Slam Dunk Records
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Slam Dunk Records or Slam Dunk Music is a British independent record label, promoter and concert organising company, founded in Leeds, England, in 2007. Some notable signees include You Me at Six and Decade. The label evolved from "Slam Dunk", a weekly club night held at the city's Cockpit music venue, centered on emo, punk, ska and metal music. They have organised and promoted concerts for Leeds venues such as the Key Club, Leeds University Stylus, Leeds Beckett University Student Union and the First Direct Arena, as well as venues in other cities such as The Dome Leisure Centre, National Exhibition Centre and Hatfield Forum.
Slam Dunk Festival
The label is also associated with the Slam Dunk Festival, established in 2006. Although initially small-scale and set up with only a handful of artists, the yearly event now attracts many well-known artists and has slowly established itself as a popular day-long music festival. Initially held in the city's Millennium Square, the event moved to the student union of the University of Leeds in its second year. It is now located in Temple Newsam, Leeds.
The festival attracts more than 40 bands across six different stages. Notable acts which have played at the festival include Fall Out Boy, Thursday, You Me at Six, Hundred Reasons, Reel Big Fish and Paramore.
In 2010, a southern counterpart to the festival had its first year in the University of Hertfordshire, and the now two-day festival became known as Slam Dunk North (Leeds) and Slam Dunk South (Hertfordshire). The festival is normally held on the May Bank Holiday of each year, featuring a mixture of up-and-coming and more established bands, based around punk/emo/metal and ska music.
Leeds Millennium Square 2006
| Main Stage |
|---|
| Fall Out Boy The Academy Is... Thursday Hundred Reasons Capdown The Hush Sound Hellogoodbye |
27 May 2007 – Leeds University
25 May 2008 – Leeds University
| Glamour 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 Aeroplanes (Atticus Competition 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 |
24 May 2009 – Leeds University
| Glamour 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 Glamour of the Kill Ruiner Defeater Outcry Collective |
29/30 May 2010 – Hertfordshire University / Leeds University
| Glamour Kills Stage | Atticus/Jägermeister Stage | The Vans Off The Wall Stage | Relentless Stage | Imperial Clothing Stage | Kerrang! Introduces Stage | Babycakes Bar | Macbeth Acoustic 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 | 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 |
19/20 May 2011 – Leeds University/Hatfield
| Jager Stage | Atticus Stage | Macbeth Stage | Honour Over Glory Stage | Introducing Stage | Front Bar Stage | Acoustic Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reel Big Fish Less Than Jake The Starting Line Goldfinger Anti Flag Hellogoodbye The Skints | 3OH!3 Mayday Parade Framing Hanley Francesqa Versa Emerge 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 | 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 and the Wolf Lost on Campus Babar Luck Tiger Please Sam Little Dave House Ghost Saddles |
26/27 May 2012 – Leeds University/Hatfield
| Jager Stage | Honour 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 |
Slam Dunk Festival 2013
The festival was expanded to be a three date festival in England, where all three dates featured the same lineup. Three minor dates were spun off it, one in Wales, one in Scotland and one in Northern Ireland.
| Main Stage | Macbeth Stage | Monster Energy Stage | Vans Stage | Tiger Stage | Front X Sinstar Bar | Keep A Breast Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds University (25 May), Hatfield (26 May), Wolverhampton Civic Hall (27 May) | ||||||
| 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 | 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 Johnny Craig Gavin Butler William Beckett Ace Enders Chas Palmer Williams Class of '92 Sophomore Mark Halls |
Slam Dunk Festival 2014
The 2014 Festival was held at the same three locations as 2013: Leeds (24 May), Hatfield (25 May) and Wolverhampton (26 May). There was also a smaller lineup in Edinburgh (23 May) and Newport, Wales (27 May).
