EP. 392 - Slam Dunk Festival 2026 (Deaf Havana, Saosin, Tonight Alive, The Home Team, Stand Atlantic, Broadside, Dead Pony)

About this episode

The episode features exclusive backstage conversations and adventures from the Slam Dunk Festival 2026, celebrating its twentieth anniversary.

DUNKIN' DELIGHT! In what has become  Sappenin' Podcast tradition, we begin our summer festival recordings with a trip to  Slam Dunk 2026 !   In this special episode, we celebrate the staple emo events twentieth anniversary, with exclusive backstage conversations, documenting unhinged adventures in Hatfield and Leeds, filled with nostalgic throwbacks, secret gossip, wrestling matches and even surprise stage invasions. Listen to sunstroke confessions from Deaf Havana (James and Matt Veck-Gilodi), Saosin (Cove Reber), Tonight Alive (Jenna McDougall), The Home Team (Brian Butcher), Stand Atlantic (Bonnie Fraser and Miki Rich), Broadside (Oliver Baxxter) and even Dead Pony (Anna Shields). You're not ready, for all this laughter. Turn it up and join  Sean  and  Morgan  to find out Sappenin' this week! Follow us on Social Media: Twitter:  @sappeninpod Instagram:  @sappeninpod Special thank you to our Sappenin' Podcast Patreons: Join the Sappenin' Podcast Community:  Patreon.com/Sappenin . Kylie Wheeler, Janelle Caston, Paul Hirschfield, Tony Michael, Scarlet Charlton, Dilly Grimwood, Mitch Perry, Jonathan Gutierrez, Jahana, Marc…

People in this episode

Host: Sean Smith

Guests: James Veck-Gilodi, Matt Veck-Gilodi, Cove Reber, Jenna McDougall, Brian Butcher, Bonnie Fraser, Miki Rich, Oliver Baxxter, Anna Shields

Topics covered

• Slam Dunk Festival
• emo music
• backstage interviews
• nostalgia
• live events

Keywords

• Slam Dunk Festival
• Deaf Havana
• Saosin
• Tonight Alive
• Stand Atlantic

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sappenin' Podcast

Places: Hatfield, Leeds

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