Slam Dunk Records or Slam Dunk Music is a British independent record label, promoter and concert organising company, founded in Leeds, England, in 2007. Some notable signees include You Me at Six and Decade. 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.
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 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. It is now located in Temple Newsam, Leeds.
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 StageFall Out Boy The Academy Is... Thursday Hundred Reasons Capdown The Hush Sound Hellogoodbye
27 May 2007 – Leeds University Main StageReel Big Fish Paramore Mad Caddies Sonic Boom Six Failsafe Beat Union You Me at Six
25 May 2008 – Leeds University Glamour Kills StageThe Atticus StageThe Non Stop StageThe UK Now! StageCute Is What We Aim For Boys Like Girls Kids in Glass Houses You Me at Six The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus We the Kings ValenciaStory 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 HandTonight Is Goodbye Furthest Drive Home Attack! Attack! All or Nothing All Forgotten Twin Atlantic Me Vs Hero
24 May 2009 – Leeds University Glamour Kills StageFishing for Eskimo StageThe Vans Off The Wall StageYou Me at Six Cobra Starship Kids in Glass Houses We the Kings The Audition Hey Monday Cash CashThe Blackout Silverstein We Are the Ocean Hollywood Undead The Urgency All Forgotten Young GunsAnti-Flag The Slackers The King Blues Sonic Boom Six Farse Random Hand The Skints
The Punktastic.com StageThe Relentless UK Now! StageThe Dropdead! StageHundred Reasons Attack! Attack! Polar Bear Club Tonight Is Goodbye Sing It Loud Me Vs Hero Save Your BreathIn Case of Fire Canterbury Paige The Auteur Out of Sight My Emergency Winch House(People's Choice Winner)The Ghost of a Thousand Devil Sold His Soul Hexes Glamour of the Kill Ruiner Defeater Outcry Collective
29/30 May 2010 – Hertfordshire University / Leeds University Glamour Kills StageAtticus/Jägermeister StageThe Vans Off The Wall StageRelentless StageImperial Clothing StageKerrang! Introduces StageBabycakes BarMacbeth Acoustic StageNew Found Glory Four Year Strong Set Your Goals Hit the Lights Out of Sight Every AvenueAlkaline Trio Against Me! We Are the Ocean Rolo Tomassi Young Guns Moneen Save Your BreathCapdown Skindred RX Bandits Sonic Boom Six Me Vs Hero Random Hand The SkintsThe Rocket Summer Breathe Carolina Fireworks Crime in Stereo The Wonder Years This Time Next Year All or NothingMy Passion Devil Sold His Soul Your Demise Blackhole Fact Flood of Red AzrielFutures Deaf Havana Not Advised Straight Lines Kill Casino Francesqa(Kerrang Contest Winner)L'Amour La Morgue Sean Smith(DJ set) Henry Homesweet Millionaires Lags(DJ set) Synthetic SeasonGet Cape. Wear Cape. Fly(Leeds only) Gavin Butler Chas Palmer-Williams Lights & Sound Lost on Campus Sam Little Portia Conn
19/20 May 2011 – Leeds University/Hatfield Jager StageAtticus StageMacbeth StageHonour Over Glory StageIntroducing StageFront Bar StageAcoustic StageReel Big Fish Less Than Jake The Starting Line Goldfinger Anti Flag Hellogoodbye The Skints3OH!3 Mayday Parade Framing Hanley Francesqa Versa Emerge Not Advised Rocket to the Moon We Are the In Crowd The Dangerous SummerSet Your Goals Hit The Lights Cartel Attack! Attack! A Loss for Words This Time Next Year Failsafe Decade With the PunchesWe Are the Ocean Deaf Havana Dance Gavin Dance Yashin While She Sleeps Bury Tomorrow Hyro Da Hero Feed the Rhino Shadows Chasing GhostsSummerlin Basement Rio Lost Boys Lower Than Atlantis Don Broco The Famous Class Blitz Kids (Competition Winner)Tek-One Innerpartysystem MC Lars Akira the Don Faceplant Oli Brierley DJ Pesk DJ SETJimmy Holland The Lion and the Wolf Lost on Campus Babar Luck Tiger Please Sam Little Dave House Ghost Saddles
26/27 May 2012 – Leeds University/Hatfield
