Manchester’s annual flagship music festival Parklife has today announced “a new date to dance” as it sets out plans to return in 2021.
Parklife 2020 – the eleventh edition of the event which was due to take place at Heaton Park in June, starring the likes of Tyler, The Creator, Lewis Capaldi, Khalid, Robyn, Anderson .Paak and dozens more – was sadly cancelled in toward the end of March due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
But organisers vowed the event would be back “stronger than ever” in 2021.
After urging all festival-goers to “stay safe and remain positive”, Parklife originally set a return to action on 12th & 13th June 2021 at the point of cancellation, but it was confirmed later that these dates would stand to be pushed back even further into the year.
And now, those dates have finally been revealed.
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A message shared via the Parklife website and social platforms this afternoon providing an update on the plans to return for 2021 reads: “We wanted to update you all on the latest plan for Parklife 2021. With all the good recent news, we’re now looking ahead to 2021, and a return to the fields and good times we all love.
“It’s a party 2 years in the making that we all deserve.
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It’s why with that in mind that we have decided to move next year’s festival to the new dates of 11th-12th September, so we can be sure of the good times coming. A huge lineup is almost ready, that we can’t wait to show you in January.
“Trust us when we say it’s going to be worth the wait.”
Parklife 2021 is set to take place on Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th December 2021.
Keep your eyes glued to the Parklife website here for lineup announcements coming in 2021, and be sure to stay up to date with Parklife on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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Twenty One Pilots confirm swirling rumours and announce huge Manchester date
Daisy Jackson
Twenty One Pilots have officially announced a massive Manchester gig on their The Clancy World Tour, after fans spotted poster teasers popping up at venues around the UK.
They’ll be coming to Manchester’s AO Arena on the tour, the first time they’ve gigged here since The Bandito Tour back in 2019.
It’s set to be their biggest-ever headline tour, visiting other cities around the UK and Ireland including Glasgow, Birmingham, Belfast, Dublin, and London.
Twenty One Pilots will also head around North America, New Zealand, Australia, and Europe.
The pair have announced more than 33 billion streams worldwide and sold more than three million tickets for their headline tours.
Comprised of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun, they’ve established themselves as one of the most successful bands of the 21st century.
Twenty One Pilots have also shared a new song, Next Semester, from their forthcoming album Clancy.
The album will be the final chapter in an ambitious multi-album narrative first introduced in the band’s 2015 multi-Platinum breakthrough, Blurryface.
An official artist presale for tickets will begin on 3 April for European dates.
All remaining tickets will then go on general sale at 10am on Friday 5 April.
Richard Ashcroft announces six support acts for homecoming gigs at Wigan’s Robin Park
Danny Jones
Manc music legend Richard Ashcroft has revealed a slate of very exciting support acts for his upcoming homecoming gigs at Robin Park in Wigan.
With an extra date being added on 21 July due to overwhelming demand after the Saturday show sold out in a flash back in December 2023, Ashcroft has now revealed a total of six different supports, promising three different artists per gig.
And we’re not just talking any old warm-up acts; the former Verve frontman has hand-picked an all Northern lineup as well as two local Wigan acts to show support for his hometown’s own music scene.
Joining him on the first night at Robin Park will be British indie rock veterans Cast, rising Liverpool stars Red Rum Club and fellow Wiganer Maxwell Varey.
We recently had the pleasure of chatting with the Red Rum lads and have been listening to them since day one, so we’ll always sincerely reccommend them.
As for Cast, they’ve been going since 1992 and have put out so many chill tunes down the years – ‘Walkaway’, ‘Alright’ and ‘Live The Dream’ just to name a few – so you can always rely on them to put in a solid set.
It’s also great to see the 52-year-old Britpop icon backing up and coming artists from his neck of the woods too and, we can’t lie, everything we’ve heard from Varey so far is sounding pretty good.
Strolling into Sunday Bittersweet Symphony-style, Ashcroft‘s supports are just as good the following night as well, with The Zutons providing a real throwback vibe, The Royston Club being one of our favourite new acts (that debut album last year slaps) and Stanleys taking care of repping Wigan.
The significance of Richard Ashcroft’s homecoming for the area cannot be overstated as not only will it be one of the biggest weekends of live music the borough has seen in years but it’s also the first time he’ll have played in Wigan since 1998.
Yep, it’s a big deal.
While the Saturday might be well and truly sold out, there are still some general admission tickets left for Sunday, 21 July. You can grab yours HERE.
And for all the other big music news happening around Greater Manchester, make sure to keep your eyes peeled on The Manc Audio.