Tift Merritt, Bombadil and more join Racing the Cure lineup

Racing the Cure: A Benefit for Oliver Gant has added Lincoln Theatre to its roster of venues and some pretty big names in local music along with it.

Tift Merritt, Bombadil, Holy Ghost Tent Revival, Small Ponds and Brice Randall Bickford will perform at Lincoln Theatre as part of the event on Friday, March 23. Kings, The Pour House and Tir Na Nog will also be hosting shows as part of the benefit, featuring The Avett Brothers, The Love Language, Annuals and more.

Tickets are available now for $25 via etix and will get you into any of the four venues, capacity permitting. A complete schedule is below. More details on the show and Oliver are available here.

Lincoln Theatre
8:15–8:45 p.m.: Brice Randall Bickford
9-9:40 p.m.: Small Ponds
10-10:40 p.m.: Holy Ghost Tent Revival
11–11:40 p.m.: Bombadil
Midnight–12:50 a.m.: Tift Merritt

Kings
8:15-8:45 Jack the Radio
9-9:40 p.m. - Schooner
10-10:40 p.m. - Filtybird
11-11:40 p.m. - The Old Ceremony
12-12:25 a.m. - The Avett Brothers
12:30 a.m. - Ivan Howard & JYU

The Pour House
8:15-8:45 p.m. - Gross Ghost
9-9:45 p.m. - Spider Bags
10-10:45 p.m. - Patty Hurst Shifter
11-11:45 p.m. - Birds of Avalon
12 a.m. - The Love Language

Tir Na Nog
8:15-8:45 p.m. - Hooking Up
9-9:45 p.m. - Hammer No More the Fingers
10-10:45 p.m. Whatever Brains
11-11:45 p.m. - Lonnie Walker
12 a.m. - Annuals