Motion City Soundtrack, 3OH!3, Sum 41, More To Play Slam Dunk Festival 2021

While COVID ruined both attempts for a Slam Dunk this year, the British festival are hoping that nothing dampens their 15th anniversary.

“We are very pleased to confirm the final list of artists who were due to play SDF20 and will be returning to play SDF21,” the festival wrote in a statement “As the vast majority of you have kept hold of your tickets for next year it seemed only right to try to bring back as many SDF20 artists as we could. If an artists was due to play 2020 and they are not on the poster, this means they are unfortunately not able to play at SDF21. We will be announcing new artists in the coming months.”

The bands announced for SD21 so far include previous 2020 headliners Sum 41 and Don Broco, along with Motion City Soundtrack, We Are The In Crowd, 3OH!3, Bury Tomorrow, I Am The Avalanche, Dance Gavin Dance, Pennywise, A, Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!, and Yours Truly. Check out the current lineup below.

Artists returning from 2020 include Movements, Comeback Kid, Face To Face, Zebrahead, and Doll Skin.

However, not everyone scheduled for SD20 will be attending next year’s festivities. As Slam Dunk stated earlier, “If an artists was due to play 2020 and they are not on the poster, this means they are unfortunately not able to play at SDF21.” The bands and artists currently not on the bill are Bayside, Bedouin Soundclash, Derek Sanders of Mayday Parade, Elder Brother, Fit For A King, The Movielife, Polaris, Refused, The Suicide Machines, Vinnie Caruana of The Movielife and I Am The Avalanche, and We Came As Romans.  

Tickets are still available to purchase. Slam Dunk also said that if you have a ticket for SD20, it will be valid for SD21. “Just to confirm SDF20 ticket orders remain valid for SDF21, your ticket provider will send your ticket closer to the event. If you have any questions about tickets please contact customer services of your ticket provider (See tickets if you followed the links on our website) There are a limited number of tickets remaining at SDF20 prices.”

Slam Dunk 2021 will be held from Saturday, May 29, at Temple Newsam in Leeds, and Sunday, May 30, in Hatfield Park in Hatfield.

The festival began in 2006 and has featured bands like The Hush Sound, Beat Union, Sonic Boom Six, Cash Cash, Hit The Lights, A Rocket To The Moon, Taking Back Sunday, We Are The Ocean, I Killed The Prom Queen, Beartooth, WSTR, Enter Shikari, The Devil Wears Prada, and Pagan. 

Sleep On It, ROAM, I Am The Avalanche, More Announced For Slam Dunk 2020’s Final Wave Of Bands

And that’s a wrap!

The full lineup for Slam Dunk Festival 2020 has been released to the masses. 13 acts have been added to the ever-growing and impressive bill. Today, we learned that acts such as With Confidence, Sleep On It, ROAM, Yours Truly, and I Am The Avalanche, are now playing, amongst other bands.

Three more acoustic acts were also announced. Vinnie Caruana of I Am The Avalanche/The Movielife, Derek Sanders of Mayday Parade, and Elder Brother, will take to the stage alongside This Wild Life and Bedouin Soundclash.

Check out the full lineup below.

As you can see, The Used are no longer on the bill. That’s because they cancelled their appearances at the festival, as well as their performance at the inaugural Slam Dunk Festival France. The Utah-based post-hardcore group announced yesterday that they were cancelling their upcoming UK/EU tour, saying, “An opportunity has arisen for The Used that we absolutely couldn’t turn down.” While She Sleeps replaced them as the headliner for Slam Dunk Festival France.

For tickets and more info, go to slamdunkfestival.com.

Slam Dunk Festival 2020 takes place Saturday, May 23 in Temple Newsam in Leeds, and Sunday, May 24, in Hatfield Park in Hatfield.

Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!, While She Sleeps, Doll Skin, More Announced For Slam Dunk Festival’s Fifth Wave Of Bands

And it don’t stop comin’.

Slam Dunk Festival has added more bands (and removed one) to their ever-growing lineup. The British music festival announced the news on Wednesday, adding groups like  Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!, A, This Wild Life, Doll Skin, and While She Sleeps, who are returning for the first time in five years to the festival to headline the Jägermeister Stage. Check out the current roster below.

You probably noticed that Mom Jeans. are not featured on the bill. The American emo band broke the news on January 29 that they had to pull out from the festival due to “some complications in our personal lives that we really need to prioritize right now.” Hope all is well with the Cali quartet.

The festival even announced that A Day To Remember will be playing the festival grounds (not the festival itself) on Saturday, May 23, in Hatfield Park, and Sunday, May 24, at Temple Newsam. Their shows at Slam Dunk’s festival grounds are a part of their UK tour with grandson. Tickets for these shows go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. local time on Slam Dunk’s website. Check out those tour dates below.

Slam Dunk Festival 2020 takes place Saturday, May 23 in Temple Newsam in Leeds, and Sunday, May 24, in Hatfield Park in Hatfield. Tickets are still available at slamdunkfestival.com.

We Came As Romans, Dance Gavin Dance, Trash Boat, More Announced For Slam Dunk Festival’s Fourth Wave Of Bands

As if the festival couldn’t get even better.

On Christmas, British music festival Slam Dunk gifted their fans a magnificent present containing more bands scheduled for next year’s festival. Ten acts were unveiled, featuring We Came As Romans, Polaris, Dance Gavin Dance, The Faim, Zebrahead, Trash Boat, Days N’ Daze, Bury Tomorrow, Stray From The Path, and Normandie. They’ll be performing alongside previously announced acts like Four Year Strong, Your Demise, Reel Big Fish, Mom Jeans., and Bedouin Soundclash. Check out the roster below.

Tickets are available to purchase at slamdunkfestival.com. Slam Dunk Festival 2020 takes place Saturday, May 23 in Temple Newsam in Leeds, and Sunday, May 24, in Hatfield Park in Hatfield.

The first wave was announced back in September and featured Don Broco, Ice Nine Kills, and The Wonder Years. The second wave added We Are The In Crowd, Basement, and The Story So Far. The third wave came out before Thanksgiving and had performances scheduled from Refused, Young Guns, and Fit For A King.

Slam Dunk’s opening party will have 3OH!3, Sum 41’s Frank Zummo, and DJ Jacky P. The show will take place at O2 Academy Leeds on Friday, May 22. Tickets for the opening party are on sale now.