Double Barrel Benefit is WKNC-FM's annual fundraiser that provides for two nights of music from local North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

 based bands. The benefit series was first organized by former General Manager Jamie Procter and held January 4–5, 2004 in Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...

. 2005 was the first year that t-shirts were sold at the show. The benefit changed locations for the first time in 2008, when the venue changed from Kings Barcade to the Pour House. Most recently, in 2011, each attendant to either night was given a CD of material from each artist that performed, with the exception of Inflowential, who had to cancel their appearance. The album featured new material from the acts, and the majority was recorded on the campus of North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...

. Alongside this, the benefit returned to Kings Barcade, even though it was not at its original location.

Name	Date	Location	Bands: Night 1	Bands: Night 2
Double Barrel I	January 4–5, 2004	Kings Barcade Raleigh, NC	Proof, The Greatest Hits, The Cartridge Family, The Loners/Strange, Schooner	The Kickass, The Dynamite Brothers, The Loners/Strange, Shadow of a Great Name, Sedona
Double Barrel II	January 14–15, 2005	Kings Barcade Raleigh, NC	Kapow! Music, TV Knife, We VS The Shark, El Boa, All Astronauts	American Aquarium, Monsonia, The Prayers & Tears of Arthur Digby Sellers, The Talk, The Fashion Brigade
Double Barrel III	February 3–4, 2006	Kings Barcade Raleigh, NC	The Capulets, DeYarmond Edison, TV Knife, The Dynamite Brothers	A Rooster for the Masses, Cinemechanica, We vs. the Shark, The Trousers
Double Barrel IV	February 2–3, 2007	Kings Barcade Raleigh, NC	The Mountain Goats, The Old Ceremony, The Prayers & Tears of Arthur Digby Sellers, Megafaun	Future Islands, TigerBearWolf, Annuals, The Nein
Double Barrel V	February 1–2, 2008	Pour House Raleigh, NC	Annuals, The Never, Future Kings of Nowhere, North Elementary	Fin Fang Foom, Sorry About Dresden, Tooth, Red Collar
Double Barrel VI	February 6–7, 2009	Pour House Raleigh, NC	Lonnie Walker, Lost in the Trees, Schooner, Bowerbirds	I Was Totally Destroying It, Violet Vector & the Lovely Lovelies, Birds of Avalon, Polvo
Double Barrel VII	February 5–6, 2010	Pour House Raleigh, NC	Max Indian, Bellafea, Veelee, The Light Pines	Roman Candle, Spider Bags, Midtown Dickens, The Tender Fruit
Double Barrel VIII	February 4–5, 2011	Kings Barcade Raleigh, NC	The Old Ceremony, Bright Young Things, Luego, Cassis Orange	Hammer No More The Fingers, Yardwork, King Mez, HaLo, Kid Future