{"id":241,"date":"2018-02-08T15:27:04","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T15:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/slam-dunk-festival-2018-a-zebrahead\/"},"modified":"2023-02-02T08:29:52","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T08:29:52","slug":"slam-dunk-festival-2018-a-zebrahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/slam-dunk-festival-2018-a-zebrahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Slam Dunk Festival 2018: A &#8211; Zebrahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58822\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/zebrahead.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/zebrahead.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/zebrahead-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/zebrahead-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/zebrahead-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/zebrahead-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/zebrahead-465x262.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/zebrahead-695x391.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><br \/>\n<i>Over the coming weeks, Already Heard will be highlighting a variety of bands set to play the Slam Dunk Festival later this year.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Having graced the <b>Slam Dunk Festival<\/b> with their presence for the past four years, California party punks <b>Zebrahead<\/b> will be returning for a fifth consecutive year this May. Known for their rap-tinged, pop-punk hooks, the Cali quintet are the perfect party band for <b>SDF<\/b> weekend.<\/p>\n<p>While they put the finishing touches to their forthcoming 13th album, <i>\u2018Happily Never After\u2019<\/i>, ahead of its mid-2018 release, we asked lead vocalist Ali Tabatabaee to give us the A-Z guide of the <b>Slam Dunk Festival<\/b>. Well, sort of\u2026<\/p>\n<h2>A<\/h2>\n<p><i>Flying from Los Angeles to London on an AIRPLANE.<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>B<\/h2>\n<p><i>Hangin\u2019 out with Prince Harry after the shows at BUCKINGHAM Palace.<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>C<\/h2>\n<p><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=Chode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chodes<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Zebrahead \u2013 So What \u2013 (Official Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eZeQYFMqnnE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>D<\/h2>\n<p><i>Trading in my DOLLARS to pounds when we arrive.<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>E<\/h2>\n<p><i>Playing our awesome EVH guitars at the shows.<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>F<\/h2>\n<p><i>Everyone FARTING on the tour bus as I\u2019m trying to sleep in my bunk.<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>G<\/h2>\n<p><i>Using GENDER-neutral bathrooms at the venues.<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>H<\/h2>\n<p><i>Drinking HIGHBALLS in HATFIELD before the show.<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>I<\/h2>\n<p><i>Finding out that Trump got IMPEACHED during our set this year.<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>J<\/h2>\n<p><i>Telling everyone I like their JUMPERS, instead of saying \u201csweaters\u201d as I walk around the festival grounds.<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>K<\/h2>\n<p><i>Watching the movie KEANU and cuddling .<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>L<\/h2>\n<p><i>Queueing up to use the LOO.<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>M<\/h2>\n<p><i>Your MOM.<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>N<\/h2>\n<p><i>NANDO\u2019s for lunch.<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>O<\/h2>\n<p><i>Hearing OWEN, our sound guy, tell me to stop cupping the microphone.<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>P<\/h2>\n<p><i>PUNK! PUNK! PUNK!<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>Q<\/h2>\n<p><i>QUEUEING up to use the loo.<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>R<\/h2>\n<p><i>REMEMBERING what stage we are playing on after a long day of partying.<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>S<\/h2>\n<p><i>Sup?!.<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>T<\/h2>\n<p><i>The TIME our friend, \u201cthe Dong\u201d got super sick after eating a cheeseburger from catering. We had to take him to the hospital a few days later. But, he lost five pounds and looked great.<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>U<\/h2>\n<p><i>Getting drunk and swearing you saw a UFO at the after party\u2026<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>V<\/h2>\n<p><i>\u2026Then getting into arguments with anyone that VAPES.<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>W<\/h2>\n<p><i>WAKING up hungover.<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>Y<\/h2>\n<p><i>Writing in your YEARBOOK: <i>\u201cHave a bitchin\u2019 summer, stay rad and see you at the next Slam Dunk Festival!\u201d<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n<h2>Z<\/h2>\n<p><i>ZEBRAHEAD wuz here!<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Zebreahead<\/b> links: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zebrahead.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Zebrahead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zebrahead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-92169\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Slam-Dunk-Festival-2018-A-Zebrahead.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1264\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Slam-Dunk-Festival-2018-A-Zebrahead.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Slam-Dunk-Festival-2018-A-Zebrahead-214x300.jpeg 214w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Slam-Dunk-Festival-2018-A-Zebrahead-712x1000.jpeg 712w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Slam-Dunk-Festival-2018-A-Zebrahead-768x1079.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Slam-Dunk-Festival-2018-A-Zebrahead-392x550.jpeg 392w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Slam-Dunk-Festival-2018-A-Zebrahead-356x500.jpeg 356w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Slam Dunk Festival 2018<\/b> takes place on the following dates:<\/p>\n<p>May<br \/>\nSat 26 City Centre, Leeds<br \/>\nSun 27 Hatfield Park, Hatfield<br \/>\nMon 28 The NEC, Birmingham<\/p>\n<p>Tickets can be purchased <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slamdunkmusic.com\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Slam Dunk Festival<\/b> links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slamdunkmusic.com\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/slamdunkltd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SlamDunkMusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/slamdunkmusic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the coming weeks, Already Heard will be highlighting a variety of bands set to play the Slam Dunk Festival later this year. 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