Slam Dunk? We believe so! In fact, the festival's twentieth birthday had one of the strongest weekends to date. The duelling dates at both Leeds and Hatfield rarely miss, but this year sunk the basket with its most ambitious roster yet. Staying true to its pop-punk roots, American high-fliers GOOD CHARLOTTE take the headlining slot, flanked by TAKING BACK SUNDAY and DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL. On the newer, heavier rebranding of their other main stage, hardcore takes precedent wi

BROADSIDE has never been a band built for standing still. Over the past decade, the trio from Richmond, Virginia has treated pop‑rock less as a genre and more as a moving target, reshaping their sound with each release rather than settling into a familiar formula. Their palette spans the emotional volatility of Taking Back Sunday , the cinematic sheen of The Killers , the brooding grit of AFI , and the arena‑ready swagger of Kings of Leon - touchstones that emerge less as im