Mosswood Meltdown 2024: B-52s rock fans show up despite Bay Area heat wave

​​Despite the July heat, Oakland’s Mosswood Park was teeming with lobster costumes on Saturday night in anticipation of a rare performance from new wave legends The B-52s. A staple since 2009, Mosswood Meltdown’s festival grounds may pale in comparison to competition like Outside Lands and Portola Music Festival, but what it lacks in size, it makes up for with sublime weirdness. Reduced from its normal two-stage set-up to a single stage as a result of ongoing construction to Mosswood Park’s amphitheater area, things were a bit more crowded than usual...