Albany-raised pop-punk band State Champs have announced a 13-date tour across the EU and UK in Winter 2025. The shows will start in Germany and finish at London's prestigious O2 Forum on 28th February. State Champs with support from The Home Team and Broadside Tue 11 Feb 2025 Die Kantin, Cologne,Germany Wed 12 Feb 2025 … Continue reading State Champs hitting the UK in February
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Festival Review: Slam Dunk North 2024
We’ll start with the elephant in the room. Based on accounts from people who attended last year’s Slam Dunk Festival and the string of apologies from organisers after the event, it was clear that there were several issues at the 2023 event that needed to be addressed before this year’s festival. With promises of improvements … Continue reading Festival Review: Slam Dunk North 2024
Festival Review: Slam Dunk North 2021
After what has been a very long wait, it was finally time for Slam Dunk North! My first festival since COVID rained down upon us and put a stop to all live music! Last year (well… 2019) our photographer said entry was super easy and didn’t take long to get parked at all so we … Continue reading Festival Review: Slam Dunk North 2021
2018 Crew Review: Jack Barker – Photographer
While 2018 has been a challenging year for many reasons, it has however been a brilliant year for gigs/festivals and ticking off a lot of bands on my photo bucket list. From a quick tally there were 27 gigs and 5 festivals, and I even had the chance to photograph my first major festival. Best … Continue reading 2018 Crew Review: Jack Barker – Photographer
Gig Review: State Champs / Seaway / Stand Atlantic / Woes – Manchester Academy (26th October 2018)
Arriving at Manchester Academy a few minutes after the doors open to collect our passes from the box office, we were a little disappointed to see the first band Woes already performing on stage. With 4 bands on tonight’s schedule, it felt like none of the bands had any time to freely interact with the … Continue reading Gig Review: State Champs / Seaway / Stand Atlantic / Woes – Manchester Academy (26th October 2018)
Slam Dunk 2018 announces first six acts – and they’re doozies!
Slam Dunk Festival is proud to announce the first six bands that will take to the stage for 2018. The festival is set to return for it’s biggest year to date as the legendary and anthemic Jimmy Eat World will take to the stage in their debut Slam Dunk Festival appearance. They will be joined … Continue reading Slam Dunk 2018 announces first six acts – and they’re doozies!