Free Throw

Slam Dunk present
FREE THROW
plus guests
Wednesday 8th July 2026
Newcastle University Students Union
Doors 7pm

Since forming in 2012, FREE THROW’s story has been simple: keep going. New records,
longer tours, bigger rooms – it’s always been another step upward for the Nashville-based
quintet, whose 2014 debut, Those Days Are Gone, has become an era-defining classic in the
emo-punk genre, launching them onto global tours with Hot Mulligan and New Found Glory and
slots at Slam Dunk, Riot Fest, and The Fest. Every milestone has pushed them ahead, but on
their sixth LP, Moments Before The Wind (Wax Bodega), that constant charge gradually slows,
suspended mid-step, mid-thought, mid-life.
Recorded with longtime producer Brett Romnes on either end of the sold-out Those Days Are
Gone 10-year tour, the follow-up to 2023’s Lessons That We Swear To Keep chronicles a
surrealist descent into liminality: a period of intense personal upheaval colored by loss, renewal,
reflection, and, ultimately, life-altering joy through the impending birth of a child. The 11-song set
is disarmingly real, colored by sonic spontaneity – a swirl of Midwest emo, sweat-soaked punk
fervor, and crashing alternative rock – but also the sort of achingly vulnerable lyricism fans and
critics have come to expect from the band. Through it all, Moments finds Free Throw still
moving, still growing, but now, perhaps more than ever, acutely aware that the path ahead is
neither straight nor obvious. There’s a quiet confidence guiding them there into a brand-new
era, ready for whatever the wind blows their way.

- Main Reception: +44 191 239 3900
- Student Services: +44 191 239 3925

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- No additional processing fees

- Limited on-site parking available
- Nearby public parking lots
- Discounted rates for students
- Accessibility parking spaces provided

- Wheelchair accessible areas
- Dedicated spaces in main hall
- Companion seats available
- Advance booking recommended

- Photo ID required for entry
- No outside food/drinks
- Respectful behavior expected
- Adherence to university guidelines

- Children under 16 must be accompanied by adult
- Age restrictions for specific events
- Family-friendly areas designated
- Parental supervision required