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,[1] founded in Leeds, England, in 2007. Some notable signees include You Me at Six[2] and Decade.[3] 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.[1]

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 indoor 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.

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[]

Main Stage

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

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

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


(People's Choice Winner)

The Ghost of a Thousand
Devil Sold His Soul
Hexes
Glamour of the Kill
Ruiner
Defeater

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)


Sean Smith
(DJ set)
Henry Homesweet
Millionaires
Lags
(DJ set)

Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
(Leeds only)
Gavin Butler
Chas Palmer-Williams
Lights & Sound
Lost on Campus

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

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

Shadows Chasing Ghosts

Summerlin
Basement
Rio
Lost Boys
Lower Than Atlantis
Don Broco
The Famous Class
Blitz Kids
(Competition Winner)


Innerpartysystem
MC Lars
Akira The Don
Faceplant
Oli Brierley
DJ Pesk
DJ SET


The Lion & 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.

Leeds University (25 May), Hatfield (26 May), Wolverhampton Civic Hall (27 May)
Main Stage Macbeth Stage Monster Energy Stage Vans Stage Tiger Stage Front X Sinstar Bar Keep A Breast 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

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 (May26th). 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.

Leeds University (24 May), The Forum, Hatfield (25 May), Wolverhampton Civic Hall (26 May)
Main Stage Macbeth Stage Monster Energy Stage Atticus Stage Cheer Up Stage Antique Acoustic Stage Uphawr DJ 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

Chiodos
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

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

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.

Leeds City Centre (23 May), The Forum, Hatfield (24 May), Wolverhampton Civic Hall (25 May)
Main Stage Macbeth Stage Monster Energy Stage Desperados Stage Impericon Stage Fresh Blood Stage Uphawr DJ 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 (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.

Leeds City Centre (28 May), National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham (29 May), The Forum, Hatfield (30 May)
Main Stage Atlas Stage The Key Club Stage Desperados Stage Impericon Stage Kerrang! Fresh Blood Stage Uprawr DJ Stage Acoustic/Solo 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

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

Slam Dunk Festival 2017[]

The 2017 Festival was held at the same locations as last year for the all three dates

National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham (27 May), Leeds City Centre (28 May), The Forum, Hatfield (29 May)
Jägermeister Stage Monster Energy Stage The Key Club Stage Fireball Stage Impericon Stage Rock Sound Breakout Stage Uprawr DJ Stage Signature Brew 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

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

Makeout
Vukovi
Casey

I Am The Avalanche
Nightmare of You

Louise Distras

Against Me!
The Bronx
Frank Iero and the Patience
Citizen
Turnover
Crime in Stereo
Milk Teeth
Sorority Noise
Puppy

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.

Leeds City Centre (26 May), Hatfield Park, Hatfield (27 May), National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham (28 May),
Jägermeister Stage Monster Energy Stage Fireball Stage Impericon Stage Signature Brew Stage Rock Sound Breakout Stage The Key Club Acoustic Stage Uprawr DJ 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

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

Slam Dunk Festival 2019[]

The 2019 Festival was reduced to two days. The North festival was held at Temple Newsham Park on 25 May, and the South festival was held at Hatfield Park on 26 May.

Temple Newsham Park, Leeds (25 May), Hatfield Park, Hatfield (26 May)
Monster Energy Stage Punk in Drublic Stage Jägermeister Stage Impericon Stage Dickies Stage Marshall Stage The Key Club Stage (Left) The Key Club Stage (Right) Acoustic 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

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
William Ryan Key (Yellowcard Acoustic Set)

IDKHow
grandson

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




John Floreani

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 Newsham 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.[4] On 14 May, Slam Dunk announced that the festival will no longer be held in 2020[5] although the festival is expected and scheduled to return on 4 and 5 September 2021.[6]

Temple Newsham Park, Leeds (4 September), Hatfield Park, Hatfield (5 September)[7]
Rock Scene Presents Stage Punk in Drublic Stage Jägermeister Stage The Key Club Stage

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
Days N' Daze

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

A
Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!
Spunge
Normandie
Vukovi
Popes of Chilli Town
Wargasm
Static Dress
Noah Finnce
Doll Skin
For You the Moon

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.[8] It has a 300-person capacity,[9] is the successor to The Cockpit,[10] and hosts many events that the Cockpit did such as Slam Dunk and the Garage club nights.[8] It is advertised as the "first pure rock venue in Leeds".[10] Some bands who have played at the Key Club include Fit for an Autopsy,[11] Blood Youth,[12] Cancer Bats,[13] Beartooth, Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes, Idles and The Wonder Years.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Concerts". Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  2. ^ Richardson, Shane (1 November 2007). "You Me at Six – 'Save It for the Bedroom'". Gigwise. Archived from the original on 5 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  3. ^ Redrup, Zach. "EP: Decade – Decade". Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  4. ^ ROGERS, JACK. "SLAM DUNK HAVE RESCHEDULED THE DATES OF THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL". Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  5. ^ Redrup, Zach. "NEWS: Slam Dunk Festival 2020 has been cancelled". Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Slam Dunk Festival Postponed Until 2021". Kerrang!. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  7. ^ Davies, Alan. "Slam Dunk Festival 2021: Stage set times announced for Hatfield Park". Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Sheerin, Joseph. "New to Leeds: The Key Club". Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  9. ^ "The Key Club". . Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "New rock club opens in Leeds to follow in The Cockpit's footsteps". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  11. ^ "VENOM PRISON ANNOUNCE UK AND EUROPEAN TOUR SUPPORTING FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY". Kerrang!. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  12. ^ MORRIS, GEORGINA. "Blood Youth forced to abandon gig at Leeds rock venue after audience member injured". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  13. ^ Five, Jenn. "CANCER BATS HAVE DROPPED A SURPRISE NEW SONG, INSIDE OUT". Kerrang!. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Since 2014 The Key Club has been the number one venue for Rock and Alternative music in Leeds". Retrieved 3 February 2019.
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