009House of Blues The Middle EastMighty Mighty Bosstones Pilfers
Razors In The Night
Darkbuster
Void Union
Bim Skala Bim
Pietasters
Far From Finished
Side Effects13December 26–28, 2010House of BluesMighty Mighty Bosstones F.U.s
We Are The Union
Flatliners
Less Than Jake
DYS14December 28–30, 2011House of BluesMighty Mighty Bosstones H2O
Ducky Boys
Slackers
Have Nots
Smoking Popes
Bomb The Music Industry15December 29–31, 2012House of BluesMighty Mighty Bosstones Soul Radics
Dogmatics
Bouncing Souls
Moufy
Amazing Royal Crowns
Big D and The Kids Table
The Convictions16December 27–29, 2013House of BluesMighty Mighty BosstonesMephiskaphelesContinentalStreet Dogs with Rick BartonYouth Brigade (band)Sam Black ChurchRebuilder17December 26–28, 2014House of BluesMighty Mighty BosstonesFishboneBig D and the Kids TableThe InterruptersThe Warning ShotsAndrew W.K.Lost City Angels18December 26–28, 2015House of BluesMighty Mighty BosstonesThe Upper Crust (band)The NeighborhoodsThe QueersThe Real KidsStrangleholdThe Outlets19December 28–30, 2016House of BluesMighty Mighty BosstonesThe SkatalitesThe Planet SmashersThe PorkersPeelander-ZThe SkintsLos Kung-Fu Monkeys20December 28–30, 2017House of BluesMighty Mighty BosstonesPiebald (band)The Doped Up DolliesVic RuggieroRude BonesThe PietastersKicked in the Head21December 28–30, 2018House of BluesMighty Mighty BosstonesThe AggrolitesStray BulletsBedouin SoundclashR.W.W. (Reggae Workers of the World)Color Killer22December 27–29, 2019House of BluesMighty Mighty BosstonesArt ThievesWalker RaidersSuicide MachinesRebuilderBig D and the Kids Table
Recordings
Live from the Middle East, a Mighty Mighty Bosstones live album recorded over 5 days at the 1997 Throwdown
References
External links Mighty Mighty Bosstones Hometown Throwdown forum