Merge 35

MERGE 35 FINAL SCHEDULE

Merge 35 will take place July 24–27, 2024, in Carrboro, NC. Our 4-day festival will celebrate the music we love with an astounding lineup of more than 30 of your favorite Merge artists!

ARTISTS ARE LISTED FROM LAST SET TO FIRST.

Wednesday, July 24, at Cat’s Cradle
Doors at 7, show at 7:30

Main Room:

• Fucked Up
• A Giant Dog
• the Mountain Goats (John Darnielle solo)
• Redd Kross
• Mary Timony

Back Room:

4–7pm • Pass pick-up
Chill Room: Listen to music, grab a drink, shop festival merch, and discover hidden treasures in our pop-up records & rarities sale

Break the Glass: Art from Merge Records 2014–2024
Merge 35 art exhibition at Peel Gallery, Carrboro • Open 12–5p every day of the festival

Thursday, July 25, at Cat’s Cradle
Doors at 7, show at 7:30

Main Room:

• Superchunk
• Fruit Bats
• Destroyer
• TORRES
• Previous Industries (Open Mike Eagle, Video Dave & STILL RIFT)

Back Room:

• Titus Andronicus (Patrick Stickles solo)
• Carson McHone
• Friendship

2pm: Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story
Movie screening at The Varsity Theatre, Chapel Hill
Admission $10 [ TICKETS ] • First 50 passholders get in free

Friday, July 26, at Cat’s Cradle
Doors at 7, show at 7:30

Main Room:

• Ibibio Sound Machine
• Lambchop
• The New Pornographers
• Wye Oak
• M. Ward

Back Room:

• Rosali
• William Tyler & The Impossible Truth
• Quivers

11:30am–4pm: Fan-organized Kicknic (potluck + kickball) at Wilson Park, Carrboro

Saturday, July 27, at Cat's Cradle
Doors at 7, show at 7:30

Main Room:

• Hiss Golden Messenger
• The Clientele
• Mike Krol
• Stephin Merritt & Claudia Gonson (of The Magnetic Fields)
• Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn

Back Room:

• Portastatic
• H.C. McEntire
• Greg Cartwright

2–6pm: Merge 35 Day Party at Orange County Social Club, Carrboro
FREE • All ages & open to the public

– Imperial Teen
– Eric Bachmann
– Quivers
– Collected Poems: Hiss Golden Messenger & Friends

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Thanks to our Merge 35 sponsors:

Big Spoon Roasters
Carr Amplifiers
Cat's Cradle
Come Hear NC
Funguys Brewing
Ocelot Brewing
OCSC
Peel Gallery
Tannis Root
Twin House Music

HOTELS
Nearby accommodations, including distance from Cat’s Cradle:
Hampton Inn & Suites , Carrboro (400 ft.)
AC Hotel by Marriott , Chapel Hill (0.7 mi.)
The Carolina Inn , Chapel Hill (1 mi.)
Aloft Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill (3 mi.)
Hyatt Place Chapel Hill/Southern Village (3.3 mi.)
Tru by Hilton Chapel Hill (4.5 mi.)
Hampton Inn & Suites , Chapel Hill/Durham (5.5 mi.)