The UK's fastest growing festival returns in 2012 with the hottest ticket of the summer

Platt Fields Park, Manchester, 9th & 10th June 2012

The Flaming Lips  Justice  Dizzee Rascal Maya Jane-Coles  Azealia Banks  Nero

Oklahoma City’s psychedelic alternative rockers The Flaming Lips and grime rapper Dizzee Rascal are today confirmed as the star headliners for The Parklife Weekender at Platt Fields park on 9th and 10th June 2012. Crowning the festival’s main stage on Saturday and Sunday respectively, these two artists lead the first line-up announcement for Parklife’s third annual party. The finest pop, indie, electronic and crossover sounds are represented throughout the bill, as much-loved familiar names join many fresh faces tipped for the top in 2012’s ‘Ones to Watch’ lists. Everything is poised for a fantastic year that could very well be Parklife’s third and ‘hat trick’ sell out.

Headliners across the festival’s other arenas include dubstep chart toppers Nero, Parisian duo Justice – Live, Mixmag’s ‘Breakthrough DJ of The Year 2011’ Maya Jane-Coles and raucous electronic Canadians Crystal Castles. The Parklife Weekender also welcomes a number of clubland’s most respected labels with Crosstown Rebels and Hospital Records sending a number of their roster to Platt Fields Park. Also pitching up for the weekend are some of the UK’s hottest promoters with Metropolis and Chibuku invited to host their own arenas. 

Elsewhere the festival’s performers come from the cream of the recent music crop. The newest additions to major radio playlists, magazine cool lists and blogger best of lists, namely Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Azealia Banks, Django Django and Ghost Poet are all part of Parklife’s stand out line-up for this year. 

Over 100 artists perform across two days on 7 arenas for only £64.50 making The Parklife Weekender what could be the best value festival on offer this year*.  

2012 may only Parklife’s third year but already the festival is a huge draw, tickets to both 2010 and 2011’s events sold out at least eight weeks in advance. To avoid disappointment promoters strongly advise fans to act fast and ensure their place at the start to Manchester’s summer.

LINE UP AS CONFIRMED SO FAR:

Saturday 9th June 

Mainstage 

The Flaming Lips, Noah & The Whale, Kelis, The Cuban Brothers, DJ Yoda, Krysko & Greg Lord, + special guests: Chic ft. Nile Rogers 

Metroplex 
Nero (Live), Pendulum (DJ Set), Zane Lowe, Sub Focus (DJ Set), Jaguar Skills, Tempa T, DJ Hype, Goldie, 16 Bit, North Base 

Crosstown Rebels  
Damian Lazarus, Art Department, Maceo Plex, Clive Henry, Danny Daze, Subb-an 

Now Wave 
Crystal Castles, Tom Vek, Spector, Friends, Spector, DJango Django, Phenomenal Handclap Band, Stay+, To Kill a King, Now Wave DJs, Will Tramp!, + special guests: Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaus

Thrasher arena
Redlight, Pearson Sound, Araabmuzik, Jackmaster, Ben UFO, Thundercat, presents Archimedes (Live), Daedelus, Space Dimension Controller, Lone, B Traits, Damu 

Chibuku  
Fake Blood, James Zabiela, Simian Mobile Disco, Tensnake, D/R/U/G/S, Justin Robertson,Screendeath, James Rand 

Kaluki 
Heidi, Marco Effe & James Mile, Romano & Luca Bear, Ellesse & Josef K, Us & Them, Pete Zorba

Sunday 10th June

Mainstage 
Dizzee Rascal, Labrinth, Azealia Banks, Delilah (Live), Murkage, Mista Jam, Juicy DJs+ special guests De La Soul 

Metroplex 
Justice (Live), Annie Mac, Erol Alkan, Madeon, Busy P, Will Tramp, + special guest: Jacques Lu Cont 

Now Wave 
The Rapture, Mount Kimbie, Gold Panda, Ghost Poet, Twin Shadow, Other Lives, The Field, Jessie Ware, Now Wave DJs, + special guests: Factory Floor

Hospitality 
High Contrast, Netsky, London Elektricity, Danny Byrd, Loadstar, Logistics, Nu:tone, SPY,Jessie Alan, Fred V & Graffix, MCs: Wrec, SP &+ special guests: Zinc (Jungle set)

Wax:On 
Maya Jane-Coles, Claude Von Stroke, Julio Bashmore, Todd Edwards, Joy Orbison, Miguel Campbell, Eats Everything, Kysko 

Ape Carnival Sounds 
Fresh (Live), Buraka Som Sistema (Live), Caspa, Shy FX, David Rodigan, Dam Funk & Master Blazter, Dot Rotten, Toddla T, Onemand, DJ Derek, Rich Reason 

Footwork
Soul Clap, Wolf & Lamb, DJ Harvey, Floating Points, Bicep, Drop The Mustard,Zutekh DJs

Venue Platt Fields Park, Wilmslow Road, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 6LAWeekend tickets are priced at £64.50 with Disabled + Carer options also available, Saturday or Sunday tickets are priced at £38.50. Tickets avaliable HERE