Parklife (festival)

Parklife Festival
Genre Indie / Dance / Electronic / Hip Hop
Dates 10th and 11th of June 2017[1]
Location(s) Heaton Park, Manchester, England
Years active 2010-
Website
http://www.parklife.uk.com/

Parklife is an independent music festival held annually in Manchester, England. It moved from Platt Fields Park, Rusholme, to Heaton Park in North Manchester in 2012 in order to accommodate the increased numbers attending.[2] It is jointly organised by a number of groups, including The Warehouse Project.[3]

Artists

Dizzee Rascal headlined in 2012 and Disclosure in 2013. The line up for 2014 included Snoop Dogg, Foals, Rudimental, Disclosure and London Grammar,[4] while 2015's event was headlined by Disclosure and Rudimental, and featured performances from Nas, Caribou, Fatboy Slim and Jamie Jones.

Main Stage Line Ups

2017

Saturday Sunday

2016

Saturday Sunday

2015

Saturday Sunday

2014

Saturday Sunday

2013

Saturday Sunday

2012

Saturday Sunday

2011

Saturday Sunday

2010

Saturday

2014 festival

The 2014 festival was attended by around 140,000 patrons over the two days.[5] Police made 29 arrests, two teenagers were stabbed and a 26-year-old man killed by a punch to the head.[6]

References

  1. ↑ https://parklife.uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Residents-Leaflet-Online-FINAL.pdf
  2. ↑ News, Manchester Evening (2012-06-14). "Festival ‘too big’ for Platt Fields". men. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  3. ↑ http://parklifetickets.co.uk/history-of-parklife-festival/
  4. ↑ Evans, Denise (2014-01-31). "Snoop Dogg and Foals to headline Parklife Weekender 2014". men. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  5. ↑ "Parklife assault victim was protecting girlfriend from being whacked by inflatable toy". 2014-06-09. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
  6. ↑ "Police investigating Parklife violence look at images on social media sites". ITV News. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
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