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 have been held annually from 1994 to 2002 and again from 2007-2019. [1] [2]
| dates | location | acts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 27–31, 1994 | The Middle East | Mighty Mighty BosstonesShootys Groove Black Train Jack Still Home Love Huskies The Goats Godpocket Mung Steady Earnest The Belle Isles | |
| 2 | December 13–17, 1995 | The Middle East | Mighty Mighty BosstonesBig Lick
Deniros Buzzkill Beezwax Doc Hopper The Hornets Mung | |
| 3 | December 11–15, 1996 | T.T. the Bear's Place The Rathskeller Mama Kin's (now House of Blues) The Middle East Paradise Rock Club | Mighty Mighty BosstonesThe Agents
Toboggan The Outlets Betty Goo The Racketeers | |
| 4 | December 10–14, 1997 | The Middle East | Mighty Mighty BosstonesBig D and the Kids Table
The Allstonians The Mission 120 Clowns for Progress 9 Lives The Smooths Pressure Cooker Johnny Too Bad and the Strikeouts Spinecracker | |
| 5 | December 9–13, 1998 | The Middle East | Mighty Mighty BosstonesThe Spitvalves
The Enkindels Mung Boxer Clowns for Progress Ann Beretta The Smooths | |
| 6 | December 8–12, 1999 | The Middle East | Mighty Mighty BosstonesSam Black Church
Herself The Raging Teens The Radiation Kings Big Bad Bollocks Drexel | |
| 7 | December 6–10, 2000 | Axis (now House of Blues) | Mighty Mighty BosstonesVenus 3
Heidi The Interpreters Kings Of Nuthin Sinners And Saints Dropkick Murphys | |
| 8 | December 12–16, 2001 | Axis (now House of Blues) | Mighty Mighty BosstonesAutopilot Off
Madcap Jake Brennan & The Confidence Men The Worried 5 Bucks! | |
| 9 | December 11–15, 2002 | Axis (now House of Blues) | Mighty Mighty BosstonesThe Unseen
Favorite Atomic Hero The Kenmores Suspect Device River City Rebels | |
| 10 | December 26–31, 2007 | The Middle East Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel | Mighty Mighty BosstonesGaslight 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 Zox | |
| 11 | December 26–29, 2008 | The Middle East | Mighty Mighty BosstonesWestbound 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 Agents | |
| 12 | December 26–29, 2009 | House of BluesThe Middle East | Mighty Mighty BosstonesPilfers Razors In The Night Darkbuster Void Union Bim Skala Bim Pietasters Far From Finished Side Effects | |
| 13 | December 26–28, 2010 | House of Blues | Mighty Mighty BosstonesF.U.s
Flatliners Less Than Jake DYS | |
| 14 | December 28–30, 2011 | House of Blues | Mighty Mighty BosstonesH2O Ducky Boys Slackers Have Nots Smoking Popes Bomb The Music Industry | |
| 15 | December 29–31, 2012 | House of Blues | Mighty Mighty BosstonesSoul Radics Dogmatics Bouncing Souls Moufy Amazing Royal Crowns Big D and The Kids Table The Convictions | |
| 16 | December 27–29, 2013 | House of Blues | Mighty Mighty Bosstones Mephiskapheles Continental Street Dogs with Rick Barton Youth Brigade (band) Sam Black Church Rebuilder | |
| 17 | December 26–28, 2014 | House of Blues | Mighty Mighty Bosstones Fishbone Big D and the Kids Table The Interrupters The Warning Shots Andrew W.K. Lost City Angels | |
| 18 | December 26–28, 2015 | House of Blues | Mighty Mighty Bosstones The Upper Crust (band) The Neighborhoods The Queers The Real Kids Stranglehold The Outlets | |
| 19 | December 28–30, 2016 | House of Blues | Mighty Mighty Bosstones The Skatalites The Planet Smashers The Porkers Peelander-Z The Skints Los Kung-Fu Monkeys | |
| 20 | December 28–30, 2017 | House of Blues | Mighty Mighty Bosstones Piebald (band) The Doped Up Dollies Vic Ruggiero Rude Bones The Pietasters Kicked in the Head | |
| 21 | December 28–30, 2018 | House of Blues | Mighty Mighty Bosstones The Aggrolites Stray Bullets Bedouin Soundclash R.W.W. (Reggae Workers of the World) Color Killer | |
| 22[3] | December 27–29, 2019 | House of Blues | Mighty Mighty Bosstones Art Thieves Walker Raiders Suicide Machines Rebuilder Big D and the Kids Table |