ENTER SHIKARI announced as next year’s headliner for Slam Dunk Festival.

This year has seen Slam Dunk Festival celebrating their 10th anniversary, whereas 2017 will mark a decade since the release of Enter Shikari‘s debut album Take To The Skies. The headlining slot at next year’s festival edition seems to be a perfect way to honour that.

What’s more, the band will deliver an exclusive UK festival performance. Frontman, Rou Reynolds, says:

Slam Dunk is a festival that we’ve been attending from the very start – Slam Dunk South is actually on the campus of my old Uni in Hatfield!

It’s grown into one of the most important festivals in alternative music, and it will be an absolute honour to headline it in 2017.

We’re going to be celebrating the 10 year anniversary of our debut album Take To The Skies, which feels totally mental in and of itself.

The fact that we get to reminisce and relive tracks we recorded so long ago, and that are still held dear by so many, is something I could have never anticipated back then and fills me with appreciation for everyone that has supported this band over the years.

We’ll never write another album like TTTS, as Enter Shikari isn’t really a band that looks backwards, so to speak. But as this is a special occasion it’s important for us to recognise the importance of this album to us, and for the family of people who have supported us since those early days. On a purely selfish note, I cannot wait to play some of the tracks we haven’t played since 2007, or even ever!

Slam Dunk Festival, which is annual destination for all pop-punk and rock music lovers, will get even bigger in 2017 expanding the festival sites and adding more stages respectively in Leeds, Hatfield and Birmingham.

Festival Director Ben Ray says:

I’m happy to welcome Enter Shikari to the Festival for the first time! It’s always great to have another headliner from the UK, which shows how well British rock music is doing. We’ve also made some major changes to all 3 sites for next year so I can’t wait for people to see them!

Tickets go on sale this Friday, Nov 11th at 9am. Dates as follows: