Slam Dunk Announces First Ever UK Tour

It seems as though Slam Dunk was no longer content with two days worth of festival goings on, and then two extra sideshows. Oh no, now they’ve gone full force and, for the first time ever, there will be a Slam Dunk tour.

Featuring pop punk heroes Hit The Lights, Slam Dunk On Tour also sees Transit, The Story So Far and Decade head out on eleven dates around the UK.

All of the bands will appear at the Leeds and Hatfield day events, but will stop at an additional series of venues around the country.

MAY
23 Newcastle Trillians
24 Manchester Moho
25 Liverpool Academy 2
26 Leeds University (Slam Dunk North)
27 Hatfield University (Slam Dunk South)
28 Nottingham Rescue Rooms
29 Glasgow King Tuts
30 Birmingham Asylum
31 Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms

JUNE
01 Cardiff CF 10
02 Kingston Peel

Tickets for the tour are priced at £12 each.

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.

The line-up for the festivals already includes the likes of Taking Back Sunday, Motion City Soundtrack, Every Time I Die, Mayday Parade, Forever The Sickest Kids, Made Do And Mend, Cancer Bats, Architects. The Blackout, Say Anything, and Lower Than Atlantis, as well as the four bands featured on the tour.

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.