# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Paul McDonald & the Mourning Doves
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 27 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Paul McDonald & the Mourning Doves
Friday, February 27
Doors: 7 pm : Show: 8 pm
Cat’s Cradle Back Room

TICKET LINK: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/85293912/paul-mcdonald-the-mourning-doves-carrboro-cats-cradle-back-room

Born in Alabama and baptized in the dive bars of the southeast, Paul McDonald first made noise with the Grand Magnolias, a roots-rock outfit, before catching fire in the public eye during American Idol’s 2011 run. 

When the bright lights blurred and the cameras turned, the man behind the voice slipped into the shadows where he did what real artists do: He lived, he lost, and he wrote. Retreating to Nashville, that holy city of reinvention, Paul stitched himself back together with worn boots, hard songs, and a new band called the Mourning Doves.

Now, in 2025, the giant has stirred with the release of “So Long to the Dark Side” – a gospel-tinged reckoning wrapped in cosmic Americana and lit with songs that sound like they were scribbled on the edge of a breakdown and sung back from the brink. Raised on Petty, Parsons, and pain, Paul McDonald is not chasing trends, he’s conjuring something older and truer. His live performances are equal parts revival and rock séance.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/carrboro/paul-mcdonald-and-the-mourning-doves/200029720650342
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 5

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/85293912/paul-mcdonald-the-mourning-doves-carrboro-cats-cradle-back-room?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=carrboro-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Carrboro
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Cat's Cradle Back Room
- **lat**: 35.91015765634
- **long**: -79.068787894415
- **full address**: Cat's Cradle Back Room, Carrboro,NC,United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Cat's Cradle (https://allevents.in/org/cats-cradle/401385)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 27 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Cat's Cradle Back Room, Carrboro,NC,United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Cat's Cradle
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, entertainment, art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Paul McDonald & the Mourning Doves ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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