Slam Dunk has revealed the first wave of the lineup for their momentous anniversary festival in 2026.
The rock, pop-punk, metal and all-things-alternative music festival is celebrating two whole decades of moshing on the often muddy grass of Temple Newsam and Hatfield Park, and it’s looking like next year is going to be just as good.
Unveiling an initial laundry list of live acts set to play the Slam Dunk 20th anniversary in 2026 on Wednesday evening, 24 September, we can’t wait to be back in the fields once again.
Sharing this first wave on social media, Slam Dunk North is shaping nicely for next year already – and we’re only just getting started.
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As you can see, confirmed for Slam Dunk Fest ’26 so far are the likes of Bury Tomorrow, Cancer Bats, Dashboard Confessional, Stand Atlantic, Taking Back Sunday, The Home Team and Tonight Alive, as well as plenty of others just in this first wave.
Covering everything from the likes of grunge, metal and emo to post-hardcore, alt rock and many more, just in this first batch, it’s going to be another thrasher, isn’t it?
In terms of the big names playing the top slots on the main stage, California ska punk band Sublime are playing their debut show here in the UK — as in their very first. EVER
Meanwhile, US pop-punk veterans Good Charlotte currently top the billing.
You can see the rest of the lineup (thus far) in full down below:
Throwback headliners Good Charlotte said: “We are excited to come back and play the UK for the first time in 7 years, and to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Slam Dunk will be a great time.
“Kicking off this next chapter of GC in the UK this way will be a lot of fun and a great precursor for what is still to come! Some of our favourite shows in our career have been in the UK, and this will be no exception!”
It’s always hard to follow up lineups as good as the ones that the likes of Slam Dunk deliver year in and year out, but we have faith they can at least match the energy levels from last year.
Safe to say we certainly enjoyed ourselves anyway…
Tickets for this year’s milestone festival, scheduled for Sunday, 24 May 2026, go live this Saturday (27 Sep) at 10am, so you’d best be quick about hopping on them.
From the likes of Fall Out Boy playing the very first Slam Dunk way back in 2006 and Paramore making their first real splash in Britain the year after, to Neck Deep and A Day To Remember stunning in 2025, this festival never fails to create memories.
Get ready to grab your tickets HERE and roll on festival season once more.
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