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| Liam Gallagher forces Parklife festival to ban potato peelers | Liam Gallagher forces Parklife festival to ban potato peelers |
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| The rock and roll potato feud just got serious. | The rock and roll potato feud just got serious. |
| Parklife festival in Manchester has banned potato peelers after being swamped with requests following the announcement of Liam Gallagher as a headliner. | Parklife festival in Manchester has banned potato peelers after being swamped with requests following the announcement of Liam Gallagher as a headliner. |
| This goes back to Liam asking fans to "peel some spuds" at a gig last year after brother Noel's appearance on Jools Holland. | This goes back to Liam asking fans to "peel some spuds" at a gig last year after brother Noel's appearance on Jools Holland. |
| It was a dig at the decision by Noel to have one of his band play the scissors. | It was a dig at the decision by Noel to have one of his band play the scissors. |
| Liam's referred to his brother as a "potato" on a number of occasions. | Liam's referred to his brother as a "potato" on a number of occasions. |
| So after seeing the performance with scissors, there was only one natural response. | So after seeing the performance with scissors, there was only one natural response. |
| Clearly, the offer is proving too tempting. | Clearly, the offer is proving too tempting. |
| Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, Parklife founder Sacha Lord-Marchionne said they'd been "blown away at how many people have asked to bring in potato peelers for Liam's main stage performance". | |
| And let's not forget, they're sharp implements which is not ideal in a crowded situation. | And let's not forget, they're sharp implements which is not ideal in a crowded situation. |
| "In case you're wondering - the answer is most definitely no," said Sacha. | "In case you're wondering - the answer is most definitely no," said Sacha. |
| The ban seems like the sensible option. Imagine if you had tens of thousands of people all doing the same as this man. | The ban seems like the sensible option. Imagine if you had tens of thousands of people all doing the same as this man. |
| Parklife is now in its ninth year and is one of the biggest metropolitan festivals in the UK. | Parklife is now in its ninth year and is one of the biggest metropolitan festivals in the UK. |
| This will be Liam's first performance but he's played at the Heaton Park venue a number of times with Oasis. | This will be Liam's first performance but he's played at the Heaton Park venue a number of times with Oasis. |
| Other headliners at the June event include The xx, Skepta and N.E.R.D. | Other headliners at the June event include The xx, Skepta and N.E.R.D. |
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