Slam Dunk 2026 starts in Hatfield with £114 last-minute tickets
Slam Dunk 2026 starts in Hatfield on Saturday, May 23, with last-minute tickets still available and a clear exit plan for London-bound crowds. The one-day festival at Hatfield Park, just north of London, runs with trains, shuttle buses and paid afterparties built around the headline finish.
Hatfield Park on May 23
Good Charlotte, Knocked Loose, President, Sublime, Malevolence, Pest Control and A are on this year's lineup, giving the UK's largest independent rock festival a spread that runs from pop-punk to metalcore and hardcore. Sublime is set for its first ever official UK performance there, which gives the South edition a booking that will draw some of the weekend's sharpest attention.
One-day festival tickets are on sale for £139, with festival tickets also available via the Dice app. Fan-to-fan resale on Twickets starts at £114, so anyone still trying to get in has a lower-cost route if they are willing to buy second-hand.
King's Cross to Hatfield
Direct trains from King's Cross to Hatfield take 34 minutes, and trains back to London run until just before 1am. Headline bands are expected to finish at around 10:20pm, which leaves a narrow but workable window for anyone heading straight back rather than staying out for the extras.
A shuttle bus ticket costs £13.20 and runs from Hatfield Train Station to Camden Town between 10pm and 1am. That gives London attendees a paid fallback if they miss the last train or want a simpler route into the city after the main set run ends.
Camden after Midnight
Afterparties are being held in both Hatfield and Camden, with the Camden side split across several venues. The Electric Ballroom has a club event and a Facedown takeover with a live performance from Fell Out Boy, while Camden Rocks is at Underworld and a metal and hardcore club night is set for The Black Heart.
A wristband for access to the Camden venues costs £11, which turns the afterparty circuit into a separate add-on rather than an automatic extension of the festival ticket. For readers deciding whether to leave after the main bill or stay late, the practical choice is simple: pay £11 for the club route, pay £13.20 for the shuttle, or plan around the trains that keep running until just before 1am.