On 29 April it was announced that Goldfinger had withdrawn from the festival. The band were replaced by the Ataris. On 25 May, it was announced that Landscapes had withdrawn from the festival for both Hatfield and Wolverhampton dates. They were replaced by Great Cynics at Hatfield and Aurora for Wolverhampton.
| Main Stage | Macbeth Stage | Monster Energy Stage | Atticus Stage | Cheer Up Stage | Antique Acoustic Stage | Uphawr DJ Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds University (24 May), The Forum, Hatfield (25 May), Wolverhampton Civic Hall (26 May) | ||||||
| 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 | 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 and the Wolf | DJ Yoda MC Lars Tek-One |
Slam Dunk Festival 2015
The 2015 Festival was held at the same three locations as the last two years: Leeds (23 May), Hatfield (24 May) and Wolverhampton (25 May). The Leeds event was moved from Leeds University to Leeds City Centre.
| Main Stage | Macbeth Stage | Monster Energy Stage | Desperados Stage | Impericon Stage | Fresh Blood Stage | Uphawr DJ Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds City Centre (23 May), The Forum, Hatfield (24 May), Wolverhampton Civic Hall (25 May) | ||||||
| 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 (Special Guests) 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! | 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 Temano Kyle Clingo Resident DJs |
Slam Dunk Festival 2016
The 2016 Festival was held at the same locations as last year for the North and South dates, however the Midlands date had now been moved to the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham.
Slam Dunk Festival 2017
The 2017 Festival was held at the same locations as last year for all three dates.
Slam Dunk Festival 2018
The 2018 Festival was held at the same North and Midlands locations as last year, however the South date was moved to Hatfield Park.
Slam Dunk Festival 2019
The 2019 Festival was reduced to two days. The North festival was held at Temple Newsam Park on 25 May, and the South festival was held at Hatfield Park on 26 May.
Slam Dunk Festival 2021
The 2020 Festival was to be held at the same two venues as the 2019 festival. The festival was originally scheduled for the North festival to be held at Temple Newsam Park on 23 May, and the South festival will be held at Hatfield Park on 24 May. However the COVID-19 pandemic led to North being rescheduled to 5 September and South to 6 September. On 14 May, Slam Dunk announced that the festival will no longer be held in 2020 although the festival returned on 4 and 5 September 2021.
| Rock Scene Presents Stage | Punk in Drublic Stage | Jägermeister Stage | The Key Club Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Newsam Park, Leeds (4 September), Hatfield Park, Hatfield (5 September) | |||
| Don Broco Waterparks State Champs Mayday Parade We Are the In Crowd Creeper As It Is Hellogoodbye Roam The Bottom Line | NOFX Alkaline Trio Anti Flag The Skints Zebrahead Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls Capdown Snuff The Baboon Show Buster Shuffle | While She Sleeps Bury Tomorrow Skindred Funeral for a Friend Trash Boat Your Demise Comeback Kid Malevolence Deez Nuts Brutality Will Prevail Loathe Hacktivist Blood Youth | Boston Manor Holding Absence Normandie Spunge Vukovi Lizzy Farrell Wargasm Static Dress Popes of Chilli Town Noah Finnce A McFly Weatherstate Doll Skin The Hara For You the Moon |
Slam Dunk Festival 2022
The North festival was held at Temple Newsam Park on 3 June, and the South festival was held at Hatfield Park on 4 June.
| Dickies Stage | Jägermeister Stage | Rock Scene Stage | Rock Sound Stage | The Key Club Stage (Left) | The Key Club Stage (Right) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Newsam Park, Leeds (3 June), Hatfield Park, Hatfield (4 June) | |||||
| Sum 41 The Dropkick Murphys The Interrupters Pennywise Streetlight Manifesto The Vandals Hot Water Music The Bronx The Suicide Machines | Alexisonfire Beartooth The Amity Affliction Electric Callboy Cancer Bats Silverstein Counterparts Cassyette | Neck Deep The Story So Far The Wonder Years Knuckle Puck KennyHoopla Hot Milk Meet Me at the Altar Beauty School | Deaf Havana 3OH!3 Set It Off Stand Atlantic The Summer Set Mod Sun With Confidence Punk Rock Factory Chunk! No Captain Chunk! Yours Truly Between You & Me | Nova Twins Cold Years As December Falls Magnolia Park MC Lars Pinkshift DeathbyRomy Caskets | Bears in Trees The Flatliners Lil Lotus Mom Jeans Smrtdeath In Her Own Words Point North Zummo |
The Used, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Motion City Soundtrack and Spanish Love Songs were all due to play the festival but cancelled.
