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ParklifeTens of thousands of music lovers are expected to flood into Heaton Park this weekend for the return of Parklife festival.
About 80,000 people are expected for the two-day event in Manchester on Saturday and Sunday, where rapper 50 Cent and singer Charli XCX will headline.
Other big names in the line-up include R&B singer Jorja Smith, a UK festival debut from chart-topper Lola Young and DJ Peggy Gou.
Here is everything you need to know ahead of Parklife.
When does it start and can I still get tickets?
Tickets are still available including day, weekend and VIP packages.
Gates open on Saturday from 12:00 until 23:00 BST, with festivalgoers welcomed in an hour later on Sunday from 13:00 to 23:00.
Last entry into the Parklife on both days is 17:00 and you cannot go back in after is leaving the festival site.
Organisers have said no one under the age of 17 is permitted to attend, and 17-year-old’s that do go must be accompanied by a responsible guardian aged 18 or over.
PA MediaWho will be performing?
More than 100 performers will taking to the stage at this year’s Parklife festival including the return on Saturday night of rap super star 50 Cent, who last performed at Heaton Park in 2022.
British singer Charli XCX will headline on the Sunday, with Bicep, Confidence Man and Rudimental are among the other big acts performing across the weekend.
Check out the full line-up below.
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How do I get there?
People have been warned to plan how they are going to get to the festival in advance on what is expected to be a busy weekend, and with no trams operating from Manchester Piccadilly.
Trams from Manchester Victoria to Heaton Park will be running across the weekend on the line to Bury, with the journey taking about 15 minutes.
They will run every six minutes, with the Heaton Park stop close to the West Gate entrance.
There is no on-street parking around the event site.
The official Parklife car parking is situated on Sheepfoot Lane and tickets can be purchased in advance for Saturday and Sunday.
ReutersIs there a travel pass?
Transport for Greater Manchester is offering a travel pass ticket that will work on the trams and shuttle buses to and from the festival site from Lever Street in the Northern Quarter.
It costs £8 for Saturday or Sunday, or £14.95 for the weekend, and you can buy them via the Bee Network app.
The shuttle buses, which will take half an hour, start ferrying people on Saturday from 10:30 with the last bus at 16:30, while on Sunday they start at 11:30 and end at 16:30.
Return services from Heaton Park begin at 18:30, and will continue until the site is clear, organisers said.
For those travelling from cities and towns outside Manchester, the Big Green Coach service, the official travel partner for the event, is offering transport.
Will roads close?
Several local bus services will be diverted from the area while the festival is taking place, while a number of roads will shut around Heaton Park from Saturday evening until the early hours of Monday morning.
A number of roads in the Northern Quarter around Lever Street will be shut on Saturday for the shuttle buses to operate.
Manchester City Council said festivalgoers will queue along Spear Street and Faraday Street, which will be closed.
Meanwhile at Heaton Park, all exit slip roads at junction 19 of the M60 will closed between 19:00 and 02:00 on Saturday and Sunday.
Middleton Road will close around the site from at the same times, while other adjacent lines will also shut in a staggered manner until 01:00, with a one-way system in place.
Transport for Greater Manchester has set up a dedicated website with a full list of closure and travel information ahead of the event.
