Slam Dunk Festival

Slam Dunk Festival

General information
place	Leeds , Hatfield and Wolverhampton in England
genre	Rock , punk , metal , hardcore punk
Website	slamdunkmusic.com

The Slam Dunk Festival is a multi-day music festival that has been taking place since 2006 and takes place in Leeds , Hatfield and Wolverhampton . The organizer is the British label Slam Dunk Records .

history

The festival was first held in Leeds in 2006 . The host is the local label Slam Dunk Records , which gained national fame by signing You Me at Six . It was held in Millennium Square, Leeds with Fall Out Boy , The Academy Is… , Thursday , Hundred Reasons , Capdown , The Hush Sound and Hellogoodbye .

The site was enlarged in the second year. The festival moved to the railing of the Student Union of the University of Leeds . However, the second festival was also held with a stage on which seven bands played again. It played among other things, Reel Big Fish , Mad Caddies , You Me at Six and Paramore on the Slam Dunk of 2007.

On May 25, 2008 the festival was expanded to four stages on which a total of 28 groups played. There were, among others, The Blackout , Cute Is What We Aim For , Boys Like Girls , Kids in Glass Houses , Story of the Year , Zebrahead , Attack! Attack! , Twin Atlantic , We Are the Ocean and The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus .

Just one year later, two more stages were added, so that the participating artists were distributed over six stages. It played Hey Monday , Anti-Flag , Silverstein , Hollywood Undead , Young Guns , Devil Sold His Soul , Sonic Boom Six , Hundred Reasons and Glamor of the Kill .

In 2010 the festival took place over two days for the first time. However, the two days of the festival took place at different locations. In addition to the grounds of the University of Leeds , the Slam Dunk was held for the first time at the University of Hertfordshire . The cast of the artists remained identical. It played on eight stages, including New Found Glory , Alkaline Trio , Four Year Strong , Against Me! , Skindred , Rolo Tomassi , Set Your Goals , RX Bandits , Breathe Carolina , The Wonder Years , Your Demise , Millionaires and Get Cape. Wear cape. Fly .

In 2011 the Slam Dunk Festival took place at both locations. For the first time, the festival was made a little smaller. The number of stages has been reduced to seven. This year Reel Big Fish , Mayday Parade , Less Than Jake , Framing Hanley , Dance Gavin Dance , Yashin , While She Sleeps , Bury Tomorrow , Shadows Chasing Ghosts and Lower Than Atlantis played at the festival. The festival was also downsized in 2012. Only four stages were set up on which Architects , Every Time I Die , Cancer Bats , Of Mice & Men , Funeral for a Friend , Motion City Soundtrack , I See Stars , The Word Alive , Gallows , The Story So Far and Make Do and Mend occurred.

Since 2013 the festival has taken place in three locations over three days. Wolverhampton was added . The number of stages was increased to seven again. Between May 25 and 27, 2013, All Time Low , Pierce the Veil , Sleeping with Sirens , The Summer Set , Tonight Alive , The Early November , Memphis May Fire , Woe, Is Me , Hands Like Houses , House vs. Hurricane , Senses Fail , Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! and Jonny Craig . For 2014, The All-American Rejects , We Are the In Crowd , Zebrahead , Bury Tomorrow , Letlive , The Ghost Inside , The Devil Wears Prada , Crown the Empire , Caliban , I Killed the Prom Queen , Modern Baseball , Chiodos , Landscapes , The Ataris and Neck Deep confirmed. The festival took place between May 24th and 26th, 2014.

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2006

The festival took place in Millennium Square in Leeds .

Main stage
Fall Out Boy The Academy Is… Thursday Hundred Reasons Capdown The Hush Sound Hellogoodbye

2007

On May 27, 2007, the festival was held on the premises at the University of Leeds .

Main stage
Reel Big Fish Paramore Mad Caddies Sonic Boom Six Failsafe Beat Union You Me at Six

2008

The festival took place on May 25, 2008 at the University of Leeds.

Glamor Kills stage	The Atticus stage	The non-stop stage	The UK Now! stage
Cute Is What We Aim For Boys Like Girls Kids in Glass Houses You Me at Six The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus We the Kings Valencia	Story of the Year Fightstar The Blackout Brigade Flood of Red We Are the Ocean Throwing Paper Airplanes (Atticus Contest Winner)	Zebrahead Big D and the Kids Table Sonic Boom Six Fandangle Mr Shiraz The JB Conspiracy (replacement for State Radio ) Random Hand	Tonight is Goodbye Furthest Drive Home Attack! Attack! All or Nothing All Forgotten Twin Atlantic Me vs Hero

2009

The festival took place on May 24th, 2009 on the grounds of the University of Leeds. Six stages for the first time.

