Live Nation UK expects almost six million fans to attend live shows across the UK over the months of June, July and August. This month has already witnessed over 200,000 attendees at festival Creamfields South and a live performance from former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher at Knebworth. The weekend saw Download festival take place at …
Couple celebrate Parklife engagement with free tickets and paid honeymoon
Sacha Lord, co-creator of Manchester festival Parklife and The Warehouse Project, has offered a young couple free entry to the festival and venues for life, after their proposal at the event was ridiculed online. The young couple celebrated their proposal on stage at Parklife, during a set from artist Young Filly on Saturday. The proposal …
Parklife resells tickets confiscated in anti-tout scheme
The UK’s Parklife festival has announced a new batch of tickets are to be made available following an anti-tout scheme and failed payment plans. The Manchester event, which is set to attract 82,000 fans each day at Heaton Park next month, will begin selling the new daily and weekend general admission and VIP tickets from …
COVID passes ‘kill spontaneity’ says Parklife co-founder
Manchester-based Parklife festival and Warehouse Project co-founder Sacha Lord has said that the introduction of COVID-19 passports in England will “kill the spontaneity” of going out, according to reports. COVID-19 passes were introduced in England in December, meaning that attendees to events and venues had to provide proof of vaccination against coronavirus. Speaking to the …