The 2019 installment of SLAM DUNK NORTH is rapidly approaching, and with the fest receiving a notable size upgrade to Temple Newsam Park, there are plenty of acts to choose from this year.
To make it a little bit easier for you, however, we’ve compiled a list of 5 bands we recommend you check out at Slam Dunk 2019:
Glassjaw
Long Island post-hardcore legends Glassjaw will be making a hotly anticipated appearance this year. Those who follow the band will know that they are infrequent in gracing these shores, so when such occasions do arise, you’d be a fool to miss out. Having put out their first release in 15 years in the form of 2017’s brilliant ‘Material Control’, Glassjaw are clearly back with a vengeance. Expect chaotic riffs and soaring melodies – this will be a set to remember.
FFO: Deftones, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Quicksand
Gallows
UK hardcore-punk titans, Gallows have been quiet for the
past few years, but one can think of few better times to end their hiatus than
on the 10-year anniversary of their furious, important and ever-topical album,
‘Grey Britain’. Explaining the premise at the time of its release, the band held
that it was “all about what’s going on
socially, politically and economically in the UK and how it affects us”. A
decade later, it’s clear that people are dying for such a message that hasn’t
been articulated in quite the same way since. This will certainly be an
occasion to witness.
FFO: Black Flag, Alexisonfire, Refused
Turnstile
Ever since the release of their debut EP, ‘Pressure to
Succeed’ in 2011, Baltimore hardcore 5-piece, Turnstile’s rise has been nothing
short of meteoric. Now establishing
themselves as one of the hallmark bands of the hardcore scene with their
soulful and groove laden approach to the genre, they’re no doubt ready to lay
waste to the Impericon stage. Turnstile are a band notorious for giving their
live shows 110%, and those not familiar, soon will be.
FFO: Bad Brains, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Trapped Under Ice
Tigers Jaw
Scranton emo-rockers Tigers Jaw will be gracing the Dickies
stage at this year’s Slam Dunk, delivering all the warm, catchy and harmonious alternative
tunes you could just about hope for from any band. Near enough consistently
touring off the back of their excellent 2017 release, ‘Spin’, you can bet that
if you give Tigers Jaw the time of day, you won’t be disappointed.
FFO: Title Fight, Basement, Petal
Plain White T’s
Remember ‘Hey There Delilah’? Of course, you do! Who
doesn’t? Now you get to see it performed live!
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