Glamor Kills stage	Fishing for Eskimo stage	The Vans Off The Wall stage
You Me at Six Cobra Starship Kids in Glass Houses We the Kings The Audition Hey Monday Cash Cash	The Blackout Silverstein We Are the Ocean Hollywood Undead The Urgency All Forgotten Young Guns	Anti-Flag The Slackers The King Blues Sonic Boom Six Farse Random Hand The Skints

The Punktastic.com stage	The Relentless UK Now! stage	The Dropdead! stage
Hundred Reasons Attack! Attack! Polar Bear Club Tonight is Goodbye Sing It Loud Me vs Hero Save Your Breath	In Case of Fire Canterbury Paige The Auteur Out of Sight My Emergency Winch House (People's Choice Winner)	The Ghost of a Thousand Devil Sold His Soul Hexes Glamor of the Kill Ruiner Defeater Outcry Collective

2010

For the first time, the festival will be held over two days. The festival was also held on the grounds of the University of Hertfordshire in Hatfield . The line-up of the bands and the division on the respective stages is identical.

Glamor Kills stage	Atticus / Jägermeister stage	The Vans Off The Wall Stage	Relentless stage
New Found Glory Four Year Strong Set Your Goals Hit the Lights Out of Sight Every Avenue	Alkaline Trio Against Me! We Are the Ocean Rolo Tomassi Young Guns Moneen Save Your Breath	Capdown Skindred RX Bandits Sonic Boom Six Me vs Hero Random Hand The Skints	The Rocket Summer Breathe Carolina Fireworks Crime in Stereo The Wonder Years This Time Next Year All or Nothing

Imperial Clothing stage	Kerrang! Introduces stage	Babycakes bar	Macbeth Acoustic Stage
My Passion Devil Sold His Soul Your Demise Blackhole Fact Flood of Red Azriel	Futures Deaf Havana Not Advised Straight Lines Kill Casino Francesqa (Kerrang Contest Winner)	L'amour La Morgue Sean Smith (DJ set) Henry Homesweet Millionaires Lags (DJ set) Synthetic Season	Get Cape. Wear cape. Fly (Leeds only) Gavin Butler Chas Palmer-Williams Lights & Sound Lost on Campus Sam Little Portia Conn

2011

On May 19 and 20, 2011, the festival was held in Leeds and Hatfield with eight stages for the first time.

Jager stage	Atticus stage	Macbeth stage	Honor Over Glory Stage
Reel Big Fish Less Than Jake The Starting Line Goldfinger Anti-Flag Hellogoodbye The Skints	3OH! 3 Mayday Parade Framing Hanley Francesqa VersaEmerge Not Advised Rocket to the Moon We Are the In Crowd The Dangerous Summer	Set Your Goals Hit the Lights Cartel Attack! Attack! A Loss for Words This Time Next Year Failsafe Decade With the Punches	We Are the Ocean Deaf Havana Dance Gavin Dance Yashin While She Sleeps Bury Tomorrow Hyro da Hero Feed the Rhino Shadows Chasing Ghosts

Introducing stage	Front bar stage	Acoustic stage
Summerlin Basement Rio Lost Boys Lower Than Atlantis Don Broco The Famous Class Blitz Kids [Competition Winner]	Tek one Innerpartysystem MC Lars Akira the Don Faceplant Oli Brierley DJ Pesk DJ SET	Jimmy Holland The Lion & The Wolf Lost on Campus Babar Luck Tiger Please Sam Little Dave House Ghost Saddles

2012

The festival took place on May 26th and 27th, 2012 in Hatfield and Leeds. For the first time, the number of stages was reduced.

Jager stage	Honor Over Glory Stage	Vans Off The Wall stage	Macbeth stage
Taking Back Sunday The Blackout Funeral for a Friend Motion City Soundtrack Say Anything Lower Than Atlantis Straight Lines	Architects Every Time I Die Cancer Bats While She Sleeps Of Mice & Men The Word Alive For the Fallen Dreams I See Stars Upon a Burning Body	Gallows Capdown Set Your Goals Don Broco Random Hand Sharks Make Do and Mend Marmozets Hildamay	Hit the Lights Transit The Story So Far Save Your Breath Decade No Trigger Heartsounds Misser Our Time Down Here

2013

Organized for the first time as a three-day festival over three days. The festival took place between May 25 and 27, 2013. Seven stages, the cast identical on each day.

