Slam Dunk reveals nine acts for Fresh Blood stage

new talent including New Years Day, Creeper, Boston Manor, & Beautiful Bodies

By Scott Williams | Published: Wed 16th Mar 2016

Slam Dunk Festival 2016 - around the festival site
Photo credit: Denis Gorbatov

Slam Dunk Festival 2016

Saturday 28th to Monday 30th May 2016
Leeds, Birmingham, Hatfield, England
£42 of £47 with afterparty, or £150 for all 3 days - SOLD OUT
Daily capacity: 15,000

New Years Day, Creeper, Boston Manor, Beautiful Bodies, Cane Hill, Blood Youth, Dead!, Waterparks, and With Confidence have all been announced for the New Blood Stage at Slam Dunk's 10th edition taking place on the May Bank Holiday weekend on Saturday 28th May in Leeds City Centre, Sunday 29th May at The NEC in Birmingham, and Monday 30th May at The University of Hertfordshire in Hatfield.

The festival will have the same acts and number of stages (seven) including outdoor stages as the at each of the sites.

They join headliners Panic At The Disco, plus New Found Glory, Of Mice & Men, The King Blues, Shikari Sound System, Moose Blood, The Amity Affliction, The World Alive, Chunk! No Captain Chunk!,Catch 22, Four Year Strong, Yellowcard, Mayday Parade, Hit The Lights, Roam, Northlane, Hacktivist, Cancer Bats, Norma Jean, Every Time I Die, Issues, Memphis May Fire, Mallory Knox, The Starting Line, The Story So Far, Set Your Goals, Zebrahead, Capdown, We Came As Romans, Miss May I, and Real Friends who were the first acts confirmed.

Expect over 40 acts to be announced in total.

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Tickets are priced at £42 of £47 with afterparty. There's also a megaticket for all three days priced at £150.

There will be more announcements to come from the world of pop punk, rock and punk over the coming weeks. 

This event is for over 14s only.




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