Merge Records invites you to North Carolina to celebrate their 25th anniversary at Merge 25, a 4-day music festival that now includes Teenage Fanclub, Mount Moriah, William Tyler, Reigning Sound, David Kilgour & the Heavy 8s, Imperial Teen, Telekinesis, Eleanor Friedberger, Hiss Golden Messenger, Amor de Días, Saint Rich, The Music Tapes, Vertical Scratchers, Hospitality, and Mikal Cronin!

This set of performers rounds out the already-announced line-up of Wye Oak, The Clientele, Destroyer, Caribou, Lambchop (performing Nixon), Neutral Milk Hotel, The Rock*A*Teens, Ex Hex, Bob Mould, The Mountain Goats, Superchunk, and The Love Language.

The 15 newly announced Merge 25 artists are highlighted below in bold in each day’s line-up: 

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)

• Neutral Milk Hotel
• Caribou
• Teenage Fanclub
• Bob Mould
• Mikal Cronin
• Ex Hex
• The Love Language
• The Music Tapes