Cat's Cradle (venue)

"The Cat's Cradle" redirects here. For the novel, see Cat's Cradle. For other uses, see Cat's cradle (disambiguation).
Cat's Cradle
Brave Combo performing at Cat's Cradle
Map
Address300 E Main St.
LocationCarrboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Coordinates35°54′36″N 79°04′08″W / 35.910094813°N 79.068879907°W / 35.910094813; -79.068879907
Capacity750
Opened1969
Website
catscradle.com
Citizen Cope performing at Cat's Cradle

Cat's Cradle is a music venue and nightclub located in Carrboro, North Carolina, less than a mile from the University of North Carolina campus. It has two floors with a capacity of 750 people.[1][2] In the early 1990s, it contributed to the Chapel Hill region being called the "Next Seattle" by the music press, given that the club hosted upcoming regional and national alternative and grunge acts such as Nirvana (who last performed there just 10 days after the release of Nevermind), Pearl Jam, Sonic Youth,[2] The Smashing Pumpkins,[3] and Ween (who documented their December 9, 1992, performance with At the Cat's Cradle, 1992).[4] In later years, the venue also saw performances by John Mayer, Iggy Pop, Sonic Youth and Joan Baez.[5][6] In August 2009, The Cosmopolitans played their reunion concert at Cat's Cradle following a 27-year hiatus.[7]

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  2. ^ a b "Hip History: Cat's Cradle Is Still Rocking After 50 Years". www.ncarts.org. January 24, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "spfc.org : tour history - dates : 1991-08-06". www.spfc.org. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Ween - At the Cat's Cradle, 1992". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  5. ^ WTVD (December 26, 2019). "Cats Cradle celebrating 50th anniversary with six nights of shows". ABC 11. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  6. ^ Lukpat, Alyssa (July 31, 2020). "A who's who of North Carolina musicians record new music to help save the Cat's Cradle". The News & Observer. Archived from the original on August 17, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  7. ^ "The Cosmopolitans to play first show since 1982!". Dionysus Records. July 6, 2009. Retrieved January 8, 2021.