Merge Has A Bash For YOU!

XX Merge fest in July features Superchunk, Spoon, M. Ward, Conor Oberst and tons more....

By Blurt Staff

It's that time of year again - no, no, not spring cleaning, and not the annual syphilis exam. We're talkin' summer festival announcements, and leading the pack is Merge Records. Read on....

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In celebration of our 20th anniversary, Merge bands of the past and present will converge for 5 days of live music, July 22-26th in the heat of the sunny North Carolina summer. We are calling these 5 days of live music and mayhem, XX Merge.

XX Merge

Wednesday, July 22nd - Sunday, July 26^th

4 nights at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC

1 night at Memorial Hall in Chapel Hill, NC on UNC Campus

Details of additional music & bedlam yet to come!

Featuring over 25 of your favorite Merge artists including... Superchunk, Spoon, Conor Oberst, Spent, M. Ward, The Rosebuds, Destroyer, Guv'ner, Polvo, Pipe & The Broken West. Many more bands both expected and unexpected still to-be-announced!

5-Day Passes are $150 and will get you in to all XX Merge festivities. Passes will go on sale on Wednesday, April 8th at 10 AM EST via catscradle.com and mergerecords.com. 5-day passes are nontransferable. A limited number of tickets for individual Cradle shows and the Memorial Hall show will be made available at a later date.