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Slam-Dunk Records is an independent record label (UK), founded in Leeds, England in 2007. The label is most notable for the popular band You Me At Six. 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.
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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 indoor 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.
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.
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.
Slam Dunk Festival 2014
The 2014 Festival was held at the same three locations as 2013: Leeds (24 May), Hatfield (25 May) and Wolverhampton (May26th). 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On 29 April it was announced that Goldfinger had withdrawn from the festival.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On 25 May, it was announced that Landscapes had withdrawn from the festival for both Hatfield and Wolverhampton dates.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.
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.
Slam Dunk Festival 2016
The 2016 Festival will be held at the same locations as last year for the North and South dates, however the Midlands date has now been moved to the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham.