Give it a Name

Give it a Name
Genre	Pop punk, Post Hardcore, Punk
Dates	27th - 29th April
Location(s)	London, England Birmingham, England Glasgow, Scotland Manchester, England (2006 only), Sheffield, England Paris, France Cologne, Germany, Berlin, Germany
Years active	2005 - present
Website	www.giveitaname.co.uk

Give It A Name, sometimes abbreviated to GIAN and named after an At the Drive-In song, is an annual British rock music festival, held on the weekend nearest to the end of April. The first festival took place on May 2 2005 at Alexandra Palace, North London. In 2006, Give It A Name became a paired, two day festival, taking place at the MEN Arena, Manchester, and Earls Court, London. 2007 saw the festival even more extended, to three days and six different locations, including events for the first time in Scotland, France and Germany. Give It A Name tends to feature post hardcore and pop punk bands.

Give It A Name 2005

Main Stage

Saturday - London
Funeral For A Friend Finch Coheed & Cambria Rise Against Alexisonfire Mae The Lucky Nine Fightstar MC Lars mewithoutyou

Give It A Name 2006

Main Stage

Saturday - London Sunday - Manchester	Sunday - London Saturday - Manchester
My Chemical Romance The Ataris Atreyu Thrice Panic! at the Disco Underoath The Bled	Lostprophets Taking Back Sunday Angels & Airwaves Goldfinger We Are Scientists Aiden Silverstein

Second Stage

Saturday - London Sunday - Manchester	Sunday - London Saturday - Manchester
Billy Talent Men, Women & Children Drive By Paramore The Honorary Title Taint	Hundred Reasons Say Anything Classic Case Bayside Gym Class Heroes The Blackout

Give It A Name 2007

The line-up was announced via Punktastic on the 16/1/2007, and the Give It A Name website and Kerrang! magazine on the 17/1/2007:

Main Stage

Saturday 28th - London Sunday 29th - Birmingham	Friday 27th - London Saturday 28th - Birmingham Sunday 29th - Glasgow	Friday 27th - Birmingham Sunday 29th - London	Friday 20th - Cologne Sunday 22nd - Berlin	Tuesday 24th - Paris	Wednesday 25th - Paris
Brand New The All-American Rejects New Found Glory Motion City Soundtrack Enter Shikari Senses Fail Madina Lake	HIM The Used Alexisonfire Biffy Clyro (Glasgow only) Juliette and the Licks Mindless Self Indulgence Kill Hannah Cry For Silence (London and Birmingham Only)	AFI Jimmy Eat World The Automatic (London Only) Sparta Hit the Lights The Receiving End of Sirens Boys Like Girls Attack In Black	Jimmy Eat World Sparta Senses Fail mewithoutyou Motion City Soundtrack The Sleeping Mindless Self Indulgence MxPx Voodoo Glow Skulls Gallows Grown at Home	AFI Jimmy Eat World Enter Shikari Motion City Soundtrack Aiden The Sleeping Tracy Gang Pussy	New Found Glory The Used MxPx Sparta Saosin Senses Fail mewithoutyou Minimum Serious

Second Stage

Saturday 28th - London Sunday 29th - Birmingham	Friday 27th - London Saturday 28th - Birmingham Sunday 29th - Glasgow	Friday 27th - Birmingham Sunday 29th - London
Cute is What We Aim For Saosin Kevin Devine Zebrahead Kids In Glass Houses The Zico Chain	Fightstar The Sleeping Ignite The Pink Spiders LostAlone	The Audition Mewithoutyou MxPx Boys Like Girls

Give It A Name 2008

The line-up was leaked on the 15/01/2008, and the Give It A Name website and Kerrang! magazine announced the line-up officially on the 16/1/2008.

Shortly after midnight, 16/01/08, the line-up was officially (partially) announced on Punktastic.

Tickets for the event were released on the internet nationwide on Friday 18th January 2008 at 9 a.m.

18/03/08 - a new poster has been put up on the GIAN MySpace showing that Strike Anywhere and Cobra Starship have swapped days, Broadway Calls are the first band on the second stage, and there is no longer a special guests slot on the second stage. Reason for the swap is due to travelling commitments for Cobra Starship with All Time Low

26/3/08 - Bulletin posted on MySpace has confirmed the addition of Alkaline Trio as the Special Guests. Also the Fuel Girls will be making an appearance with one of the bands over the weekend, altho it is unknown which band

03/04/08 - Another bulletin has been posted on MySpace which has confirmed the addition of MC Lars on the Paramore day. Also that tickets have not sold out.

16/04/08 - Failsafe will be MC Lars' backing band according to Punktastic.

Main Stage

Saturday - London Sunday - Sheffield	Sunday - London Saturday - Sheffield
Paramore Plain White T's Alkaline Trio Finch Set Your Goals Cobra Starship Chiodos	30 Seconds To Mars Billy Talent Glassjaw Silverstein The Blackout Strike Anywhere Envy On The Coast

Second Stage

Saturday - London Sunday - Sheffield	Sunday - London Saturday - Sheffield
The Audition All Time Low My American Heart MC Lars Mayday Parade Meg & Dia Broadway Calls	Anti Flag Armor For Sleep You Me At Six State Radio The Color Fred Four Year Strong Mexicolas