Sold-out and stacked with some huge names, 2023 marked the now iconic Slam Dunk’s biggest event to date. Fans sardined in caused plenty of teething problems on the day, but did the music deliver? Silly question, of course it did. Words: Aaron Jackson [AJ] and Yasmin Brown [YB] Images: Penny Bennett ZAND Let’s get the cliche out of the way – it’s no mean feat to open a festival. However, this feels particularly pertinent after experiencing alt-pop wildcard ZAND’s performance on the Rock Scene Stage. Before the clock had even struck midday, demonic laughter echoed through the flush of summer sunshine as the Blackpool-born, self-proclaimed “ugly popstar” brashly rattled through their bass-drenched hits. Unflinchingly confrontational in everything they do, ZAND’s set was delivered with ...
