Slam Dunk’s Italian debut pulls 30k fans

The festival's European spin-off got off to an encouraging start – but its flagship UK event was hit by a flood of complaints

Slam Dunk Festival UK

The debut of Slam Dunk Festival in Italy surpassed expectations by drawing around 30,000 attendees across three days, according to organisers. Slam Dunk Italy was held across two stages from 1-3 June on the beach in Rimini at Bellaria Igea Marina (Parco Pavese and Beky Bay), on the Adriatic coast.

The rock, pop-punk, emo and alternative event was a co-promotion with local booking agency Hub Music Factory.

Il Resto del Carlino reports that the first two nights, headlined by Sum-41 and…

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