Slam Dunk Pageant points emergency climate replace forward of Leeds occasion
Slam Dunk Pageant has launched an emergency climate replace forward of their Northern leg in Leeds in the present day (Could 26), after heavy rainfall on the Temple Newsam web site.
The northern leg of this 12 months’s occasion is because of happen in the present day (Could 26) at Temple Newsam close to Leeds, with function performances from the likes of You Me At Six, All-American Rejects and I Prevail. The southern leg went down at Hatfield Park yesterday (Could 25).
The rock, pop-punk and emo pageant took to social media this morning to present an replace on the present standing of in the present day’s occasion.
Shortly earlier than 10am, they wrote: “Having assessed the bottom situations for Slam Dunk North, we’re sorry to tell you that as a result of climate, the bottom is in unhealthy situation.”
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Having assessed the bottom situations for Slam Dunk North, and we’re sorry to tell you that as a result of climate the bottom is in unhealthy situation.
— Slam Dunk Pageant (@SlamDunkMusic) May 26, 2024
“Whereas the occasion goes forward, we can’t assure entry clients the expertise that we had hoped. Whereas services together with platforms and ambulant areas are nonetheless out there & clients can nonetheless attend, we advise that these with mobility points keep away from the positioning.”
The pageant additionally confirmed that refunds could be out there.
Whereas the occasion goes forward, we can’t assure entry clients the expertise that we had hoped. Whereas services together with platforms and ambulant areas are nonetheless out there & clients can nonetheless attend, we advise that these with mobility points keep away from the positioning
— Slam Dunk Pageant (@SlamDunkMusic) May 26, 2024
This adopted an earlier submit at 9am that defined that the positioning had suffered excessive ranges of rainfall within the lead-up to the pageant, “with probably extra set to return”.
“We advise festivalgoers to pack for all climate situations, together with wise footwear for the day,” they added.
They stated they’d taken the choice to shut all automobile parks on the positioning, and all advance parking passes will probably be refunded.
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— Slam Dunk Pageant (@SlamDunkMusic) May 26, 2024
“We now advise that clients travelling with automobile parking passes now search parking in Leeds metropolis centre and make different preparations to the pageant web site.”
Slam Dunk will prepare for added shuttle bus companies to the positioning, freed from cost for these with automobile park tickets. Earlier bus preparations are nonetheless in operation.
“We’re extraordinarily saddened to should make this resolution in spite of everything the extra plans now we have put in place which had been proved profitable yesterday in Hatfield, however our buyer security is paramount. We apologise for the inconvenience, we ask that you just be affected person, and we thanks upfront on your co-operation.”
In January, it was confirmed that Slam Dunk would host You Me At Six’s ultimate pageant efficiency after the band introduced plans to interrupt up following a farewell tour subsequent 12 months.
Chatting with NME, frontman Josh Franceschi recalled: “Ben Ray, who books Slam Dunk, was our first ever supervisor and gave us our first present in a correct venue at The Cockpit in Leeds.
“Once we bought there, we simply bombarded him, allow us to open [the festival]. Nobody knew who we had been. However he believed in us, and he gave us that probability.”
He continued: “I feel it’s a very poetic ending to our nice relationship. How huge that pageant has turn out to be is a testomony to him and his staff, but additionally to this different scene that now we have in England.
“When different festivals have possibly dipped out and in of guitar music, Slam Dunk hasn’t. It’s a terrific honour to go and play there.”