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Can you believe Slam Dunk Festival has come round again? The yearly Bank Holiday celebration of noise and shenanigans officially holds its own as a gigantic bat signal, announcing the arrival of festival season to masses of alternative music fans across the UK.

Slam Dunk Festival returns to Leeds and Hatfield over the Bank Holiday weekend, featuring a line-up of some of the most exciting names in rock, metal and punk. With so many great acts to choose from the big question is: how do you plan your day? We're here to help, check out our top picks below!

Cancer Bats, Milk Teeth and more confirmed in this latest announcement.

In life there's certain combinations that just go together: peanut butter and jam; the Kardashians and plastic surgery; yin and yang; and now, Phoxjaw and Pagan! The two bands have just finished a UK tour which went from strength to strength and we were there to see things kick off in Bristol.

Next week Pagan return to the UK for a run of shows in support of their debut album Black Wash, so we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to hear their top tips and stories from the road. Here's what they had to say!

This month sees alt-rockers Phoxjaw release their debut EP Goodbye Dinosaur... and to celebrate they will be touring with Pagan and playing three headline shows. We caught up with vocalist/bassist Danny Garland ahead of the dates to hear the band's top tips and stories from the road.