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Slam Dunk are hiding FREE festival tickets in Leeds this Valentine’s Day

Best of luck - but be warned, we will fight you to the death for these...

Danny Jones Danny Jones - 12th February 2025

Slam Dunk Festival are determined for us to fall even harder for them with an exciting giveaway this Valentine's Day.

The much-loved music festival showcasing some of the world's best rock, metal, pop-punk and more, hosted over at Temple Newsam Park, is back for 2025 and with a lineup as good as any past edition, the clamour for tickets is understandably crazy.

Slam Dunk sells out with ease every year, meaning those who love a mosh often miss out on tickets. Fortunately, because they love their three UK bases so much, they're giving gig-goers in Yorkshire and beyond an extra opportunity to be there this year.

Teaming up with a trio of music shops, one of those being Crash Records here in Leeds city centre, fans have the chance to give themselves the best gift of all this Valentine's: an unforgettable weekend featuring some of the best live acts in the genre.

Spreading love with this special one-day scavenger hunt, tickets for this year’s festival will be hidden at record stores like Crash in Leeds, as well as London and St Albans.

All Ages and Empire Records will be joining our local institution in hiding away a select few sets of free tickets to Slam Dunk 2025, but the fun doesn't stop there.

Even those who miss out on weekend passes could stumble across other goodies including merch vouchers and a special 25 years of The Used double vinyl - one of many exciting names playing the outdoor festival this year.

The Slam Dunk '25 line-up includes other massive names like A Day To Remember, Neck Deep, Electric Callboy, The Used, New Found Glory, Less Than Jake, Mouth Culture, Hot Milk, Hot Mulligan and lots more.

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Remaining the UK’s biggest independent rock festival, Slam Dunk really is a must-attend on the British live music circuit.

And, you know, it goes without saying that you should pick the North over the South every single time.

Thankfully, for now, there are still tickets left even if you don't manage to land a freebie, but we'd act quickly if you want to be there. You grab yours HERE.

Taking place at Leeds Temple Newsam on 25 May 2025, we cannot wait to relive the scenes from last year. Run it back:

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    Major DJ has set cancelled as overcrowding concerns continue at Leeds Festival

    Clementine Hall Clementine Hall

    After closing for the entire second day, The Warehouse stage at Leeds Festival has once again been forced to evacuate.

    One of the most anticipated dance acts of the day has been cancelled due to health and safety concerns just moments before the set.

    Sheffield DJ Silva Bumpa was due to take to The Warehouse stage today at 1:30pm, but the set was cancelled due to overcrowding.

    It's not the first time this has happened at Leeds Festival 2026, as yesterday Omar+'s set was cancelled due to the same issue and the stage was subsequently closed for the rest of the day.

    The Warehouse stage is completely new for this year, and supposedly is designed specifically for dance music...which is quite ironic.

    Announcing the news to Instagram, Silva Bumpa said: "So so sorry Leeds Fest but due to over crowding my set was cancelled last min I was just behind the stage and got told right before such a massive shame."

    Prospa, another prominent DJ who's set was cancelled at Reading on Friday afternoon, spoke up on the situation: "We are disappointed in The Warehouse stage closure at Reading Festival. We were told it wasn't possible to play whilst on the way. This was due to too many people outside the stage.

    "We have seen this happen before at larger festivals in the UK. It's time to double the capacity of tents or put dance music on the main stage."

    It comes after another dance stage, LS23, was closed mid-set last night due to a health and safety hazard when all the lights suddenly switched off and ravers were forced to evacuate.

    If yesterday is anything to go by, we wouldn't be surprised if The Warehouse was closed for the rest of the day which means anticipated sets from Rossi and Mall Grab will also be cancelled.

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    ‘Actually lost for words’ – huge artist speaks out as Leeds Festival set is cancelled due to overcrowding

    Clementine Hall Clementine Hall

    For the second day in a row, a huge set has been cancelled due to overcrowding at Reading and Leeds Festival.

    Day two of the festival and there's some pretty disappointed ravers hanging their head as one of the biggest dance music sets of the day is cancelled.

    Omar+, a rising British electronic DJ and producer, was due to play on the brand-new Warehouse stage at Reading yesterday and Leeds today.

    Yesterday's set was cancelled last minute due to overcrowding, and low and behold the same has happened here in Leeds.

    Announcing the sad news to his story, Omar+ said "Actually lost for words. My Leeds set has been cancelled due to overcrowding."

    He then went on to show a screenshot of a text message, reading: "I've never seen something like this in my entire life where two shows back to back are cancelled due to overcrowding."

    The Warehouse stage is completely new for this year, and supposedly is designed specifically for dance music...which is quite ironic.

    Prospa, another prominent DJ who's set was cancelled at Reading yesterday, spoke up on the situation: "We are disappointed in The Warehouse stage closure at Reading Festival. We were told it wasn't possible to play whilst on the way. This was due to too many people outside the stage.

    "We have seen this happen before at larger festivals in the UK. It's time to double the capacity of tents or put dance music on the main stage."

    It comes after another dance stage, LS23, was closed mid-set last night due to a health and safety hazard when all the lights suddenly switched off and ravers were forced to evacuate.

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