| Parklife | |
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| Genre | Music Festival |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Location(s) | Heaton Park,Manchester,England |
| Coordinates | 53°32′05″N2°15′22″W / 53.5347°N 2.2561°W /53.5347; -2.2561 |
| Years active | 14 years |
| Inaugurated | 12 June 2010 (2010-06-12) |
| Founders | Sacha Lord (co-creator) |
| Most recent | 10 June 2023 (2023-06-10) – 11 June 2023 (2023-06-11) |
| Next event | 8 June 2024 (2024-06-08) – 9 June 2024 (2024-06-09) |
| Capacity | 82,500 |
| Organised by | The Warehouse Project Live Nation Entertainment |
| Website | http://www.parklife.uk.com/ |
Parklife is an annual two-day music festival inManchester, England and takes place in June each year. The festival predominantly featuresdance and electronic music, as well aspop andhip-hop artists.
Jointly organised by a number of groups, including Manchester'sThe Warehouse Project[1] andLive Nation, the festival started life as Mad Ferret Festival inPlatt Fields Park,Rusholme, before moving toHeaton Park in north Manchester in 2013 in order to accommodate the increased numbers attending.[2] By 2023 the non-camping festival[3] has a capacity of 82,500 people over the two days.[4]
The would-be 2020 event was to feature headline artistTyler, The Creator, the performance being one of his first since being banned in the UK by former Home SecretaryTheresa May over alleged "violence and intolerance of homosexuality".[6]
Khalid,Lewis Capaldi,Charli XCX,Little Simz,Carl Cox,Bicep andEric Prydz were also set perform at the event, among others. However, in March 2020, the festival was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
The festival was pushed back to a later date of 11 and 12 September 2021 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Artists announced includedDave as a UK festival exclusive, alongsideMegan Thee Stallion,Skepta,Dababy (later dropped after a spate of homophobic comments[8]),Disclosure,Mabel,Becky Hill,Carl Cox,Peggy Gou,Young Thug (who was later replaced byMigos because of scheduling conflicts),Jamie XX,Burna Boy andBicep.
On 25 January 2022, the festival announced that it would be returning to Heaton Park on 11 and 12 June 2022.
Acts including50 Cent (UK festival exclusive),Tyler, The Creator,Megan Thee Stallion,Loyle Carner,Chase & Status,Central Cee,PinkPantheress,Camelphat,Patrick Topping,Jamie XX,Annie Mac andFred Again.
On 31 January 2023, the festival announced that years lineup, featuringThe 1975,Aitch (UK Festival Headline Exclusive),The Prodigy,Wu-Tang Clan &Nas as part of 'NY State of Mind', Fred again..,Rudimental, Michael Bibi b2bJamie Jones (Global Exclusive), which later was altered to just Jamie Jones due to Michael Bibi taking time of shows because of him having cancer,Charlotte De Witte,Patrick Topping, FISHER,Nx Worries (Anderson .Paak andKnxwledge) as well asThe Blessed Madonna,Becky Hill, Ben Hemsley,RAYE andSkrillex.
On 5th December 2023, as a European debut and exclusive, Under Construction was announced, consisting of both FISHER and Chris Lake. The full Parklife 2024 lineup was announced on 23rd January 2024 boasting a diverse lineup, with acts includingDoja Cat,Disclosure (Live) as a UK Festival Exclusive,J Hus,Becky Hill,KAYTRANADA,Shy FX,Anne-Marie, PAWSA, Dennis Cruz, CamelPhat,Sugababes,Peggy Gou, Sammy Virji,ANOTR, Hedex,Folamour,Digga D, Uncle Waffles andRudimental.
In June 2024, a massive brawl broke out at the festival with 52 people arrested byGreater Manchester Police for both drug related and violent offences within and outside of the festival grounds during the event.[9]
| Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | World's Best Festival | Parklife – Manchester, UK | 29th | [10] |