Slam-Dunk Records is an independent record label (UK), founded in Leeds, England in 2007. The label is most notable for popular band You Me At Six. The label evolved, initially, from popular clubnight 'Slam Dunk', a weekly clubnight held at the city's Cockpit music venue, predominantly centered around emo/punk/ska and metal music genres. Slam Dunk Records is also associated with popular music festival 'Slam Dunk Festival', which was established in 2006. Although initially small-scale set up with only a handful of artists, the yearly event now attracts a large number of well-known artists and has slowly established itself as a popular indoor day-long music festival. Slam Dunk Festival is held on the May Bank Holiday of each year, now at University of Leeds student union building, attracting more than 40 bands across six different stages. Notable acts previously having played at the festival include Fall Out Boy, Thursday, You Me At Six, Hundred Reasons, Reel Big Fish and Paramore.

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Slam Dunk Festival

Slam-Dunk Festival is an annual music festival, which evolved from alternative punk/emo/ska night held weekly (Tuesday) at the city’s Cockpit music venue. Initially held in the city’s Millenium Square, the event is now held within the student union of the University of Leeds, growing in size each year, with 2009 hosting over 40 bands across six different stages. The festival is a one day event, 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 genres.

Previous Years

The 2006 event took place on Saturday 27 May 2006, held as an outdoor festival in Leeds’ Millennium Square, for over 7,000 people (sold out). Bands playing included Fall Out Boy, Hundred Reasons, Capdown, Thursday, The Hush Sound, HelloGoodbye and regular Slam Dunk DJs.

The 2007 event took place on Sunday May 27 2007, moved indoors to the newly refurbished ‘Refectory’ venue within Leeds University’s student union building (sold out). Bands playing included Reel Big Fish, Paramore, You Me At Six, Beat Union, Fail Safe, Mad Caddies and Sonic Boom Six, including an after-party hosted by regular Slam Dunk DJs (over 18s only).

The 2008 event took place on Sunday May 25 2009, again, taking place within Leeds University’s student union building (sold out). Bands playing included You Me At Six, Story of the Year, Boys Like Girls, Kids in Glass Houses, Fightstar, We The Kings, Cute Is What We Aim For, Sonic Boom Six, Brigade, The Blackout, We Are the Ocean and Random Hand. The festival also featured an after-show party, held within the Union, by regular Slam-Dunk DJs (over 18s only).

The 2009 event took place on Sunday May 24 2009, again held within Leeds University’s student union building (sold out). The festival was the biggest Slam-Dunk festivals yet, featuring over 40 bands across six different stages. Bands playing include You Me At Six, The Blackout, Anti-Flag, Hundred Reasons, The Ghost of a Thousand, Silverstein, Kids in Glass Houses, Cobra Starship, Sonic Boom Six, The King Blues and We Are the Ocean. The festival will feature an after-show party, held within the Union, by regular Slam-Dunk DJs (over 18s only) and a barbecue and bar-area.