PARKLIFE: WHO TO WATCH AND WHERE
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It’s less than one month till the most diverse festival in the UK takes place. Parklike based in Manchester brings together the biggest names in indie, techno, grime and drum n bass to the leafy Heaton Park. With over 100 acts performing over the weekend, here’s the top acts that you should watch.
If you love INDIE/ALT MUSIC…
Most people will say that Parklife is the festival of techno music and nothing much else. What those people haven’t done is checked the lineup from previous years. Artists such as Foals, Friendly Fires, Everything Everything and The Flaming Lips have played the Main-Stage at the festival. This year sees the likes of Two Door Cinema Club and The 1975 having major slots in the festival. But who else should you please your indie loving ears?
London Grammar
Sounds Of The Near Future Stage (Headline Slot)
Saturday 10th June
Jagwar Ma
Sounds Of The Near Future Stage
Saturday 10th June
Cabbage
The Parklike Stage
Saturday 10th June
RatBoy
The Parklife Stage
Saturday 10th June
If you love POP…
Chart music may struggle to find its home in a festival environment but Parklife welcomes the popular tunes to the green grass of Heaton Park throughout the weekend. Although the festival lacks a great deal of acts associated with pop music, they make up for those gaps through the big names they have onboard.
Jess Glynne
The Parklike Stage
Sunday 11th June
Rag n Bone Man
The Parklife Stage
Sunday 11th June
Zara Larsson
The Parklife Stage
Sunday 11th June
George Ezra
The Parklike Stage
Saturday 10th June
If you love GRIME…
After recently booming in the music industry, the grime genre is taking the world by storm and Parklike is one festival that has supported the underground sound from the beginning. Having supported acts such as Dizzie Rascal and Skepta, Parklike are the one festival to attend if you want to catch the biggest sounds in grime.
Wiley
Temple Stage
Sunday 11th June
Giggs
Temples Stage
Saturday 10th June
Stormzy
Sounds Of The Near Future Stage
Sunday 11th June
BBK
Temple Stage
Saturday 10th June
If you love TECHNO/HOUSE…
Being founded by the creators of Warehouse Project, Parklife is not shy to inviting the biggest acts in techno and house music to their festival. Fatboy Slim and Carl Cox may be taking over the headline slots over the weekend but several techno artists will be performing across the weekend, including the infamous ELROW celebration.
Floating Points
Sounds Of The Near Future Stage
Saturday 10th June
Bicep
Palm House Stage
Sunday 11th June
Jackmaster
Palm House Stage
Saturday 10th June
ELROW
No Stage Information Yet
Saturday 10th June
Wild West Theme
If you love DRUM AND BASS…
Originating in London, the big beat genre travels to Manchester with plenty of drum and bass acts to keep you happy. Over the two days, drum and bass will find its home in Manchester as up and coming acts and some of the biggest drum and bass performers in the music industry slot into the several stages across Heaton Park.
Andy C
Temple Stage
Sunday 11th June
Noisia
Ape & Metropolis Stage
Saturday 10th June
Hype & Hazard
Ape & Metropolis Stage
Saturday 10th June
Wilkinson
Ape & Metropolis Stage
Saturday 10th June
Parklife Weekend and Saturday tickets are now SOLD OUT however Sunday tickets are still available to purchase here http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/parklife