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Parklife 2026 | all stage splits and stage times

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Thomas Melia Thomas Melia - 7th April 2026

One of Manchester’s biggest music festivals, Parklife, is back at Heaton Park and has just announced its stage splits for its 2026 line-up.

Parklife 2026 is just around the corner, and with some hefty headliners, it’s safe to say this year is looking absolutely stacked in terms of amazing music.

Get ready to immerse yourself in not one but two days soundtracked by some of the world’s best DJs, b2b sets, live performances and more.

This year’s a biggie too, as Scottish dance heavyweight Calvin Harris, Swedish sensation Zara Larsson, Bradford’s own Nia Archives, and London lad Skepta are just some names planning to win over the Heaton Park crowd.

So grab a paper and pen because it’s time to make a note of all the artists you’re interested in seeing and which stage they’re playing live, so you can make the most of your Parklife experience.

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Parklife 2026 | Stage splits and stage times

Saturday 20 June

Skepta and Sammy Virji are headliners for Saturday 20 June at Parklife 2026 in Heaton Park / Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Alistair McVeigh (supplied)
Skepta and Sammy Virji are headliners for Saturday 20 June at Parklife 2026 in Heaton Park / Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Alistair McVeigh (supplied)
Skepta and Sammy Virji are headliners for Saturday 20 June at Parklife 2026 in Heaton Park / Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Alistair McVeigh (supplied)

G Stage

  • 12pm – 1.30pm | Mya
  • 1.30pm – 3pm | A For Alpha
  • 3pm – 4.30pm | The Trip
  • 4.30pm – 6pm | Kepler
  • 6pm – 8pm | Locky b2b Phill De Janeiro b2b Benji King
  • 8pm – 9.30pm | Locklead
  • 9.30pm – 11pm | Jamback

Magic Sky

  • 12pm – 1pm | North Base
  • 1pm – 1.40pm | Catching Cairo
  • 1.40pm – 2.30pm | Lens (w/ Dread)
  • 2.30pm – 3.20pm | Born On Road (w/ Carasel)
  • 3.20pm – 4.15pm | Kanine(w/ Rage)
  • 4.15pm – 5.15pm | Wilkinson (w/ AD-APT)
  • 5.15pm – 6.10pm | Bou (w/ B Live 247)
  • 6.10pm – 7.10pm | Dimension
  • 7.10pm – 8.15pm | Andy C (w/ Tonn Piper)
  • 8.15pm – 9.10pm | Hedex (w/ Eksman)
  • 9.10pm – 10.05pm | Mozey (w/ 2Shy)
  • 10.05pm – 11pm | K Motionz (w/ IC3)

Matinée

  • 12pm – 1pm | Niamh
  • 1pm – 2pm | ATRIP
  • 2pm – 3pm | MPH
  • 3pm – 4pm | Oppidan
  • 4pm – 5pm | Effy
  • 5pm – 6.20pm | MALUGI b2b Sam Alfred
  • 6.20pm – 7.40pm | Marlon Hoffstadt
  • 7.40pm – 8.40pm | Morgan Seatree
  • 8.40pm – 10pm | Mall Grab
  • 10pm – 11pm | Daria Kolosova

Panorama

  • 12pm – 1.15pm | Ellia Jaya
  • 1.15pm – 2.30pm | Julian Fijma
  • 2.30pm – 3.45pm | bullet tooth
  • 3.45pm – 5pm | SOSA
  • 5pm – 6.30pm | Cloonee
  • 6.30pm – 8pm | ALISHA
  • 8pm – 9.30pm | Rossi.
  • 9.30pm – 11pm | East End Dubs

The Valley

  • 12pm – 1pm | Rich Reason & Yami
  • 1pm – 2pm | Alexandria
  • 2pm – 3.30pm | Prospa
  • 3.30pm – 5pm | Josh Baker
  • 5.15pm – 6pm | 4am Kru
  • 6.30pm – 7.30pm | Nia Archives
  • 8pm – 9pm | Skepta
  • 9.30pm – 10.45pm | Sammy Virji

