Now a key part of Manchester’s musical landscape, Parklife will return to Heaton Park this June. Now in its third year on the vast site that has allowed the event to grow into one of the UK’s largest and most diverse musical events, topping off both the student season and properly welcoming in the summer over two hectic days.
As usual, established and up and coming live acts combine with a roster of classic performers and a club friendly DJ line up. Returning for a relatively exclusive and well earned headline set are Disclosure, joined by other chart friendly acts such as George Ezra, Rudimental, Jungle and Labrinth. Hip hop purists are well catered for too, with Nas performing his stone cold classic ‘Illimatic’ in full, while Wu Tung Clan are set to take a riotous trip through their extensive back catalogue on the Main Stage, while Odd Future member Earl Sweatshirt takes care of similar business.
Now Wave’s annual showcase has the more alternative electronic scene all sewn up as usual, with performances from Caribou, a Nicolas Jaar DJ set and a live show from Todd Terje and The Olsens, as well as up and comers Outfit and Tourist. Solid gold pop over the weekend comes from Metronomy, Duke Dumont, Mark Ronson, as well as an intriguing special guest appearance from style and disco icon, Grace Jones.
In much ravier shades, almost every circuit DJ worth the bother represents on the line up, bolstered by ever reliable clubbing brands such as Resident Advisor, Chibuku and Bugged Out! Dixon, Fatboy Slim, Hannah Wants, Ben UFO, Jackmaster, Richie Hawtin, MK, the list goes on and on. Whatever your persuasion on the dance floor, Parklife has it covered even before the extensive list of afterparties are announced.
To see the full shebang, including day by day run downs, and to grab tickets, visit http://www.parklife.uk.com/lineup.php Pre-registration for this year’s event has been higher than ever, and even with 140,000 attendees over last year’s weekend, expect Parklife to sell out faster than ever.