Playing the third of 6 gigs in 72 hours, the band tore through ska party igniters such as “Jump on Demand” and “Roots”, however the undoubted highlight was “Kicking Pigeons In The Park”, a song as stupid as it sounds. Gaining the day’s first crowd surfers and a healthy amount of sing-alongs, the band fair well on a big arena stage despite their small yet loyal following.įollowing a quick drink break (Fiver for a medium bottle of cider, sort it out NEC!), Spunge (7) were taking to the outdoor Desperados Stage. The emo four piece from Canterbury are about to release their second album, Blush, which is the follow up to 2014’s incredible I’ll Keep You In Mind From Time To Time, and are on a fast track to domination of the UK scene if today is anything to go by, and they blew me away despite this being the sixth time I would see them.īoldly opening with the gorgeous new single “Honey”, the band rattle through favourites such as “Pups”, “Swim Down” and “Boston”, before closing with a crushing rendition of their best song, “Gum”. Opening up the main stage was Moose Blood (8). Surprisingly getting in was relatively easy, as the queues were well manned and moved at an acceptable pace when I entered, although some better sign posting around parking as well as stages would help in the future.
Whilst it would be my fifth time at Slam Dunk South in Hatfield, it would be my second time at Slam Dunk Midlands, which this year moved to the NEC, making it the biggest Slam Dunk in history. The video lost Best Collaboration to Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello with 'Señorita' but won Best Visual Effects.Having recently been lucky enough to attend two days of Slam Dunk festival yet again, I decided to share to my experiences. READ MORE: Miley Cyrus unveils new Liam Hemsworth divorce tattoo at the VMAsĪlongside Best Rock, Brendon was nominated for Best Collaboration, Best Visual Effects and Best Cinematography for 'ME!'. He also went on to add: "love y’all, thanks for voting!" Reacting to the news on Twitter, Brendon wrote: "Ayyyeeee got a shiny new moon person to add to the shelf". 'High Hopes' has over 355 million views on YouTube.
And yet, in spite of the tough competition, Brendon and the rest of the group came out on top and took home the prize. This year Panic! At The Disco were nominated for Best Rock video for the 'High Hopes' visual against Twenty One Pilots' 'My Blood', The 1975's 'Love It If We Made It', Fall Out Boy's 'Bishops Knife Trick', Imagine Dragons' 'Natural' and, rock royalty, Lenny Kravitz' 'Low' video. Gary Gershoff/Getty Images, Fueled By Ramen Panic! At The Disco win Best Rock category at the MTV VMAs.
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