MERGE 25

MERGE RECORDS 25th ANNIVERSARY MUSIC FESTIVAL

Take a look back at photos and videos from the festival this past July and celebrate all over again.

FULL SCHEDULE
(click for Google calendar)

WEDNESDAY

3–5 pm   Pass pick-up at Cat’s Cradle
6 pm       Pass pick-up at Baldwin Auditorium

7 pm        Baldwin Auditorium doors open
7:30 pm   Baldwin Auditorium show starts
10:30 pm Motorco after-party doors open
11 pm       Motorco after-party show starts

THURSDAY

11–3 pm   Kicknic at Wilson Park (a fan-organized potluck &  kickball game)
3 pm       Pass pick-up begins at Cat’s Cradle
4–6 pm   Orange County Social Club (OCSC) day party
7 pm       Cat’s Cradle doors open
7:30 pm  Cat’s Cradle show starts

FRIDAY

12–3 pm  Unbelievable Things exhibit reception at LIGHT Art+Design
3–5 pm   The Dinner Party Download Live at Nightlight
4–6 pm   Orange County Social Club (OCSC) day party
6 pm       Final pass pick-up at Cat’s Cradle
7 pm       Cat’s Cradle doors open
7:30 pm  Cat’s Cradle show starts

SATURDAY

12 pm     Outdoor concert gates open at 300 E. Main St.
1 pm       Outdoor concert starts
10 pm     Outdoor concert ends

DAY PARTIES & OTHER EVENTS

Thursday and Friday from 4–6 pm, Orange County Social Club (108 E. Main St., Carrboro) will host day parties! Free and open to the public, as long as capacity permits.

Thursday:
4 pm  Amor de Días
5:15 pm  Hiss Golden Messenger

Friday:
4 pm  Radar Brothers
5:15 pm  Saint Rich

Thursday from 11 am to 3 pm Mergefest Kicknic, a fan-organized kickball game and potluck picnic, will take place at Wilson Park in Carrboro. Details on Facebook.

Friday from noon to 3pm: LIGHT Art + Design in Chapel Hill will host a reception for Unbelievable Things: 25 Years of Art on Merge Records which is free and open to the public.

Friday from 3 pm to 5 pm: The Dinner Party Download will join Mac and Laura, Heather McEntire from Mount Moriah, “house band” Teenage Fanclub, Jon Wurster, and more at Nightlight in Chapel Hill for an afternoon taping of humor and unconventional wisdom from “public radio’s arts & leisure section.” RSVP on Facebook.