It's finally the time of year where Slam Dunk Festival returns, taking over Leeds, Hatfield and Birmingham for three days of rock, metal and punk. Bigger and better than ever, with Hatfield expanding to a new site, we're spoilt for choice and can't wait to be back at one of our favourite festivals of the year. Wondering who to check out this weekend? Here are some of our top picks!

The final bands have been confirmed for 2000trees!

This weekend Common People Festival returns to Southampton, bringing a colourful explosion of genres to the cities leafy Common for a two day party. The question is, with such an eclectic lineup, who should you go and see? Here are some of the acts we think are worth checking out.

Fresh faced, young upstarts Layover are here with their debut EP 'Your Laughter Never Leaves', chock full of catchy hooks, big choruses and sad lyrics that will give any listener a well needed injection of emo/punk nostalgia.

The Black Queen will return to the UK and Europe later this year.

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