Parklife (festival)

Parklife
GenreMusic Festival
FrequencyAnnually
LocationsHeaton Park, Prestwich, Bury, Greater Manchester, England
Coordinates53°32′05″N 2°15′22″W / 53.5347°N 2.2561°W / 53.5347; -2.2561
Years active16 years
Inaugurated12 June 2010 (2010-06-12)
FoundersSacha Lord (co-creator)
Most recent
20 June 2026 (2026-06-20) – 21 June 2026 (2026-06-21)
Next event
10 July 2027 (2027-07-10) – 11 July 2027 (2027-07-11)
Capacity82,500
Organised byThe Warehouse Project
Live Nation Entertainment
Websitehttp://www.parklife.uk.com/

Parklife is an annual two-day music festival in Manchester, England and takes place in June each year. The festival predominantly features dance and electronic music, as well as pop and hip-hop artists.

Jointly organised by a number of groups, including Manchester's The Warehouse Project and Live Nation, the festival 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. By 2023 the non-camping festival has a capacity of 82,500 people over the two days.

Line-ups

2010s

Year Saturday Sunday
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

2020’s

Year Saturday Sunday
2020 The 2020 festival was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
2021 Festival took place in September 2021 due to Covid-19 restrictions
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Incidents

On 7 June 2014, a 26 year old man was assaulted during a row, he was taken to hospital and died four days later. The attacker has never been found.

That same year on 8 June, two men were stabbed during a fight. One of the men was taken to hospital for treatment, while the other was treated on-site. Two men were arrested.

In June 2024, a massive brawl broke out at the festival with 52 people arrested by Greater Manchester Police for both drug related and violent offences within and outside of the festival grounds during the event.

Awards and nominations

DJ Magazine's top 50 festivals

Year Category Work Result Ref.
2019 World's Best Festival Parklife – Manchester, UK 29th

See also

References

  1. ↑ "History of Parklife Festival". Parklife 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Festival 'too big' for Platt Fields". Manchester Evening News. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "FAQS". Parklife. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Campbell, Jenna (11 June 2022). "Parklife 2022 pictures as 80,000 pour into Heaton Park for first day". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Evans, Denise (31 January 2014). "Snoop Dogg and Foals to headline Parklife Weekender 2014". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Robert Hart death: £50k reward to find Parklife one-punch killer". BBC News. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Mother of Robert Hart, who died 10 years ago after being attacked at Parklife, urges people to come forward to provide closure for family". www.gmp.police.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Parklife Weekender: Two men stabbed at festival". BBC News. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Chaos at Parklife festival as huge brawl erupts and more than 50 people arrested". The Independent. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "DJ Mag's Top 50 festivals 2019". DJ Mag. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2021.