Sunday 21 June

Zara Larsson and Calvin Harris are headliners for Parklife 2026 on Sunday 21 June at Heaton Park / Credit: Charlotte Rutherford / Press Shot (supplied)
Zara Larsson and Calvin Harris are headliners for Parklife 2026 on Sunday 21 June at Heaton Park / Credit: Charlotte Rutherford / Press Shot (supplied)
Zara Larsson and Calvin Harris are headliners for Parklife 2026 on Sunday 21 June at Heaton Park / Credit: Charlotte Rutherford / Press Shot (supplied)

G Stage

  • 1pm – 1.50pm | Mattik b2b Larishka
  • 1.50pm – 2.40pm | Shade V b2b Rich Reason
  • 2.40pm – 3.40pm | Dismantle
  • 3.40pm – 4.40pm | Douvelle19
  • 4.40pm – 5.10pm | Window Kid
  • 5.10pm – 6.10pm | Osmosis Jones
  • 6.10pm – 7pm | Arthi
  • 7pm – 8pm | Bushbaby
  • 8pm – 9pm | BAKEY
  • 9pm – 10pm | SHY FX
  • 10pm – 11pm | RYOTA

Magic Sky

  • 1pm – 2.10pm | Cam Stockman
  • 2.10pm – 3.20pm | Olive F
  • 3.20pm – 4.30pm | DXNBY
  • 4.30pm – 5.40pm | Riordan
  • 5.40pm – 6.50pm | Omar+
  • 6.50pm – 8pm | Marsolo
  • 8pm – 9.30pm | L.P. Rhythm
  • 9.30pm – 11pm | Obskür

Matinée

  • 1pm – 2.15pm | 4000HZ
  • 2.15pm – 3.30pm | Saidah
  • 3.30pm – 4.45pm | Fumi
  • 4.45pm – 6pm | Diffrent
  • 6pm – 7.20pm | Faster Horses b2b Benwal
  • 7.20pm – 8.20pm | ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U
  • 8.20pm – 9.30pm | blk.
  • 9.30pm – 11pm | AZYR

Panorama

  • 1pm – 2pm | Minna
  • 2pm – 3pm | Delilah
  • 3pm – 4.10pm | Silva Bumpa
  • 4.10pm – 5.20pm | Luuk Van Dijk
  • 5.20pm – 6.30pm | Chloé Caillet
  • 6.30pm – 8pm | Ewan McVicar
  • 8pm – 9.30pm | KETTAMA
  • 9.20pm – 11pm | Chris Stussy

The Valley

  • 1pm – 2.15pm | Nicola Bear
  • 2.15pm – 3.15pm | Mix-Stress
  • 3.30pm – 4.15pm | Clementine Douglas
  • 4.30pm – 5.30pm | Armand Van Helden
  • 6pm – 6.45pm | Rudim3ntal
  • 7.15pm – 8.15pm | Zara Larsson
  • 9.15pm – 10.45pm | Calvin Harris

Parklife 2026 has delivered a stellar line-up once again, and if you’re after catching any of these artists live at Heaton Park later this year, you can grab a range of tickets.

Feel like Saturday is more your vibe? Check out the ticket option for just Saturday, 20 June HERE, or if Sunday sounds better for you, then grab a ticket or two for Sunday 21 June HERE.

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And if one day just isn’t enough, how about a whole weekend? Enjoy two days of live music with tickets for Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June HERE.

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Featured Images – Jody Hartley/Charlotte Rutherford /WikiCommons/Alistair McVeigh (supplied)

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More artists added and stage splits confirmed for Neighbourhood Weekender 2026 lineup

Danny Jones Danny Jones NBHD Weekender festival lineup 2026

Two waves for NBHD Weekender’s 2026 lineup have now been officially confirmed, and Greater Manchester leads the way in terms of headliners, with local music legend Richard Ashcroft and Stockport’s finest, Blossoms, both already confirmed for the big slot on the main stage.

Now THAT is how you follow up a comeback.

Yes, Neighbourhood Weekender always promises a healthy dose of Northern acts on the lineup, including plenty of Mancs, scousers and others from Cheshire and the region at large, but to get two much-loved music artists from our boroughs topping the 2026 bill is an absolute treat.

