Queen Elizabeth II is in Greater Manchester today (8 July) visiting the set of Coronation Street.
Her Majesty arrived at the famous ITV Studios set in Salford’s Media City this morning around 11am and will meet with TV bosses there as part of her visit.
She will reportedly speak with Sir Peter Bazelgette, the chairman of ITV, and John Whiston, the managing director of Continuing Drama before taking a tour of the set.
NEW: The Queen is visiting the set of Coronation Street at Media City UK in Manchester. She’s meeting long serving cast members and crew and will of course pop in to the Rovers Return! Corrie celebrated 60 years on air back in December. pic.twitter.com/BIt891K0SD
Her Majesty will also be meeting some of Corrie’s longest-standing cast members during her visit – meeting the TV show’s film crew as she goes round to hear how the show has adapted its behind-the-scenes practices to enable it to keep filming throughout the pandemic.
ITV’s CEO, Dame Carolyn McCall, is also set to escort Her Majesty into Studio 1 to meet a group of cast members in the Rover’s Return, before the Queen heads on to a second engagement in Manchester itself.
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Rising Manchester DJ issues heartfelt statement after Parklife set is cancelled over safety concerns
Manchester DJ Josh Baker has issued a statement after his Parklife set was unexpectedly cancelled.
The rising star techno and house DJ was supposed to be playing on the brand-new Matinee stage on Sunday evening.
But his set attracted some huge crowds, not helped by the sudden downpour as his set was due to begin.
The area around Matinee became increasingly busy and Parklife announced that the Josh Baker performance would be paused on ‘the advice of safety team’.
Josh Baker has now issued a statement on social media to his followers as his Parklife set was due to end, signed off with a row of crying emojis.
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He wrote: “Unfortunately I will not be performing at Parklife due to reason outside of my control.
Josh Baker has shared a statement after his Parklife set was cancelled. Credit: Instagram, @joshbaker
“I deeply apologise. I can’t really put into words what today was going to mean to me.”
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Next on the Matinee stage should have been Chris Stussy, another name that was predicted to pull in a big crowd.
At the time of writing, The Matinee Stage remains closed but there are again large queues of fans waiting to re-enter the space.
Parklife has announced it has paused one of the most hotly-tipped sets of the weekend ‘upon advice of the safety team’.
Josh Baker’s set on the brand-new Matinee stage has been attracting huge crowds from the late afternoon.
The Manchester-born DJ is a rising star in the tech and house scene and was always going to be a highlight of the festival’s line-up this year.
But his pull has maybe been a bit greater than expected, with massive crowds swarming around the Matinee stage on Sunday afternoon.
It’s been so busy that Parklife has made the decision to pause his show altogether while crowds disperse.
The warning sent on the Parklife appHow The Matinee stage looked on Saturday. Credit: The Manc Group
Security have been managing the crowds at the stage with a queue system, but when the heavens opened (and it REALLY rained at about 7pm) the area surrounding the Matinee stage became even busier.
Parklife has issued a statement on its app that reads: “Upon advice of the PL safety team, the show on the Matinee stage has been paused. We will update ASAP.”
Parklife has described Josh Baker as ‘a versatile DJ and producer, embodying the creative essence of the new wave of electronic artists’.
Georgina Pellant -
8th July 2021 
