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. 

Attention All Runners

The independent music label, Merge Records, is turning 25 this year.  In collaboration with Bull City Running Co., they are giving to others with the Merge 25K road race.  The hope is to collect donations for the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina and Habitat for Humanity of Durham and Orange County.  The race will take place on Saturday, March 22.

The course will begin in Chapel Hill where Merge Records first opened its doors and will end in downtown Durham, the label's current home.  Registration is open now and will run through race day.  To enter, go to Sportoften.com, the cost of the race is $85.  Upon registration, racers will receive a free three month MVP membership to MapMyRun mobile app courtesy of MapMyFitness. 


Merge is throwing quite a party for the post race celebration.  This event will take place at Motorco Music Hall in Durham.  Plenty of entertainment will be provided by The Love Language & Vertical Scratchers, Durham's own Bouncing Bulldogs, and DJing by Superchunk's Mac McCaughan.

For additional details about the course map, hotel information, training help, and prizes, check out Merge Record's website.