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MERGE RECORDS Fest Tix for "XX MERGE" on Sale Soon !

Apr 3, 2009, 12:31pm

MUSIC NEWS - In celebration of the 20th anniversary of MERGE RECORDS, Merge bands of the past and present will converge for five days of live music, July 22 thru 26th in the heat of the sunny North Carolina summer. They're calling these five days of live music and mayhem, XX Merge , and tickets go on sale April 8, 2009 (@ 10am) ! The events will feature 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 [...]

Artists: Conor Oberst, M. Ward, Spent, Spoon, Superchunk

Tags: Music, music news, Festivals, spoon, conor oberst, M Ward, merge records, superchunk, xx merge, Spent, catscradle.com, chapel hill nc, mergerecords.com

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