With other noteworthy appearances in the Kaiser Chiefs, DMA’s, Jamie Webster, Example and many more on there already, it feels like next year’s festival is shaping up to be a potential all-timer, with a second wave of acts being added and the stage splits now set.

As you can see, the first pair of waves of the NBHD 2026 lineup includes returning crowd-pleasers like Shed Seven, Razorlight and The K’s, as well as other additions like rising stars Basht., Better Joy and North West favourites, The Kairos, as well as fellow Manc lads, M60.

Other acts that also caught our eye include our own natives like Arkayla, The Guest List, Luvcat and The Covasettes, just to name a few, as well as rising ‘Britainicana outfit’, Westside Cowboy, who just so happen to star on our most recent round-up of what we’ve been listening to.

In fact, there are a few past Manc bands of the month features on this lineup, not to mention more nearby names in Lucvat, The Royston Club, Keyside, Nxdia and so on, who are all well worth earmarking ahead of the stage splits being announced.

One name we’re also very excited to see play another big festival crowd is post-grunge four-piece Keo, who recently announced their most “ambitious” tour to date, including what is set to be a massive gig right here in 0161.

As for the headliners, indie heroes Blossoms need no introduction; nor does Wigan’s most famous musical son, with Ashcroft riding a real resurgence at the moment – he’s also one of our artists of the month, naturally.

In fact, confirmation of both Ashcroft and his Oasis Live ’25 support act partners, Cast, being booked for Warrington’s Victoria Park and the next NBHD Fest comes after the 54-year-old confirmed a fellow hometown band for some very big shows of his own.

This coming May Bank Holiday Weekend (Saturday 23-Sun 24 May 2026) is shaping up nicely, and we can’t wait to see what else is new to the festival site this year.

General admission tickets are already available, and new for this year, there will also be different payment plans via their website.

You can grab your tickets HERE. See you in the fields!

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Dispute over Manichester now ‘resolved’, say Mounfield family

Danny Jones Danny Jones

The family of the late, great Manchester musician, Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, have said that the drama surrounding the highly-anticipated tribute festival in his name, Manichester, has now thankfully been settled.

Now the focus can once again return to remembering him as best as possible.

Following plenty of talk about the project following his passing late last year, a live music festival honouring Mani was finally confirmed in March, and the reaction following the event’s announcement has been unsurprisingly phenomenal.

Well, at least for the most part, as there was also some confusion over whether or not Manichester was still a charitable effort as advertised, with son Gene Mounfield disputing claims online. Fortunately, it all seems to have been put to bed now.

Being organised by Madchester.com and locally-founded fashion label, GIOGOI, the debut edition was said to have the total blessing of Mani’s family, including his brother, Greg Mounfield.

It was also said that the funds raised by the show would be going to the legendary Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassists’ twins, George and Gene, but the latter recently argued that “nothing” was going to either him or his brother and that the news was “dropped” the plans just a fortnight prior.

Gene also said that “if it was a charity gig it would be at Co-op [Live] or Heaton Park, and it would be done by SJM [Concerts]”: a Manchester-based promoters and events company.

All of this was also wrapped up in ever more paper talk and sensationalism, as some were reporting that Noel and Liam Gallagher, as well as other members of Oasis, would be surprising fans as the still yet to be revealed ‘major headliner’.

These rumours have since been quashed, as has whatever miscommunication caused the misunderstanding between the parties concerned, and we are now back to simply looking forward to seeing an already stacked lineup here in the city centre this May.

Damon Minchella of Ocean Colour Scene (a fellow bassist who also tours with Richard Ashcroft) is helping organise and will also be performing on the night itself. As for the surviving Mounfields, they went on to add in an accompanying Instagram post: “We would also like to express our gratitude to PH.

“It means a great deal to all of us that so many people loved Mani enough to give their time and energy to honour his memory in this way. We are genuinely touched by the support.

“It has been an incredibly difficult few years for the boys and for our whole family. We hope this event will bring some much‑needed joy and create new, positive memories for everyone who cared about him.

“With love and thanks – The Family”

It goes without saying that we can’t wait for this city and Greater Manchester as a whole to honour a Manc icon and are looking forward to another year celebrating the thing that never fails to bring us all together: music.

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