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
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