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] In 2019 it was said to have a capacity of 15,000,[6] however the 2021 festival is stated to accommodate 80,000.[7]

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
Capacity80,000
Websitehttp://www.parklife.uk.com/

Line-ups

2020

On 27 March 2020, the organisers announced that Parklife 2020 had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

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2019
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2018

In 2018, the festival was headlined by the xx and Liam Gallagher.[9]

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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.[10]

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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 [11]

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 Weekender 2019". eFestivals. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  7. "Parklife Weekender 2021". eFestivals. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  8. "Parklife is cancelled - here's what ticket holders need to know". Manchester Evening News. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  9. "Parklife 2018". Parklife. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  10. Evans, Denise (31 January 2014). "Snoop Dogg and Foals to headline Parklife Weekender 2014". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  11. "DJ Mag's Top 50 festivals 2019". DJ Mag. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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