Portastatic Concert History

Though Mac McCaughan has plenty to keep him busy -- playing in Superchunk, managing the successful Merge Records -- he also spends time recording under the moniker of Portastatic. In 1993, Tom Scharpling of 18 Wheeler Records asked to release some of McCaughan's lo-fi, four-track Portastudio recordings; his request was met by the singles "Sandals with White Socks" and "Starter".

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Portastatic Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 27, 2024
MERGE Records 35 Festival
Hiss Golden Messenger / The Clientele / Mike Krol / Stephin Merritt & Claudia Gonson (of the Magnetic Fields) / Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn / Portastatic / H.C. McEntire / Greg Cartwright
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Cat's Cradle Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
Jul 16, 2014
Portastatic Duke Gardens Durham, North Carolina, United States
May 06, 2010
The Chris Knox Benefit Concert
Claudia Gonson / David Kilgour / Dimmer / Jeff Mangum / John Mulaney / Kyp Malone / Portastatic / Robert Scott
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(Le) Poisson Rouge New York, New York, United States
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Jul 22, 2009 –
Jul 26, 2009
XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary
Pure / Lou Barlow / Oakley Hall / The Clientele / The Magnetic Fields / The Rosebuds / Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band / The Broken West / Richard Buckner / Guv'ner / Versus / 3Ds / Superchunk / The Essex Green / Spent / Lambchop / Polvo / Pipe / Spoon / The Music Tapes / Portastatic / Matt Suggs / Tenement Halls / Radar Bros. / Telekinesis / Eretus Monotone / Ladybug Transistor / M. Ward / Destroyer / Imperial Teen / Wye Oak / American Music Club / She & Him Show all bands
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Cat's Cradle; Orange County Social Club; and Memorial Hall at UNC Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
Oct 25, 2008
CMJ Music Marathon
"CMJ Music Marathon" / The Music Tapes / Wye Oak / Portastatic / The Broken West / The Rosebuds / Oakley Hall
Mercury Lounge New York, New York, United States
Oct 24, 2008
The Subjects / Crystal Antlers / Portastatic / The Boat People

