For the longest time, it felt like the chances of us standing on the beautiful green grass of Temple Newsam and Hatfield House were slim to none – in 2021, at least. And yet, against all odds and through one of the most challenging possible years to pull off a festival with an international line up, the team at Slam Dunk did it, and even as we stand in front of the main stage we can’t help but pinch ourselves to check that this is real. This is a festival that truly feels like the spiritual home of Punktastic, and whether we’re exhausting ourselves galloping up and down the Temple Newsam hill or gleefully making our way through 500 ice creams (each) in the blistering heat at Hatfield, we’ve never been happier to be here. Misfits, outcasts, and weirdos assemble – Slam Dunk is back, ba...