The Format, with The Get Up Kids — live event on Oct 1, 2026
The Format live at Cat's Cradle, Carrboro on Thu, Oct 1, 7:30 PM. Tickets from $43.54. Lineup, start time and tickets on Ckord.
The Format will donate $1 from every ticket sold to help fight food insecurity, support marginalized communities and fund local animal shelters. This is a sponsored project of Catalyst Philanthropy Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity. The Format was beginning to think the stars were aligned against them. Just as Nate Ruess and Sam Means were finally able to sort through the aftermath of the 2020 pandemic—which first stalled, then completely wiped out their last attempt at a reunion—tragedy struck again. On the very first day of recording new music in nearly 20 years with Grammy-winning producer Brendan O’Brien (Pearl Jam, The Killers, Bruce Springsteen), the Los Angeles wildfires broke out, leaving devastation across the city. It was enough to inspire a little conspiratorial thinking. “It seriously felt like the universe was against us,” Ruess says, trailing off. “It was at least…” “It was testing us, for sure,” Means adds, finishing the thought. It’s no wonder that *Boycott Heaven*, …
Starts: Thu, Oct 1, 7:30 PM
Ends: Thu, Oct 1, 9:30 PM
Where: 300 East Main Street, Carrboro, North Carolina 27510, United States
Price: $43.54
Lineup
Venue: Cat's Cradle
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