Slam Dunk Festival has announced a second wave of artists for 2027, two weeks after its first line-up drop. Eighteen new acts join the bill, including Billy Talent, Cobra Starship, Superheaven, Joyce Manor, The Paradox, Amira Elfeky, Forever The Sickest Kids, The Family Business Ltd, Ben Quad and Games We Play.
Also added are Super Sometimes, Shoreline, Car Underwater, The Pretty Wild, Novelists, BLACKGOLD, Future Palace and The Haunt. They join the previously announced Bowling For Soup, Simple Plan, Killswitch Engage, Beartooth, Sleeping With Sirens, The Used, The Front Bottoms, Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake and The Interrupters. More names are still to come.
The festival takes place at Leeds Temple Newsam on Saturday 29th May 2027 and at Hatfield Park on Sunday 30th May 2027. VIP tickets have sold out, and the remaining tickets are on sale now through the Slam Dunk website.
The new names
Canadian band Billy Talent return for their second Slam Dunk appearance. Their songs include ‘Red Flag’, ‘Fallen Leaves’ and ‘Try Honesty’.
Cobra Starship play the UK for the first time in 17 years, in what is billed as an exclusive appearance at Slam Dunk. The band are behind ‘Good Girls Go Bad’ and ‘Snakes On A Plane’. Forever The Sickest Kids, a pop-punk band from the same era, also join the bill.
Superheaven make their Slam Dunk debut with 90s-inspired grunge and alt-rock. Joyce Manor add to the emo and alt side of the line-up. The Paradox formed in 2024 and have gone from viral success to Warped Tour in less than a year. The band have attracted attention from Travis Barker and Jack White. Amira Elfeky mixes nu-metal with a gothic edge and plays her track ‘Tonight’.
Ska collective The Family Business Ltd arrive after releasing their self-titled debut album on Hellcat Records. Ben Quad blend Midwest emo with pop-punk and come to the festival after their second album, Wisher, and a first UK headline tour. Games We Play are signed to Pete Wentz’s DCD2 Records and are best known for ‘I Hope You’re Happy’. Super Sometimes released their debut album, Show the World What’s Underneath, earlier this year.
German emo-punk band Shoreline also join. Car Underwater, whose members come from Photographic Memory, Wisp and Ghostemane, make their Slam Dunk debut after releasing the EP Dagger Breaks Window. The Pretty Wild are the Las Vegas nu-metal duo of sisters Jyl and Jules Wylde, and have just released their debut album, zero.point.genesis.
At the heavier end, Parisian metalcore band Novelists play alongside masked nu-metal act BLACKGOLD. Berlin post-hardcore band Future Palace come after their latest album, Resurgence. Florida rock band The Haunt complete the second wave.
Camping
Slam Dunk introduces camping for the first time in 2027. A limited number of pitches will be available at both Leeds Temple Newsam and Hatfield Park, including campervan pitches and pre-pitched tents. Both campsites are within walking distance of the festival. They open at 4pm the day before and close at 12pm the day after.
Camping tickets go on sale this Friday at 10am. Further details are on the festival’s camping page.
