Feature: Festival Preview: Slam Dunk 2011
One of Pop-Punk’s most highly anticipated festivals is fast approaching once again this year for another whirl-wind of musical mayhem right across the UK this May Bank Holiday weekend.The Slam Dunk Festival will be in its 5th year running for 2011, and promises to deliver only the best in all your punk/emo/ska/metal/alternative needs. Like previous years, Slam Dunk will once again be taking place in Leeds University (SOLD OUT) and Herts University in Hatfield, Herts.
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Flash back to last year’s line up, it looks almost impossible to contend with headliner acts such as New Found Glory, Alkaline Trio and Four Year Strong, but the fine folk over at Slam Dunk have pulled out all the stops this year to impress us yet again with some solid musical acts such as The Starting Line, Less Than Jake, Mayday Parade and even pop sensation 3OH!3 will be making an appearance over the weekend.
Both Leeds and London will be split between 7 stages with over 50 bands playing across each venue.
The Jagermeister Stage will be where all the main action will be taking place in Leeds and Hatfield. Highlights will most certainly include a performance from one of Philadelphia’s finest The Starting Line, along with the rest of the highly punk/ska orientated line up including Anti-Flag, Goldfinger, Less Than Jake, The Skints and headliners of the day, Reel Big Fish.
If alternative music with a pop influence is your thing, then you’ll most likely be splitting your time between The Atticus Stage and the Honour Over Glory Stage for the day. Headliners 3OH!3 will most certainly bring out the fun summery side to the festival weekend, performing all their chart hits on the Atticus stage. Other Atticus stage bands worth checking out would include The Dangerous Summer as they kick off the beginning of the day, as well as Floridian five-piece Mayday Parade. There will be plenty of home grown talent across both stages, with Framing Hanley and Francesqa on the Atticus stage, and We Are The Ocean headlining the Honour Over Glory stage along with Deaf Havana, Feed The Rhino and Yashin.
Pop-Punk’s haven this year will be taking place on the Macbeth Stage. The entire day is set out with both new and well established bands in the genre, and will definitely be a popular stage across the weekend with the avid Pop-Punk listeners in attendance. With The Punches have recently been forced to pull out of their entire UK and Irish tour including all Slam Dunk dates due to Visa restrictions completely out of their control.
The Front Bar for each venue will place host to several DJ acts as usual, including the likes of Faceplant, MC Lars, Innerpartysystem and dupstep headliners; Tek One.
As usual, there will be an acoustic stage, this year hosted by Punktastic.com. Acts will include Sam Little, Tiger Please, Lost On Campus and Jimmy Holland.
The Kerrang! Introducing stage will once again be playing host to competition winner as the opening act of the day (Adelaide), which is a very promising prize if last year’s winners Francesqa are anything to go by, as they are playing the Atticus stage this year after winning the slot in last year’s competition. Basement, who are one of the headliners of the introduction stage, will definitely be worth checking out in between Macbeth stage bands, if Pop-Punk/Emo is your thing. The Ipswich band will be the second last band to take to the introduction stage before Summerlin. The Summer Set have also been recently added as last minute special guests on the K! Introducing stage for 2011. However the Arizona group will only be playing Slam Dunk North, with The King Blues taking the position as special guest at the Hatfield date. On top of that the three emerging bands in Blitz Kids, Lower Than Atlantis and Don Broco will also be playing the Kerrang! Introducing stage
Slam Dunk weekend promises to be one to remember with a fantastic line up catering to all your alternative music needs, and if that wasn’t enough, there will also be an after party taking place in each venue with special DJs and performances from Slam Dunk acts, with the chance to rub shoulders with your favourite bands as they party on down for the aftershow.
Words by Laura-May Fox.
