Slam Dunk Festival 2023

[DomDom1984]

I'm glad they didn't add anything else I'm interested in looking at that tbh. Fuck knows how I'm going to navigate this.

[Andre91]

Hopefully my day will work out like this: 

Heriot > Higher Power > SeeYouSpaceCowboy > Spanish Love Songs > Trophy Eyes > Four Year Strong > The Menzingers > The Offspring > Enter Shikari 

[Jericode]

Without the stage times this doesn't really help me at all but yeah looks like a big set of clashes.

If I could somehow see Offspring and Creeper with no clash I'll be happy and make do with the rest of the day.

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

38 minutes ago, justanothername said:

Stage split make it look a little better for but it seems that it's going to be clash hell for the start of the day and struggling to see stuff for the rest of it.

Also less acts overall compared to last year it seems as well and it seems like they've totally binned off the dual stage concept?

Creeper and Yellowcard stages are alternating for sure

[DomDom1984]

I think the only band I can guarantee I'll be seeing is Enter Shikari. Because absolutely nobody could have been announced could have changed that.

[andyrhodes24]

Was thinking The Blackout would be added with them being at Download. Don’t know why I expected Slam Dunk to pull a rabbit out of the hat 

[DomDom1984]

Being at Download pretty much ruled them out instantly.

[ScarletBlaster]

Youth Fountain (obviously, given my profile pic...), Spanish Love Songs, The Menzingers, Billy Talent and Enter Shikari are the big ones for me!

Edited January 26, 2023 by ScarletBlaster

[andyrhodes24]

48 minutes ago, DomDom1984 said:

Being at Download pretty much ruled them out instantly.

Just thought it was strange they’d not do both, not like it’s a headline set but the demand would be there for both

[Archi]

2023: 58 bands on 6 stages.
2022: 54 bands on 6 stages.

Curious to see the timetable but as always, it gonna hurt... I'm surprised there are 10 bands on the Rock Scene Stage and that Underoath is up there. I tought they'd headline another stage like Alexisonfire in 2022. 

[Andre91]

Praying they don’t clash Shikari and The Offspring. 

[DomDom1984]

The only other headliner that it would hurt to miss would be Yellowcard. I'm definitely living in hope that doesn't happen, but if it doesn't then... oh well.

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

25 minutes ago, DomDom1984 said:

The only other headliner that it would hurt to miss would be Yellowcard. I'm definitely living in hope that doesn't happen, but if it doesn't then... oh well.

They'll be on earlier I think as Creeper are probably closing 

[LazyDavid]

Man this is gunna be a tough one, loads of bands at the end of the day by the looks of it for me! There's even a few I'd happily go see not covered but think I'm not gunna get many gaps this year, good stuff

Edited January 26, 2023 by LazyDavid

[pryce]

chances of seeing Yellowcard and Creeper? debating my first Slam Dunk and doing the Leeds one as can get weekend tickets with Live at Leeds

[DomDom1984]

Obviously hard to call but it looks like I might get a free run at Less Than Jake.

[Jericode]

4 hours ago, pryce said:

chances of seeing Yellowcard and Creeper? debating my first Slam Dunk and doing the Leeds one as can get weekend tickets with Live at Leeds

From the number of bands on the stage it looks like those two are alternating, you'll be able to see both but the pair will almost certainly clash with another stage headliner somewhere.

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

On 1/26/2023 at 7:36 PM, Archi said:

2023: 58 bands on 6 stages.
2022: 54 bands on 6 stages.

Curious to see the timetable but as always, it gonna hurt... I'm surprised there are 10 bands on the Rock Scene Stage and that Underoath is up there. I tought they'd headline another stage like Alexisonfire in 2022. 

Is it not 7 stages really? The one with 14 bands on is gonna be alternating, as is Creeper and Yellowcard ones

[DomDom1984]

Yeah, that feels like Key Club to me.

[mentalgellar]

How often do they do secret sets at Slam Dunk, if ever?

[Rotinajer]

Had busted as a secret set the last time I attended in 2019

[a6l6e6x]

Gonna be a lot of cashes at this

I'd pick offspring over shikari but only because I've seen shikari 20+ times 

Emarosa are much smaller than I thought

[gary1979666]

21 hours ago, mentalgellar said:

How often do they do secret sets at Slam Dunk, if ever?

I don't think there was one last year, but the two prior to that were McFly and Busted!

[DomDom1984]

I reckon, since there started to be an expectation of a secret set, that there won't be one for a good while now.

[Jonny_Naylor]

No Idea what I'm going to do. 
 

Dying to see loads of bands that are all going to clash - Girlfriends, Hawthorne Heights, Fireworks, Zebrahead, Vukovi, Trash Boat, Wargasm, Real Friends, Spanish Love Songs, Teenage Bottlerocket, Escape The Fate, Boston Manor, Flogging Molly, Gogol Bordello, KIGH, Billy Talent, Menzingers and every single headliner. 

 

At this point, all we've decided is that Less Than Jake > Bowling For Soup > The Offspring is how we're going to end the day. No way I'm missing 'Hello, Rockview' in full, never seen BFS and The Offspring are my favourite band. Gonna have to wait for times for the others.