Parklife (festival)

Parklife is an independent music festival held annually in Manchester, England, co-founded by Sacha Lord. It started life as Mad Ferret Festival in Platt Fields Park, Rusholme, before moving to Heaton Park in north Manchester in 2013 in order to accommodate the increased numbers attending.[2] It is jointly organised by a number of groups, including The Warehouse Project[3] and Live Nation.[4] This music festival is a two-day non-camping festival.[5] The festival is stated to accommodate 82,500 people per day.

This article is about the music festival in the United Kingdom. For the former music festival in Australia, see Parklife Music Festival.

Parklife Festival
GenreIndie / Dance / Electronic / Hip Hop
Dates11th and 12th of September (2021)[1]
Location(s)Heaton Park, Manchester, England
Years active2010–Present
Capacity82,500
Websitehttp://www.parklife.uk.com/

Line-ups

2022

On January 25th 2022 the festival announced the festival would be returning to Heaton Park in Manchester on 11th & 12th June 2022, with acts including 50 Cent as a UK Festival Exclusive, Tyler, The Creator, Megan Thee Stallion, Lewis Capaldi, Loyle Carner, Bicep, Chase & Status, Central Cee, PinkPantheress, Camelphat, Patrick Topping, Jamie XX, Annie Mac, Fred Again.. and many more.

2021

The Festival was pushed back to a later date of 11 & 12th September 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Artists announced included Dave (rapper) as a UK Festival Exclusive, Megan Thee Stallion, Skepta, Dababy (cancelled), Disclosure, Mabel, Becky Hill, Carl Cox, Peggy Gou, Young Thug who was later replaced by Migos due to scheduling conflicts, Jamie XX, Burna Boy, Bicep and more

2020

On 27 March 2020, the organisers announced that Parklife 2020 had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

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2019
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2018

In 2018, the festival was headlined by the xx and Liam Gallagher.[7]

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2017
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2016
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2015

2015's event was headlined by Disclosure and Rudimental, and featured performances from Nas, Caribou, Fatboy Slim and Jamie Jones.

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2014

The line up for 2014 included Snoop Dogg, Foals, Rudimental, Disclosure and London Grammar.[8]

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2013
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2012
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2011
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2010
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Awards and nominations

DJ Magazine's top 50 Festivals
Year Category Work Result Ref.
2019 World's Best Festival Parklife – Manchester, UK 29th [9]

References
  1. "Parklife 2021". Parklife. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. "Festival 'too big' for Platt Fields". Manchester Evening News. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  3. "History of Parklife Festival". Parklife 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  4. "Parklife boss hails 'incredible' Live Nation partnership". Music Week. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  5. "FAQS - Parklife". Parklife. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  6. "Parklife is cancelled - here's what ticket holders need to know". Manchester Evening News. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  7. "Parklife 2018". Parklife. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  8. Evans, Denise (31 January 2014). "Snoop Dogg and Foals to headline Parklife Weekender 2014". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  9. "DJ Mag's Top 50 festivals 2019". DJ Mag. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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