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Stage Times
Slam Dunk North|Slam Dunk South
LINE-UP SUBJECT TO CHANGE
SLAM DUNK FESTIVAL NORTH (LEEDS)
Saturday, May 28th
JAGERMEISTER STAGE (THE REFECTORY)
Reel Big Fish 9:30-10:30
Less Than Jake 8:05-9:05
The Starting Line 6:50-7:40
Goldfinger 5:45-6:25
Anti Flag 4:40-5:20
Hellogoodbye 3:35-4:15
The Skints 2:40-3:10
ATTICUS STAGE (STYLUS)
3OH!3 9:45-10:40
Mayday Parade 8:40-9:20
Framing Hanley 7:35-8:15
Francesqa 6:40-7:10
Versa Emerge 5:50-6:20
Not Advised 5:00-5:30
A Rocket To The Moon 4:10-4:40
We Are The In Crowd 3:20-3:50
The Dangerous Summer 2:30-3:00
MACBETH STAGE (RILEY SMITH)
Set Your Goals 10:00-10:50
Hit The Lights 8:50-9:35
Cartel 7:40-8:25
Paige 6:45-7:15
A Loss For Words 5:50-6:20
This Time Next Year 5:00-5:30
Failsafe 4:05-4:35
Decade 3:15-3:45
Me Vs Hero 2:25-2:55
HONOUR OVER GLORY STAGE (MINE)
We Are The Ocean 10:05-10:55
Deaf Havana 9:00-9:40
Dance Gavin Dance 7:55-8:35
Yashin 7:00-7:30
While She Sleeps 6:05-6:35
Bury Tomorrow 5:10-5:40
Hyro Da Hero 4:15-4:45
Feed The Rhino 3:20-3:50
Shadows Chasing Ghosts 2:30-3:00
KERRANG INTRODUCING STAGE (PULSE)
Summerlin 10:00-10:30
Basement 9:10-9:40
Rio 8:20-8:50
Lost Boys 7:30-8:00
Lower Than Atlantis 6:40-7:10
Don Broco 5:50-6:20
The Famous Class 5:00-5:30
Blitz Kids 4:10-4:40
The Summer Set 3:20-3:50
Adelaide 2:30-3:00
FRONT BAR (TERRACE)
Tek One 10:00-10:45
Innerpartysystem 8:45-9:30
MC Lars 7:30-8:15
Akira The Don 6:15-7:00
Faceplant 5:00-5:45
Oli Brierley 4:30-5:00
DJ Pesk 3:45-4:30
DJs 2:00-3:45
PUNKTASTIC.COM ACOUSTIC STAGE (OLD BAR)
Jimmy Holland 10:00-10:30
The Lion & The wolf 9:00-9:30
Lost On Campus 8:00-8:30
Babar Luck 7:00-7:30
Tiger Please 6:00-6:30
Sam Little 5:00-5:30
Dave House 4:00-4:30
Ghost Saddles 3:00-3:30
SLAM DUNK FESTIVAL SOUTH (HATFIELD)
Sunday, May 29th
JAGERMAISTER STAGE (JAGERMAISTER TRUCK)
Less Than Jake 9:40-10:40
Reel Big Fish 8:15-9:15
The Starting Line 7:00-7:50
Anti Flag 5:50-6:35
Goldfinger 4:40-5:25
Hellogoodbye 3:35-4:15
The Skints 2:40-3:10
ATTICUS STAGE (THE FORUM)
3OH!3 9:35-10:30
Mayday Parade 8:30-9:10
Framing Hanley 7:25-8:05
Francesqa 6:30-7:00
Versa Emerge 5:40-6:10
Not Advised 4:50-5:20
Rocket To The Moon 4:00-4:30
We Are The In Crowd 3:10-3:40
The Dangerous Summer 2:20-2:50
MACBETH STAGE (REFECTORY)
Set Your Goals 10:10-11:00
Hit The Lights 9:00-9:45
Cartel 7:50-8:35
Me Vs Hero 6:55-7:25
A Loss For Words 6:00-6:30
This Time Next Year 5:10-5:40
Failsafe 4:15-4:45
Decade 3:25-3:55
Paige 2:35-3:05
HONOUR OVER GLORY STAGE (PIAZZA)
We Are The Ocean 10:05-10:55
Deaf Havana 9:00-9:40
Dance Gavin Dance 7:55-8:35
Yashin 7:00-7:30
While She Sleeps 6:05-6:35
Bury Tomorrow 5:10-5:40
Hyro Da Hero 4:15-4:45
Feed The Rhino 3:20-3:50
Shadows Chasing Ghosts 2:30-3:00
KERRANG INTRODUCING STAGE (ATTIC)
Don Broco 10:00-10:30
Lower Than Atlantis 9:10-9:40
Rio 8:20-8:50
Summerlin 7:30-8:00
Blitz Kids 6:40-7:10
Lost Boys 5:50-6:20
Basement 5:00-5:30
The Famous Class 4:10-4:40
The King Blues 3:20-3:50
Adelaide 2:30-3:00
FRONT BAR STYLE (BAR)
Tek One 10:00-10:45
Innerpartysystem 8:45-9:30
MC Lars 7:30-8:15
Akira The Don 6:15-7:00
Faceplant 5:00-5:45
Oli Brierley 4:30-5:00
DJs 2:00-4:30
PUNKTASTIC.COM ACOUSTIC STAGE (ELE HOUSE)
Lost On Campus 10:00-10:30
Sam Little 9:00-9:30
Dave House 8:00-8:30
Babar Luck 7:00-7:30
Tiger Please 6:00-6:30
The Lion & The wolf 5:00-5:30
Jimmy Holland 3:00-3:30
