Deaf Havana for Slam Dunk Festival

plus King Prawn, Allister, Transit, Me Vs Hero, & more

By Scott Williams | Published: Wed 6th Feb 2013

Deaf Havana

Saturday 25th to Monday 27th May 2013
Leeds, Hatfield, Wolverhampton, England
£34 or £36 with aftershow
Daily capacity: 15,000
Last updated: Wed 3rd Apr 2013

Deaf Havana, King Prawn, and Allister playing 'Last Stop Suburbia' top the latest acts announced for Slam Dunk the triple event held over this year's Spring Bank Holiday.

Deaf Havana
Deaf Havana's appearance will be one of only a handful of festival performances of the summer. The band will use these shows to exclusively air new material from the album they are currently away recording.The band said, "We are really excited to get back to Slam Dunk, we kind of made a promise to not do much whilst writing and recording our new album but we always have an amazing time at Slam Dunk, and with the added Wolves show we are cannot wait. Plus - the after show, well...bit of fun isn't it."

Ska Punk legends King Prawn will be playing their first show in 10 years at Slam Dunk Festival 2013. The band have released the following statement, "We hope you'll join us in sharing a leisurely stroll through some of our finest material both old and older in a set jam packed with firm favourites the whole family can enjoy."

Also confirmed today are Transit, Me Vs Hero, Yashin, The Word Alive, Jonny Craig, and Our Last Night.

They join All Time Low, Pierce The Veil, Streetlight Manifesto, We Are The Ocean, Senses Fail, The Skints, Woe Is Me, The Early November, Sleeping With Sirens, Memphis May Fire, Man Overboard, Andrew McMahon, MC Lars, The Summer Set, Mallory Knox, The Wonder Years, Fireworks, Four Year Strong, The Story So Far, Handguns,Hands Like Houses, and Polar Bear Club. For the line-up details as available please click here.

Over 40 bands will play the 5000 capacity 3 day touring festival now in its 8th year which has added a new date in the Midlands as a full version of the festival and will have the same acts and number of stages (seven) including outdoor stages as the Leeds & Hatfield sites.

The festival of rock, metal, punk, emo, ska and everything in between opens on Saturday 25th May at North Leeds University, before taking in South Herts Uni, Hatfield the next day, and concluding at Midlands Wolverhampton Civic on Monday 27th May.

Tickets are priced at £34 or £36 with aftershow. All shows are 14+ and aftershows 18+.

To buy tickets, click here.

There are also additional regional touring Slam Dunk shows happening in Scotland, Wales, and Ireland.


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