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Slam Dunk Add Seven New Bands To Line-Up
Cartel, MC Lars and Save Your Breath have all been added to the line-up.

Seven new bands have been added to this year’s Slam Dunk Festival, including Cartel, MC Lars and Save Your Breath.
The full list of new acts confirmed to play the festival is: Cartel, MC Lars, Save Your Breath, No Trigger, Heartsounds, Decade and IT Boys.
These seven new bands join the likes of Taking Back Sunday, Every Time I Die, Mayday Parade, Forever The Sickest Kids, Made Do And Mend, Cancer Bats, Architects. The Blackout, Motion City Soundtrack, Say Anything, Hit The Lights, The Story So Far and Lower Than Atlantis.
Slam Dunk Festival 2012 will take place at both Leeds University and Hatfield’s University Of Hertfordshire on the 26th and 27th May, respectively.
Slam Dunk have also revealed details of two side shows; one set to take place in Wales and one in Scotland. Full details are as follows.
Slam Dunk Wales takes place at Cardiff University on Monday 28th May. Doors are at 5pm and the line-up, so far, is:
Taking Back Sunday, Motion City Soundtrack, Say Anything, Cancer Bats, While She Sleeps, Of Mice & Men, The Audition, Don Broco & Straight Lines
Slam Dunk Scotland takes place at Glasgow O2 ABC on Tuesday 29th May. Doors are at 6pm and the line-up, so far, is:
Taking Back Sunday, Motion City Soundtrack, Say Anything, Cancer Bats, Hit The Lights, The Story So Far
Tickets are priced at £22.50 and can be purchased now.
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