New Bands Added to the Merge 25 Lineup

 

Fifteen new bands have been added to the already impressive Merge 25 lineup.  The schedule for the festival is listed below with the new bands highlighted.  


Wednesday, July 23, at Baldwin Auditorium, Durham, NC

• Lambchop performs Nixon
• Mount Moriah
• William Tyler

Thursday, July 24, at Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC

• Superchunk
• Reigning Sound
• The Rock*A*Teens
• The Clientele
• Telekinesis
• Eleanor Friedberger
• Amor de Días
• Hiss Golden Messenger

Friday, July 25, at Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC

• Destroyer
• Wye Oak
• The Mountain Goats
• David Kilgour & the Heavy 8s
• Imperial Teen
• Hospitality
• Saint Rich
• Vertical Scratchers

Saturday, July 26, in Carrboro, NC (outdoor party) $59 through June 1 / $65 thereafter

• Neutral Milk Hotel
• Caribou
• Teenage Fanclub
• Bob Mould
• Mikal Cronin
• Ex Hex
• The Love Language
• The Music Tapes

Full festival passes are sold out, along with Friday's Cat's Cradle show.  Some tickets are still available for Thursday's show at Cat's Cradle, but there is a purchasing limit of 2 tickets per customer.  Several tickets are still available for Saturday's outdoor party in Carrboro.  Tickets for Wednesday's show at Baldwin Auditorium will go on sale Tuesday, April 22 via Duke Performances. 

More bands will be added to the lineup, so stay tuned for more information. 

Merge 25 Individual Tickets On Sale

The Merge 25 individual tickets for the Cat's Cradle and the outdoor Carrboro show go on sale Wednesday, March 26 at 11 a.m.via Cat's Cradle's website.  Considering the full festival passes sold out in one day, these tickets are sure to go quickly as well.  The breakdown of the festival looks like this:


Wednesday, July 23 - Baldwin Auditorium (Duke University)
     --Lambchop performs Nixon
     --More Merge artists will be announced soon
     --$35
     --On sale April 22 via Duke Performances

Thursday, July 24 - Cat's Cradle (Carrboro)

     --Superchunk
     --The Rock *A* Teens
     --The Clientele
     --more to be announced
     --$49
     --On sale March 26

Friday, July 25 - Cat's Cradle (Carrboro)

     --Destroyer
     --Wye Oak
     --The Mountain Goats
     --more to be announced
     --$49
     --On sale March 26

Saturday, July 26 - Outdoor Party - Carrboro

     --Neutral Milk Hotel
     --Caribou
     --Bob Mould
     --Ex Hex
     --The Love Language
     --more to be announced
     --$59 through June 1
     --$65 after June 1
     --On sale March 26

When purchasing, there is a limit of 2 tickets per customer to each Cat's Cradle show and 4 tickets per customer for Saturday's outdoor party.  Children under 10 get in free to the outdoor event when accompanied by an adult ticket holder.

The most recently added bands are:

     --Superchunk
     --The Love Language
     --The Mountain Goats

More bands will be announced and we will certainly keep you updated.  Buy your tickets fast and get ready to celebrate 25 years of independent music!

Merge 25 Festival Bands Announced

Merge Records is turning 25 and they are throwing a huge music festival to celebrate.  Merge 25 spans from July 23 through July 26 in different spots around Durham and Carrboro.  The first band announcements have been made and it looks like a must-see lineup with the following acts:

• Neutral Milk Hotel
• Wye Oak
• Lambchop
• Destroyer
• Caribou
• The Clientele
• The Rock *A* Teens
• Ex Hex
• Bob Mould
• The Mountain Goats
• Superchunk
• The Love Language

This is only the beginning of the lineup, more bands will soon be announced and The Triangle Beat will definitely keep you posted.

Full festival passes are $195 and can be purchased at Cat's Cradle website. This pass guarantees access to: 

• July 23 Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University Campus, Durham, NC
• July 24 Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC
• July 25 Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC
• July 26 Full Day Music Concert, outdoors, Carrboro, NC

Merge anticipates that passes will sell out quickly, but a limited number of individual tickets will be available for each event.  Individual tickets for all Carrboro events will go on sale March 26.  The Baldwin Auditorium tickets may be purchased starting April 22.  

Specifics for the opening night and closing night parties have not yet been released.  We will keep you updated on the lineup and details as the information becomes available. For more information, check out the Merge Records website.