Alexisonfire's set time was adjusted to avoid clashes with Sum 41 after the Used's withdrawal. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones were replaced by Streetlight Manifesto and Suicide Machines. The Wonder Years played two sets, performing both The Upsides and Surburbia in replacement of Motion City Soundtrack.
Slam Dunk Festival 2023
The South festival was held at Hatfield Park on 27 May, and the North festival was held at Temple Newsam Park on 28 May.
Slam Dunk Festival 2024
The South Festival was held at Hatfield Park on 25 May, and the North festival was held at Temple Newsam Park on 26 May.
| Hatfield Park, Hatfield (25 May), Temple Newsam Park, Leeds (26 May) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slam Dunk Stage | GoPro Stage | Kerrang! Stage | Monster Energy Stage | The Key Club Stage |
| You Me at Six The All-American Rejects Boys Like Girls State Champs Mallory Knox We the Kings Head Automatica As December Falls The Dangerous Summer | I Prevail Funeral for a Friend Asking Alexandria The Ghost Inside The Blackout Set It Off The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Caskets As Everything Unfolds | Waterparks Palaye Royale Pale Waves Against the Current Bob Vylan RØRY Taylor Acorn Honey Revenge Artio | The Interrupters Goldfinger Pennywise The Bouncing Souls The Selecter The Skints Mad Caddies Big D and the Kids Table Snuff | The Wonder Years Mom Jeans L.S. Dunes La Dispute H2O Stick to Your Guns One Step Closer Guilt Trip Arm's Length Beauty School |
Slam Dunk Festival 2025
The South festival was held at Hatfield Park on 24 May, and the North festival was held at Temple Newsam on 25 May. European editions, which share some artists with the UK festivals but not the complete line-up, took place in Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, France and Italy.
The line-up for 2025's festivals included prominent artists such as A Day To Remember, Neck Deep and Electric Callboy as the star names for the festival.
| Hatfield Park, Hatfield (25 May), Temple Newsam Park, Leeds (26 May) | ||||
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| Main Stage West | Main Stage East | Monster Energy Stage | The Kerrang! Stage | The Key Club Stage |
| A Day To Remember Neck Deep New Found Glory Hot Mulligan The Starting Line Movements Knuckle Puck Hit The Lights Sweetpill | Electric Callboy The Used Finch Stray From The Path Landmvrks Imminence Dream State Defects | Alkaline Trio Less Than Jake Streetlight Manifesto Zebrahead The Aquabats The Ataris Home Grown Save Ferris The Meffs | Hot Milk Wargasm As It Is Twin Atlantic Noahfinnce Rain City Drive I See Stars Point North Sophie Powers Lake Malice | Scowl Split Chain Delilah Bon Graphic Nature South Arcade Mouth Culture Free Throw Heart Attack Man Winona Fighter Greywind |
The Key Club
The Key Club is a live music venue and nightclub in the Merrion Centre, Leeds that is owned by Slam Dunk Records. It has a 300-person capacity, is the successor to the Cockpit, and hosts many events that the Cockpit did such as Slam Dunk and the Garage club nights. It is advertised as the "first pure rock venue in Leeds". Some bands who have played at the Key Club include Fit for an Autopsy, Blood Youth, Cancer Bats, Beartooth, Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes, Idles and the Wonder Years.