Jager StageHonour Over Glory StageVans Off The Wall StageMacbeth StageTaking Back Sunday The Blackout Funeral for a Friend Motion City Soundtrack Say Anything Lower Than Atlantis Straight LinesArchitects 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 BodyGallows Capdown Set Your Goals Don Broco Random Hand Sharks Make Do and Mend Marmozets HildamayHit 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 StageMacbeth StageMonster Energy StageVans StageTiger StageFront X Sinstar BarKeep A Breast StageAll Time Low Deaf Havana Kids in Glass Houses Sleeping with Sirens We Are the Ocean Mallory Knox The Summer Set Tonight AliveFour Year Strong The Early November The Wonder Years Allister Man Overboard Fireworks Transit The Story So Far The American ScenePierce 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 HandKing Prawn The Skints Streetlight Manifesto Polar Bear Club Me Vs Hero Spunge Itch MC Lars GnarwolvesCancer Bats Senses Fail Devil Sold His Soul Yashin Blitz Kids Handguns Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! Heroes for HireCaspa Tek-One Trolley Snatcha Tyler Mae Pesk & BocaAndrew 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 (26 May). 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 StageMacbeth StageMonster Energy StageAtticus StageCheer Up StageAntique Acoustic StageUphawr DJ StageThe All-American Rejects Mallory Knox We Are the In Crowd Motion City Soundtrack We the Kings The Skints Canterbury Blitz KidsLess Than Jake The Ataris Capdown Zebrahead I Am the Avalanche Gnarwolves Decade Jesse James FandangleBury 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 CowardKids in Glass Houses Hit the Lights Real Friends Neck Deep State Champs Save Your Breath A Loss for Words Modern Baseball Light You UpChiodos The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Feed the Rhino Marmozets Landscapes Ghost Town Natives Verses The FirstVinnie Caruana Chas Palmer-Williams You, Me, and Everyone We Know Rob Lynch The Lion and the WolfDJ 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 StageMacbeth StageMonster Energy StageDesperados StageImpericon StageFresh Blood StageUphawr DJ StageYou Me at Six Taking Back Sunday Don Broco Lower Than Atlantis Neck Deep We Are the Ocean Pvris Set It OffThe Wonder Years Fireworks Transit Such Gold Bayside A Loss for Words Cartel Roam Knuckle Puck As It IsArchitects While She Sleeps Finch Crossfaith Bury Tomorrow (Special Guests) Thy Art Is Murder Beartooth The Color Morale SHVPESReel 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 HartsMoose Blood Baby Godzilla Seaway This Wild Life Rob Lynch Fort Hope Only Rivals Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties Wind in Sails Trash BoatTek-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 StageAtlas StageThe Key Club StageDesperados StageImpericon StageKerrang! Fresh Blood StageUprawr DJ StageAcoustic/Solo StagePanic! at the Disco New Found Glory Mallory Knox Yellowcard Mayday Parade Young Guns Moose BloodOf Mice & Men Issues Memphis May Fire The Amity Affliction Northlane We Came as Romans Miss May I The Word Alive ColdrainThe Story So Far The Starting Line Four Year Strong Set Your Goals Real Friends As It Is Hit the Lights Roam Trash BoatThe King Blues The Beat Zebrahead Capdown King Prawn Catch 22 Spunge The JB ConspiracyEvery Time I Die Cancer Bats Norma Jean Hacktivist Heart of a Coward Gnarwolves Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! WSTR The One HundredNew Years Day Creeper With Confidence Waterparks Blood Youth Dead! Boston Manor Cane Hill HellionsShikari Sound System Dani & David Winter-Bates Astroid Boys Mel Clarke Party Blinders Resident DJsThe Rocket Summer Rob Lynch Grumble Bee Greywind The 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 all three dates.
National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham (27 May), Leeds City Centre (28 May), The Forum, Hatfield (29 May)Jägermeister StageMonster Energy StageThe Key Club StageFireball StageImpericon StageRock Sound Breakout StageUprawr DJ StageSignature Brew StageEnter Shikari Don Broco Deaf Havana Beartooth Bury Tomorrow We Are the Ocean Crossfaith Andrew McMahon in the WildernessNeck Deep The Movielife We the Kings The Maine Cute Is What We Aim For WSTR Trophy Eyes Like PacificTonight Alive Set It Off Seaway Waterparks With Confidence Boston Manor Black Foxxes Decade Fort HopeBowling for Soup Less Than Jake Reel Big Fish Goldfinger Mad Caddies Zebrahead The Ataris Fenix TxMemphis May Fire Madina Lake Stray from the Path I Prevail Counterfeit Ice Nine Kills Oceans Ate Alaska SHVPES Too Close to TouchOcean Grove The Gospel Youth Sylar