CMJ Music Marathon

Red Bull Space New York, New York, United States
Oct 18, 2008
The Magnetic Fields / Portastatic Meymandi Concert Hall, Duke Energy Center Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Sep 18, 2008
Portastatic The Soapbox Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
Sep 12, 2008
Portastatic Local 506 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Jun 27, 2008
Sled Island Festival
"Sled Island Festival" / Yo La Tengo / Tegan and Sara / Broken Social Scene / The Broken West / Portastatic / The Wet Secrets / The Ramblin Ambassadors / Spreepark / Elliott Brood / Chixdiggit / Beans
Mewata Field Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Jun 25, 2008 –
Jun 28, 2008
Sled Island 2008
Chixdiggit! / Extra Golden / Pride Tiger / The Whitsundays / Grizzly Bear / The Wet Secrets / Jane Vain & The Dark Matter / Tegan and Sara / Modern Man / Hot Little Rocket / Luther Wright / Scott Kannberg / dd/mm/yyyy / José González / Broken Social Scene / of Montreal / Mogwai / Deerhunter / Yo La Tengo / The Dodos / Okkervil River / RZA / Drive-By Truckers / No Age / The Cave Singers / Wire / Jonathan Richman / Apostle of Hustle / Elliott Brood / The Gutter Twins / The Broken West / The Blakes / Woodpigeon / Beans / Portastatic Show all bands
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Shaw Millenium Park Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Jun 22, 2008
Portastatic Duke University Durham, North Carolina, United States
Mar 14, 2008
SXSW
"SXSW" / Portastatic / Wye Oak / Radar Bros. / Shout Out Louds / She & Him / Destroyer / Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong
The Parish Austin, Texas, United States
Dec 19, 2007
Trekky Records' Christmas at the Cradle
The Rosebuds / The Moaners / Sweater Weather / Schooner / Robo Sapien / Portastatic / Midtown Dickens / I Was Totally Destroying It / Hammer No More The Fingers / Billy Sugarfix / Annuals / The Trekky Yuletide Orchestra
Cat's Cradle Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
Sep 08, 2007
Oakley Hall / Portastatic / The Teeth Local 506 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Jun 01, 2007
Primavera Sound
"Primavera Sound" / How Dare You / Evripidis & His Tragedies / Bonde do Role / Half Foot Outside / Toktok / Hot Chip / Sr. Chinarro / Girls Against Boys / Umek / Maximo Park / Barry Adamson / Beirut / Modest Mouse / Diplo / DJ Luke Slater / The Rakes / The Black Lips / Chromeo / Spiritualized / People Are Germs / Portastatic / Death Vessel / X-Wife / Plastic D'amour / Onetwo / Los Planetas / Black Mountain / Ginferno / Brightblack Morning Light / Built to Spill / Billy Bragg / Kid Koala / Low / Reinhard Voigt / Mus / The Fall / Band of Horses / Blonde Redhead / Technasia / DJ Yoda / Jay Reatard Show all bands
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Barcelona Forum Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
May 31, 2007 –
Jun 02, 2007
Primavera Sound Festival 2007
The Smashing Pumpkins / Modest Mouse / Band of Horses / Diplo / Foals / Justice / Grizzly Bear / Hot Chip / Wilco / Beirut / Chromeo / Explosions in the Sky / of Montreal / Patti Smith / Klaxons / Black Lips / Girl Talk / Maxïmo Park / Buzzcocks / Architecture In Helsinki / Built to Spill / Blonde Redhead / Battles / Low / Spiritualized / Billy Bragg / Kimya Dawson / Melvins / múm / The Fall / The Good, The Bad And The Queen / Black Mountain / Kid Koala / Sonic Youth / Fujiya & Miyagi / The Apples In Stereo / Mike Patton / Spank Rock / The Rakes / The White Stripes / Pelican / Jonathan Richman / Ted Leo and The Pharmacists / Nathan Fake / Slint / Umek / Bonde do Rolê / The Durutti Column / Dirty Three / Herman Düne / Erol Alkan / Fennesz / Dominik Eulberg / Barry Adamson / Robyn Hitchcock / Los Planetas / The Long Blondes / DJ Yoda / Errors / Oliver Huntemann / Luomo / DJ Hell / Shitdisco / Brightblack Morning Light / Man Like Me / Technasia / Girls Against Boys / Parenthetical Girls / Comets On Fire / Portastatic / Standstill / Hell / Shannon Wright / Death Vessel / Sr. Chinarro / Luke Slater / Matt Elliott / Isis / Bola / David Thomas Broughton / Reinhard Voigt / David Carretta / Grupo de Expertos Solynieve / Onetwo / X-Wife / Robyn Hitchcock And The Venus 3 / Alexander Tucker / Za! / Ivan Smagghe / Jay Reatard / Oakley Hall / Play Paul / Evripidis And His Tragedies / Ovni / Toktok / Lisabö / Mus / Mijk van Dijk / 6pm / The Light Brigade / How Dare You / Half Foot Outside / Veracruz / Ginferno / Plastic D'amour / Thee Earls / Koacha / Le pianc / Ghouls'n'ghosts / Peluze / Lisab / Anticonceptivas / aa tigre / Ghouls & Ghosts / People Are Germs Show all bands
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Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Feb 16, 2007
Camera Obscura / Portastatic Bimbo's 365 Club San Francisco, California, United States
Feb 14, 2007
Camera Obscura / Portastatic Wonder Ballroom Portland, Oregon, United States
Feb 13, 2007
Camera Obscura / Portastatic
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Richard's On Richards Cabaret Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary on Jul 22, 2009 [824-small]

XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary
Jul 22 - 26, 2009
 Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
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XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary on Jul 22, 2009 [823-small]

XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary
Jul 22 - 26, 2009
 Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
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XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary on Jul 22, 2009 [822-small]

XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary
Jul 22 - 26, 2009
 Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
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XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary on Jul 22, 2009 [821-small]

XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary
Jul 22 - 26, 2009
 Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
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XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary on Jul 22, 2009 [820-small]

XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary
Jul 22 - 26, 2009
 Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
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XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary on Jul 22, 2009 [819-small]

XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary
Jul 22 - 26, 2009
 Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
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XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary on Jul 22, 2009 [818-small]

XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary
Jul 22 - 26, 2009
 Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
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XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary on Jul 22, 2009 [817-small]

XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary
Jul 22 - 26, 2009
 Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
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Latest Setlist (07/27/2024):

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  1. Noisy Night
  2. Through With People
  3. White Wave
  4. You Know Where to Find Me
  5. A Cunning Latch
  6. Naked Pilseners
  7. Song for a Clock
  8. Autumn Got Dark
  9. San Andreas
  10. I Wanna Know Girls

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