# Dicky Barrett Relaunches Mighty Mighty Bosstones

> Dicky Barrett and new bandmates prepare to relaunch the Mighty Mighty Bosstones for a Hollywood Bowl show.
- Title: Dicky Barrett Relaunches Mighty Mighty Bosstones · Stereogum
- Summary: Dicky Barrett and new bandmates prepare to relaunch the Mighty Mighty Bosstones for a Hollywood Bowl show.
- Keywords: mighty mighty bosstones, dicky barrett, hollywood bowl, madness, dance hall crashers, goldfinger, reel big fish, music, Stereogum
- Source: Stereogum — https://stereogum.com/2517975/the-mighty-mighty-bosstones-announce-reunion-show/news
- Published: 2026-11-13T19:42:45+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: mighty mighty bosstones, dicky barrett, hollywood bowl, madness, dance hall crashers, goldfinger, reel big fish, music, culture
## Mighty Mighty Bosstones reunion
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones started in the early 1980s and peaked in the late 1990s.
## Dicky Barrett's anti-vaxxer stance
Barrett co-wrote a song with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to promote anti-vaxxer rallies in dc.
## Hollywood Bowl performance
The Bosstones will open for Madness at the hollywood bowl on may eighth.
## New band lineup
Barrett has a new backing band without original members like joe gittleman and chris rhodes.

> Let’s face it. No fiddleman. No Joe the kid. No Vegas, no Nate Albert. No Chris Rhodes. Just a hostile takeover for a buck. #sosadtosay
## Key takeaway

Dicky Barrett is relaunching the Mighty Mighty Bosstones with new bandmates for a May 8 Hollywood Bowl performance.