{"id":793869,"date":"2019-03-15T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rocksound.tv\/news\/read\/william-ryan-key-will-be-playing-a-yellowcard-set-at-slam-dunk-2019"},"modified":"2019-03-15T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-15T12:00:00","slug":"william-ryan-key-will-be-playing-a-yellowcard-set-at-slam-dunk-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/william-ryan-key-will-be-playing-a-yellowcard-set-at-slam-dunk-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"William Ryan Key Will Be Playing A Yellowcard Set At Slam Dunk 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you thought that Slam Dunk were done announcing bands on their 2019 line-up – surprise!<\/p>\n

William Ryan Key<\/strong> will be performing a set at the 2019 events, and it’ll be all the Yellowcard <\/strong>hits. <\/p>\n

We caught up with WRK himself about what’s in store, and how he’s feeling.<\/p>\n

HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT PLAYING THIS SURPRISE SOLO YELLOWCARD SET?<\/strong>
“Originally I didn\u2019t even know I would be playing it! I knew that I would be at the festival because I\u2019m playing rhythm guitar for New Found Glory<\/strong>. The festival then asked me if I would play an acoustic set for them while I\u2019m there. I did a similar thing last summer on the Vans Warped Tour.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Now that I\u2019ve ventured out in to doing my own music, it\u2019s pretty distant from the music that Yellowcard was making. So if I was going to play a solo slot it wouldn\u2019t make a lot of sense to play this indie folk post-rock sound that I\u2019m making. Also I feel like it\u2019s a cool for these types of festivals to be able to represent Yellowcard in some way. I\u2019m not trying to revive the band or get anyone pumped up for a reunion but those songs are a big part of us and mean a lot to the fans. It\u2019s a nice way to pay tribute to all of those who supported the band over the years. In essence I\u2019m now playing cover songs!”<\/em><\/p>\n

WHAT MEMORIES DO YOU HAVE OF YOUR PREVIOUS TIMES AT SLAM DUNK?<\/strong>
“We actually only played the festival in 2016 and they are full of both amazing and terrible memories. We had been asked to play \u2018Ocean Avenue\u2019 in full from start to finish. So the first day getting up to Leeds, I had a nightmare with travel. There was terrible weather disrupting me. So I landed the day of the show, a day later than I should have been there, and had a friend of our merchandise person pick me up from the airport and drive me three hours up to Leeds. So I got there, got on the bus, changed clothes and went on stage and then all of our shit broke. We only ended up playing 3 songs and everyone in the crowd was so pissed. It was not a good day at the office. The other two fortunately were great. But yeah, playing \u2018Ocean Avenue\u2019 in full in that kind of atmosphere and festival setting was absolutely amazing. Also just being able to hang out with all of our friends who were also there. Getting to see friends who you haven\u2019t seen for years or had chance to be with makes for a really fun energy to be in.”<\/em><\/p>\n