Main stage	Macbeth stage	Monster Energy stage	Vans stage
All Time Low Deaf Havana Kids in Glass Houses Sleeping with Sirens We Are the Ocean Mallory Knox The Summer Set Tonight Alive	Four Year Strong The Early November The Wonder Years Allister Man Overboard Fireworks Transit The Story So Far The American Scene	Pierce the Veil Memphis May Fire Woe, Is Me Bury Tomorrow The Word Alive Hands Like Houses Heights Our Last Night House vs Hurricane Heart in Hand	King Prawn The Skints Streetlight Manifesto Polar Bear Club Me vs Hero Spunge Itch MC Lars Gnarwolves

Tiger stage	Front X Sinstar stage	Keep A Breast Stage
Cancer Bats Senses Fail Devil Sold His Soul Yashin Blitz Kids Handguns Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! Heroes for Hire	Caspa Tek-One Trolley Snatcha Tyler Mae Pesk & Boca	Andrew McMahon Jonny Craig Gavin Butler William Beckett Ace Enders Chas Palmer Williams Class of '92 sophomore Mark Halls

2014

The festival took place between May 24th and 26th, 2014 in Leeds, Wolverhampton and Hatfield.

Main stage	Macbeth stage	Monster Energy stage	Atticus stage
The All-American Rejects Mallory Knox We Are the In Crowd Motion City Soundtrack We the Kings The Skints Canterbury Blitz Kids	Less Than Jake The Ataris Capdown Zebrahead I Am the Avalanche Gnarwolves Decade Jesse James Fandangle	Bury Tomorrow Letlive The Ghost Inside The Devil Wears Prada Crown the Empire Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! I Killed the Prom Queen Caliban Heart of a Coward	Kids in Glass Houses Hit the Lights Real Friends Neck Deep State Champs Save Your Breath A Loss for Words Modern Baseball Light You Up

Cheer Up stage	Antique acoustic stage	Uphawr DJ stage
Chiodos The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Feed the Rhino Marmozets Landscapes Ghost Town Natives Verses The First	Vinnie Caruana Chas Palmer-Williams You, Me, and Everyone We Know Rob Lynch The Lion & the Wolf	DJ Yoda MC Lars Tek-One

2015

The festival took place in Leeds, Wolverhampton and Hatfield between 23-25 ​​May 2015.

Main stage	Macbeth Stage	Monster Energy Stage	Desperados Stage
You Me at Six Taking Back Sunday Don Broco Lower Than Atlantis Neck Deep We Are the Ocean PVRIS Set It Off	The Wonder Years Fireworks Transit Such Gold Bayside A Loss for Words Cartel ROAM Knuckle Puck As It Is	Architects While She Sleeps Finch Crossfaith Bury Tomorrow Thy Art Is Murder Beartooth The Color Morale Shvpes	Reel Big Fish Millencolin Goldfinger Zebrahead Mariachi El Bronx Lightyear Big D and the Kids Table Patent Pending Survay Says!

Impericon Stage	Fresh Blood Stage	Uphawr DJ Stage
The Bronx Gallows H2O Comeback Kid Bane Stick to Your Guns Trash Talk Being as an Ocean Dead Harts	Moose Blood Baby Godzilla Seaway This Wild Life Rob Lynch Fort Hope Only Rivals Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties Wind in Sails Trash Boat	Tek-One Daniel & Davyd Winter Bates The Algorithm Terufumi Tamano Kyle Clingo Resident DJs

2016

The festival took place between May 28th and 30th, 2016 in Leeds, Wolverhampton and Hatfield.

Main stage	Atlas Stage	The Key Club Stage	Desperados Stage
Panic! at the Disco New Found Glory Mallory Knox Yellowcard Mayday Parade Young Guns Moose Blood	Of Mice & Men Issues Memphis May Fire The Amity Affliction Northlane We Came as Romans Miss May I The Word Alive Coldrain	The Story So Far The Starting Line Four Year Strong Set Your Goals Real Friends As It Is Hit the Lights Roam Trash Boat	The King Blues The Beat Zebrahead Capdown King Prawn Catch 22 Spunge The JB Conspiracy

Impericon Stage	Kerrang! Fresh Blood Stage	Uprawr DJ Stage	Acoustic / Solo Stage
Every Time I Die Cancer Bats Norma Jean Hacktivist Heart of a Coward Gnarwolves Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! WSTR The One Hundred	New Years Day Creeper With Confidence Waterparks Blood Youth Dead! Boston Manor Cane Hill Hellions	Shikari Sound System Dani & David Winter-Bates Astroid Boys Mel Clarke Party Blinders Resident DJs	The Rocket Summer Rob Lynch Grumble Bee Greywind Away Days Elder Brother Seafoal Bethan Leadley Lianne Kaye

2017

The festival took place in Leeds, Wolverhampton and Hatfield between May 27-29, 2017.

