Slam Dunk in Leeds – where glorious weather and pop punk bands reign supreme – is not unlike the iconic Warped Tour in the US. Following several successful years in their new location, Slam Dunk returns in 2022 to Temple Newsam for a day of alternative music that caters to those who love the heavier side of life. Hot Milk The opening act that we were fortunate enough to catch was Manchester’s very own Hot Milk. As one of the UK’s rising stars in the rock/pop punk scene, the duo brought a ton of energy and lit up the Rock Scene stage early in the day. Their performance was met with a packed cro ..read more

Well who knew Tuesday afternoon could be so damn exciting! Blink 182 are back! Tom is BACK! REPEAT TOM IS BACK! It happened! The band have announced they’re doing a wprld tour spanning until 2024! With the band coming to the UK in Sept/October 2023. Dates are: SEPTEMBER 2023 Glasgow OVO Hydro – Sat 2nd Belfast SSE Arena – Mon 4th Dublin 3Arena – Tue 5th OCTOBER 2023 London The O2 – Wed 11th Birmingham Utilita Arena – Sat 14th Manchester AO Arena – Sun 15th Tickets are on sale on Monday 17th. See you there! The post BLINK ARE BACK BABY! appeared first on The Pop Punk Days ..read more

The post you’ve all been waiting for… SET TIMES ARE HERE! Check out your official Slam Dunk Festival 2022 Clashfinders and head over to their website to download them to start planning your day! https://www.slamdunkfestival.com/clashfinder The post Slam Dunk Festival Announce Set Times 2022 appeared first on The Pop Punk Days ..read more

Slam dunk is just a couple of months away and today they have announced the stage splits for the festival. Check them out below. HERE WE GO! The stage splits for #SDF22 are here, and we are very pleased to welcome @BYAMAUS and @Caskets_band to the line-up as well. This year we have three main stages with staggered headliners, the full stage times will be released soon! https://t.co/hb3406ieze pic.twitter.com/jOsgYVPbvL — Slam Dunk Festival (@SlamDunkMusic) April 6, 2022 The post Slam Dunk Festival Announce Stage Splits appeared first on The Pop Punk Days ..read more

Today, Leeds-based pop-punk newcomers Beauty School have announced details of their highly anticipated debut album. Titled “Happiness” and featuring previous singles Take It Slow and Pawn Shop Jewels,  the album is set for release through Slam Dunk Records on September 9th. “Happiness”  is a stunning first impression from Beauty School – it’s playful while being hauntingly beautiful too. Their bright anthemic rock sound shines throughout,  illuminating a profound lyricism that brings a whole album worth of stories to life. Concerned with resolution and recovery, Beauty School wo ..read more

Imagine your old iPod playlists in real life. That’s what When We Were Young festival have gone and created. This incredible line up has been announced for a 1 day event in Las Vegas this year. Check out the line up below. When We Were Young is on  October 22nd, 2022 and pre-sale begins this Friday. The post When We Were Young Festival Announces Incredible Nostalgic Lineup appeared first on The Pop Punk Days ..read more

Well happy Tuesday! Slam Dunk have made a new announcement today. Sadly Rancid will no longer be playing next year. But in their place we have The Dropkick Murphys headlining along with Sum 41! Also added to the line up; The Interrupters, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Pennywise, Deaf Havana, Knuckld Puck, Hot Mulligan, Mod Sun, Kenny Hoopla and more! What a great mix eh? Early bird tickets are onsale until Dec 31st so be quick! The post Slam Dunk Announces More Bands appeared first on The Pop Punk Days ..read more

And just like that, we look ahead to 2022! Slam Dunk have gave us a juicy first announcement for next year. Check out the announcement below.   The post Slam Dunk Festival Announce First Bands For 2022 appeared first on The Pop Punk Days ..read more

After what felt like a lifetime of waiting to return to Slam Dunk Festival we arrived at the field entrance at Temple Newsam in glorious Leeds. We didn’t think we would make it. We even thought we might never see Slam Dunk Festival again after the rough road they have traveled down the past 18 months but the festival team made it. Date reschedules, COVID rules and line-up changes right up till the week before kept SDF working relentlessly to give the people the festival that we all wanted, that we all deserved. They sure did. Entrance to the festival was swift, even with the extra level of req ..read more

Happy Friday! And what a glorious one it is! Slam Dunk have announced more bands for September. Joining the line up we have Alkaline Trio, the welsh faves Funeral For A Friend, Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls, Capdown, As It Is, HelloGoodbye and Loathe. What an incredible bunch of bands to add to the line up! Who are you guys most stoked about? The post New Bands Announced appeared first on The Pop Punk Days ..read more