Neutral Milk Hotel, Bob Mould, more to play Merge 25 festival
Merge Records will be celebrating their 25th anniversary this summer with Merge 25, a music festival based out of North Carolina from July 23-26.
Bands announced include Neutral Milk Hotel, Bob Mould, Wye Oak, The Clientele, Destroyer, Caribou, Lambchop, The Rock*A*Teens, Ex Hex and more to be announced.
Although the entirety of the lineup has not yet been released, keep in mind that Merge has also released albums from artists such as Arcade Fire, Superchunk, She & Him, Conor Oberst, Dinosaur Jr, the Mountain Goats, Spoon, Archers Of Loaf and Seaweed.
Who do you think will be a part of Merge 25? Let us know in the comments, below. You can also check out Merge’s teaser videos for the fest.
Tickets will go on sale to the general public on March 21 at 11 a.m. EST through the Cat’s Cradle website (linked) and there is a limit of two tickets per customer. Purchasing a ticket includes a pass to all four days of the event, which you can take a look at below.
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
While Merge is expecting full fest passes to sell out quickly, they have announced that individual tickets for the shows in Carrboro will go on sale March 26 and tickets for the Baldwin Auditorium will go on sale April 22.
