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Parklife confirms stage splits and line-up for each day of 2024 festival

In case you can't face the full weekend...

Daisy Jackson - 7th February 2024

Parklife has already announced its day-by-day line-up and stage splits for its 2024 festival.

The huge festival up at Heaton Park will be taking place on 8 and 9 June this year, with tens of thousands of music fans pouring into the fields.

Headliners this year include Doja Cat, Disclosure, J Hus and Becky Hill, plus returning Parklife favourites like Peggy Gou and Four Tet.

Sugababes, Mahalia, Anne-Marie, Kaytranada, Camelphat, and the previously announced European exclusive debut of Fisher & Chris Lake present Under Construction are also all on the line-up for 2024.

Parklife is a non-camping festival, so it’s not uncommon for people to commit to just one day of the event rather than both.

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And if you’re planning on just buying a day ticket, Parklife has just dropped the full stage splits for the whole weekend.

It means that fans can see exactly which artists are playing on which stage and whether they’ll be there on the Saturday or the Sunday.

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Exact stage times don’t tend to get announced until the week of the festival though, so there may be clashes ahead.

As well as releasing stage splits, Parklife has shared details of its payment plans for tickets.

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Those wanting to just go for one day of the festival can secure their ticket for just £21.95 plus booking fee, with three further monthly instalments of £23.20.

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It’s £37.75 plus booking fee for a deposit for a weekend ticket, which is followed by three monthly payments of £37.75.

And if you want to go VIP – which is usually well worth the extra spend – you’re looking at £28.35 deposit (then three lots of £33.55) for a day ticket, or four instalments of £48.25 for VIP weekend.

You can buy tickets for Parklife here.

Stage splits and day line-up for Parklife 2024 – Saturday 8 June 2024

Crowds for Fred Again at Parklife 2023 as festival announces its 2024 line-up. Credit: Sam Neill

The Valley

Disclosure
Peggy Gou
Four Tet
Nia Archives
Jyoty
Sammy Virgi b2b Interplanetary Criminal
Casisdead
Rich Reason

Parklife Stage

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Becky Hill
Sugababes
Mahalia
Digga D
Shy FX Specials
Kenya Grace
Lolahol
Killowen
Nicola Bear

Hangar

Camelphat
Pawsa
Dennis Cruz
Carlita
Fideles
Syreeta
James Organ
Nautica

Magic Sky / Worried About Henry

Bornon Road and Carasel
Bou and B Live 247
Emily Makis & Hi-Phi
Hedex x Eksman
Hybrid Minds and Temza
Kings of the Rollers and Inja
Mozey and IC3
Northbase b2b Mork XTC and MC Frost
Sub Focus and MC ID
Turno
Dreps
Wilkinson and Adapt

Palmhouse / Skreamizm

Eclair Fifi
Eliza Rose
Interplanetary Criminal
Kilimanjaro
Moodymann
Skream
Tia Cousins

G Stage

Arielle Free
Belters Only
Danny Howard
D.O.D
Jimmy Turnbull
Jazzy
Majestic
Rob McPartland

Casa Bacardi

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33 Below
Bakey
DJ Chaise
DJ Cosworth
Ghoulish
Izco
Main Phase
Mia Lily
Tan
Thtgirl

Stage splits and day line-up for Parklife 2024 – Sunday 9 June 2024

Parklife has revealed its 2024 line-up and headliners. Credit: Anthony Nooney

The Valley

Doja Cat
J Hus
Anne-Marie
Rudimental
Ella Henderson
Uncle Waffles
Children of Zeus
Strandz

Parklife Stage

Kaytranada
Anotr
Folamour
Barry Can’t Swim
TSHA
Salute
Krysko

Hangar

Fisher and Chris Lake Under Construction
Patrick Topping
Loco Dice
Dom Dolla
DJ Boring
Sarah Story

Magic Sky – XXL

DJ Heartstring
Faster Horses
Hannah Laing
Horsegiirl
Leaha
Samba Boys
TRYM

Palmhouse

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Enzo Siraguza
Josh Baker
Max Dean
Oden and Fatzo live
Pach
Rossi
Toman

G Stage – Ghosts of Garage

Badger b2b PJ Bridger b2b DJ Jackum x Chunky (Battle of the Bootlegs)
Bullet Tooth
Butchaboi b2b Larishka
Chloe Robinson b2b Chimpo x Strategy
Dr Dubplate
Girls Don’t Sync
Hamdi x P Honey x Sparkz
MPH x T-Man
Oppidan x Strategy
Zed Bias x FOX x Specialist Moss

Casa Bacardi

Aletha
DJ Love
Gina Breeze
Jasper Tygner
Joe Motion
Kiimi
Sue Veneers

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Blossoms at O2 Ritz Manchester – five-night hometown residency is already a triumph

Daisy Jackson Blossoms at O2 Ritz Manchester. Credit: The Manc Group

Blossoms at O2 Ritz Manchester. Credit: The Manc Group

Blossoms are a band who were born and forged here in Greater Manchester, and now they’re back retracing their steps with a five-night residency across the venues that launched them into the big leagues.

