Slam Dunk Leeds: You Me at Six set for final UK festival performance

You Me at Six headlined Slam Dunk festival for a second time in 2015

You Me at Six lead singer Josh Franceschi has said it will be a "seminal moment" when the band headline their last-ever UK festival at Slam Dunk in Leeds on Sunday night.

The band, who earlier this year said they would split up after 20 years, will sign off with their fifth and final appearance at the festival.

They also confirmed their upcoming tour in 2025 would be their last.

Franceschi told the BBC the Slam Dunk show would be "like a proper send-off".

He said: "The first festival we ever did was Slam Dunk in 2007 in Leeds, all those years ago.

"When we got offered to headline here [again], we thought maybe it should be our last-ever festival. It felt like a nice way to tie a bow around our career in terms of playing them."

Formed in Surrey in 2004, the band have had two UK number one albums - Cavalier Youth and Suckapunch.

The band's first album, Take Off Your Colours, was released on Slam Dunk Records in 2008

Often kicking off the festival season, Slam Dunk is the UK's biggest independent rock festival and hosts the same line-up over the two-day event - one in the south (Hatfield Park) and a second in the north (Leeds Temple Newsam).

This year's line-up also includes Funeral for a Friend, State Champs and The All American Rejects who are set to play their first UK show in 10 years.

When asked what fans could expect from Slam Dunk, Franceschi said putting together a festival set was always a challenge but it would take in both where the band are at now, and their history.

"The fact that a lot of our records have ultimately sound-tracked people's formative years, be it while at university or college, whatever, we obviously want that to play a part in the show," he said.

"So for us, it's about trying to design a set in which we feel like you're kind of popping by every album for a cup of tea. It's making sure that regardless of when you discovered the band, you'll see yourself in our performance."

BBC Radio 1 presenter Alyx Holcombe says You Me at Six will forever have a lasting legacy in the rock world.

"Bordering between pop punk and rock, they propelled rock into the mainstream which has been so important for the genre," she says.

"They've set an example for future bands to follow - I literally cannot believe Slam Dunk will be their final UK festival. Will I cry? Probably."