Slam Dunk 2012

[Calzum]

Seems like there isn't a Slam Dunk Birmingham, or Slam Dunk By The Sea this year, Slam Dunk Scotland and Slam Dunk Wales will be replacing those dates

[jump]

More acts announced...

Cartel, MC Lars, No Trigger, Heartsounds, Save Your Breath, Decade and It Boys!

[gary1979666]

With Soni cancelled am missing a close to home fest this year and loved Slam Dunk last year - as it's cheap might be the time to get into some new bands. This year seems to have put on a line up that is largely unknown to me - any recommendations? Highlights last year were RBF, LTJ, Goldfinger, Antiflag, King Blues - any recommendations out of this years line up. As Jump says, doesn't seem to much ska, but unless it's early noughties, I'm unlikely to know much about it anyway!

Will prob see Black Out and King Blues.

[jump]

^{^ Personally I rate MC Lars, Don Broco, Cancer Bats & Set Your Goals from the line up but they aren't enough to justitfy getting a tix for me. I'm waiting on the ska stage as I always spend most of the day there anyway, hoping for Lightyear in particular.}

^{If you're in the greater London area you may want to try Banquets Big Day Out, it's £15 and they've got Skints (literally one the best UK ska punk bands at the moment!!!) , Neville Staple, Deaf Havana, Kids In Glass Houses and loads of names still to announced if you're looking for a cheap 1 day fest similar to Slam Dunk.}

[gary1979666]

Thanks for the recommendations - will check them out!

Just read that the King Blue have split up - so no Slam Dunk for them by the sounds of it. Bit of a shame, thought they'd honour the dates they'd booked. But they're still trying to cash in a release an album in July!

My wife saw a message on their official Facebook page that Funeral for a Friend are to be added to the line up. Not sure if it's to replace KB or not, but a good addition nonetheless. Must be another announcement soon.

[jump]

They should of broke up when Itch became a c**t and Fruitbag & the others left.

[gary1979666]

Last album was pretty poor, but still love a lot of the tracks from Save the world...

They were great as Slam Dunk last year, but was less keen when they supported Billy Bragg back in Nov.

[jump]

I was a big fan of King Blues since the early days and I even defended them around Save The World time but they just become twats now sadly.

When a bunch of them left a year or 2 ago they wrote down the reasons on the Punktastic forum, it was mostly Itch is dick and had put the others on small salaries and there were complaints about pointless shit but it's been removed now.

[gary1979666]

Looks like a few more bands - Random Hand, Capdown and Gallows! Enough to secure my ticket!

G

[jump]

What is it with Capdown? I saw them maybe 4ish months ago and they said it was their last gig, which made it the 5th last ever Capdown gig I've been to and now they are back again. Reforms just aren't what they use to be!

[gary1979666]

I think the Leeds leg is their official last ever gig......then they come down to play Hatfield.

[gary1979666]

Slam Dunk North - now sold out. Have panic bought my tickets for the South! First festival of the year booked!

[Calzum]

anybody seen the Slam Dunk 2012 stagetimes? i'd look myself but i'm in college so can anybody look? and post it here haha

Edited May 16, 2012 by Calzum

[gary1979666]

SLAM DUNK FESTIVAL NORTH 2012 LEEDS UNIVERSITY SATURDAY 26TH MAY

ATTICUS / JAGERMEISTER STAGE

Taking Back Sunday 09:15 10:30

The Blackout 08:05 08:50

Funeral For A Friend 06:55 07:40

Motion City Soundtrack 05:45 06:30

Say Anything 04:35 05:20

Lower Than Atlantis 03:40 04:10

Straight Lines 02:45 03:15

HONOUR OVER GLORY STAGE

Architects 09:50 10:45

Every Time I Die 08:35 09:25

Cancer Bats 07:30 08:15

While She Sleeps 06:35 07:10

Of Mice & Men 05:45 06:15

The Word Alive 04:55 05:25

For The Fallen Dreams 04:05 04:35

I See Stars 03:15 03:45

Upon A Burning Body 02:30 03:00

VANS OFF THE WALL STAGE

Gallows 10:00 10:55

Capdown 08:50 09:35

Set Your Goals 07:40 08:25

Don Broco 06:45 07:15

Random Hand 05:50 06:20

Sharks 05:00 05:30

Make Do And Mend 04:10 04:40

Marmozets 03:20 03:50

Hildamay 02:30 03:00

RED BULL BEDROOM JAM STAGE

Mayday Parade 09:50 10:45

Forever The Sickest Kids 08:40 09:25

Cartel 07:40 08:20

The Audition 06:40 07:20

Canterbury 05:50 06:20

It Boys 05:00 05:30

Acoda 04:10 04:40

Dead Harts 03:25 03:50

Adelaide 02:45 03:10

Mechanical Smile 02:05 02:30

Strangle Kojak 01:25 01:50

MACBETH STAGE

Hit The Lights 09:55 10:50

Transit 08:50 09:35

The Story So Far 07:45 08:30

Save Your Breath 06:50 07:25

Decade 05:55 06:30

No Trigger 05:00 05:35

Heartsounds 04:10 04:40

Misser 03:20 03:50

Our Time Down Here 02:30 03:00

SINSTAR BAR

Hadouken DJ SET 09:15 10:45

MC Lars 07:45 08:45

G Scratch 05:45 07:15

Tibbin 04:00 05:30

Loz 02:30 04:00

Tom Mahon 01:00 02:30

PUNKTASTIC.COM ACOUSTIC STAGE

Charlie Simpson 09:45 10:45

Into It. Over It. 08:30 09:15

Shane Henderson 07:20 08:00

Neil Starr 06:20 06:50

Opie Deino 05:20 05:50

Rob Lynch 04:20 04:50

Portia Conn & Friends 03:30 04:00

Plus Special Guests throughout the day!

JD's POP PUNK FRAT HOUSE!

DJs from the UK's top pop punk club nights: 01:00 - 11:00PM

Uprawr (Birmingham & London)

Face Down (London)

Lockdown (Dublin)

Mutiny Events (Manchester)

Stick Tight (Nottingham)

Shake Down (Liverpool)

[gary1979666]

How was the North leg? About to set off for Hatfield - excited!!!