Jagermeister Stage	Monster Energy Stage	The Key Club Stage	Fireball Stage
Enter Shikari Don Broco Deaf Havana Beartooth Bury Tomorrow We Are the Ocean Crossfaith Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness	Neck Deep The Movielife We the Kings The Maine Cute Is What We Aim For WSTR Trophy Eyes Like Pacific	Tonight Alive Set It Off Seaway Waterparks With Confidence Boston Manor Black Foxxes Decade Fort Hope	Bowling for Soup Less Than Jake Reel Big Fish Goldfinger Mad Caddies Zebrahead The Ataris Fenix ​​Tx

Impericon Stage	Rock Sound Breakout Stage	Uprawr DJ Stage	Signature Brew Stage
Memphis May Fire Madina Lake Stray From the Path I Prevail Counterfeit Ice Nine Kills Oceans Ate Alaska Shvpes Too Close to Touch	Ocean Grove The Gospel Youth Sylar Area 11 Homebound Makeout Vukovi Casey Better Days You Know the Drill	I Am The Avalanche Nightmare of You Grumble Bee Louise Distras The Lion and the Wolf Lizzy Farrall	Against Me! The Bronx Frank Iero and the Patience Citizen Turnover Crime in Stereo Milk Teeth Sorority Noise Puppy

2018

The festival took place between May 26th and 28th 2018 in Leeds, Wolverhampton and Hatfield.

Jägermeister Stage	Monster Energy Stage	Fireball Stage	Impericon Stage
Good Charlotte PVRIS Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes Sleeping with Sirens State Champs Creeper Four Year Strong Knuckle Puck	Jimmy Eat World Taking Back Sunday Lower Than Atlantis Moose Blood Twin Atlantic Say Anything The Audition The Dangerous Summer	Reel Big Fish Goldfinger The Skints Zebrahead Capdown Save Ferris King Prawn Guttermouth Templeton Pek	Every Time I Die Northlane Comeback Kid Crown the Empire Counterparts The Devil Wears Prada Astroid Boys Brutality Will Prevail Loathe

Signature Brew Stage	Rock Sound Breakout Stage	The Key Club Acoustic Stage
As It Is Me Vs Hero Trash Boat Roam Broadside Homesafe Can't Swim Woes	Palaye Royale Chapel Dream State Grayscale Holding Absence Milestones Sleep on It Stand Atlantic The Faim	Speak Low If You Speak Love Four Year Strong Rob Lynch Luke Rainsford Pvmnts Selfish Things Cavetown

2019

The festival took place in Leeds and Hatfield on May 25 and 26, 2019.

Monster Energy Stage	Punk in Drublic Stage	Jägermeister Stage
All Time Low New Found Glory Neck Deep Simple Plan Waterparks As It Is Boston Manor WSTR	NOFX Bad Religion Less Than Jake Millencolin Lagwagon The Interrupters Mad Caddies Anti-Flag The Bombpops	Bullet for My Valentine Atreyu Story of the Year Silverstein The Word Alive Wage War The Plot in You

Impericon Stage	Dickies Stage	Marshall Stage
Glassjaw Gallows The Bronx Cancer Bats Turnstile Knocked Loose Angel Du $ t	The Menzingers Touche Amore The Get Up Kids Saves the Day Tigers Jaw Tiny Moving Parts Milk Teeth	Plain White T's hellogoodbye Real Friends Seaway Trophy Eyes A Loss for Words Ryan Key ( Yellowcard Acoustic-Set)

The Key Club Stage (Left)	The Key Club Stage (Right)	Acoustic stage
IDK How grandson Employed to Serve Between You & Me Press to Meco Hot Milk Kublai Khan Cruel Hand Pagan	Lights Microwave Shvpes Our Hollow, Our Home Story Untold Y3K Wallflower Cruel Hand	Justin Pierre Rob Lynch Liam Cromby Chas Palmer-Williams Lizzy Farrall tiLLie John Floreani

Web links

• Official Homepage (English)