Their star has risen all the way to arena level and headline shows at Wythenshawe Park at this point, especially here in their hometown, so the chance to see them back in these cosy-ish little venues is special, and a little bizarre.

For night two of their landmark sold-out gig series, it was the turn of the O2 Ritz, that sweaty spot off Oxford Road where the floor bounces downstairs and you stick to the carpets upstairs.

Poetically, the first time I ever saw Blossoms was in this very room in 2016, when they had the mid-afternoon slot at Neighbourhood festival and the queue to get in went all the way back to St Peter’s Square.

Since those days, Blossoms have come a long, long way, and their live show has evolved and matured from five lads thrashing on their instruments to this well-oiled, hip-swaying, flares-wearing, chart-topping machine.

There’s even choreography now – how fancy!

A stand-out moment from the show is actually a song from their new, fifth studio album Gary, which is still barely eight weeks old.

A spoof recording of legendary Manchester indie club 42s rings out, then all five band members abandon their stations, slinging keytars and marching drums around their necks so that they can dance together in front of neon signs.

Blossoms have just done their second of five shows in Manchester, this time at the O2 Ritz. Credit: The Manc Group

Blossoms on stage at the O2 Ritz in Manchester. Credit: The Manc Group — Blossoms have just done their second of five shows in Manchester, this time at the O2 Ritz. Credit: The Manc Group

Blossoms promised more disco with this album and they bloody meant it. It’s not just the flares and the blow-dries and the moustaches (though those do help) – it’s in the funk and groove that’s gradually crept into their music exponentially with each album release.

This is still indie rock but it’s the most danceable of its genre. Good luck keeping your shoulders from wiggling and jiggling in here. Good luck keeping that grin off your face.

And Gary is one of the most unexpectedly fun albums to be released in the last year – the fact they called it Gary, named after a giant fibreglass garden centre Gorilla, should’ve been our clue. It could border on silly were it not such a masterpiece.

It seems like the only thing Blossoms are trying to prove is that you can be wildly successful without taking yourself too seriously. They just seem like a group who want to have a good time and it’s totally infectious.

Case in point – when each band member is introduced, keyboardist Myles Kellock plays the riff of Satisfaction by Benny Benassi and The Biz. Unexpected.

Blossoms also clearly give a sh*t about their live shows and graft at it – I’ve seen these guys an awful lot and it’s because their tour dates are plentiful and consistently worth the ticket price.

This is definitely the biggest era of their career so far, but have they peaked? Not even close.

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There are still three nights left of the Blossoms residency. You can read all about it HERE.

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The Warehouse Project reveals return to Rotterdam for second-ever overseas event

Danny Jones The Warehouse Project Rotterdam lineup 2025 tickets

The Warehouse Project Rotterdam lineup 2025 tickets

The Warehouse Project has confirmed it will be returning to Rotterdam in 2025 for just its second-ever overseas event.

After debuting abroad in 2023 with an action-packed few days in the city of Rotterdam – whose art scene, music culture and even canal network bears lots of similarities to Manchester – Warehouse Project is coming back for more.

There’s just over a month left of the 2024 WHP calendar; you’d think they’d be getting ready to wind down and enjoy the Christmas breather, but not so: the organisers are already planning what is set to be one of their biggest and best long weekends to date.

Set to take place over the early May bank holiday, the Dutch port city will once again play host to one of Manchester’s legendary club nights.

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The second biggest city in the Netherlands behind Amsterdam, the next edition of Warehouse’s international series is set to return to Rotterdam RDM – a warehouse space very reminiscent of both Depot Mayfield and their original home at Victoria Warehouse.

WHP x RDM II is already being billed as an “unforgettable weekend” and if any of this year’s mainline events here in Manchester are anything to go by, they’re bound to live up to that promise.

There’s also a full FAQ page for anyone looking to find out more information regarding Rotterdam, the venue itself, travel and more.

As well as revealing the dates (2-4 May 2025), the organisers have already teased a good chunk of the lineup, with the likes of Chris Stussy, Peach, Four Tet b2b with Sammy Virji, salute and many more already confirmed.

With a slew of incredible acts, multiple afterparties on boats and other local venues, as well as plenty of opportunity to see the rest of Holland’s ‘Manhattan on the Maas’, this is going to be SO good.

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rdm rotterdam hosting the warehouse project second international event — Credit: The Manc Group/Press Images (supplied)

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We were lucky enough to have been sent to sample their inaugural Rotterdam date back in April of 2023 and, we have to say, it was an absolute blast.

Take it from us, if you’re considering being a part of this next event you won’t regret and we’ll be putting together an extensive guide to help you feel prepared for raving overseas. Registration for early access is already live, so sign up fast if you want to give yourself the best chance of being there.

Limited presale and accommodation packages will be available to those who have applied at 9am on Monday, 2 December (UK customers only). General admission tickets will go live from 9am n Tuesday, 3 December sale for UK and Dutch customers starts Tuesday 3rd December at 9am GMT/10am CET.

Rotterdam 2025 will be here before you know it, so take a boots-on-the-ground at what an international Warehouse Project date looks like down below:

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