Parklife in Manchester revels in weekend of music and sunshine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-65879299 Version 0 of 1. Saturday night's headliner Aitch enjoyed his largest ever hometown show Thousands of people have enjoyed a weekend of sunshine and music at Manchester's Parklife festival. The event at Heaton Park saw revellers from all over the UK enjoy two days of live performances and DJ sets. Aitch and The 1975 headlined the festival, which also brought The Prodigy, Flo, Fred Again..., Little Simz and many more to its stages. And even a storm, which saw the festival paused on Sunday and caused travel issues, did not dampen spirits. It was hands in the air for most of the weekend as the stages delivered big tunes and bigger performances Rudimental were one of Saturday's highlights, thrilling a huge crowd at the festival's main stage Some braved the sweltering conditions and took to the dancefloor in the Palmhouse Many of those enjoying Fred Again... also took the opportunity to capture the moment for posterity Another highlight of Saturday was Little Simz, who thrilled the throngs at the main stage Sunday brought a slight change in the weather but not in the quality, with the likes of Flo delivering great sets The weather also could not dampen the spirits of festival-goers, even if it did briefly halt proceedings for safety reasons One of the biggest draws of the weekend were Wu Tang Clan + Nas, who combined to great effect The event was as much about the smaller stages as the headliners, with the likes of Girls Don't Sync going down a storm Fisher's headlining slot on The Hangar stage was another huge moment It was clear Fisher enjoyed it himself Becky Hill was one of many main stages to take advantage of the weather and get down among the crowd to perform Main headliners on Sunday were The 1975, who hail from nearby Cheshire and enjoyed a kind of homecoming The weekend belonged not to the acts who performed though, but to the crowds, who gave their all to a great two days Why not follow BBC North West on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram? You can also send story ideas to northwest.newsonline@bbc.co.uk Related Topics Manchester Music festivals |