In the past we have had congestion and safety issues caused by people stopping on the motorway to drop off or pick up concert-goers. We are encouraging people to use public transport options like Metrolink rather than drive to the park given the limited on-site parking. More information on travel arrangements is available on a dedicated Transport for Greater Manchester web page.Ĭhris Chadwick, Highways England’s Emergency and Events Planning Manager, said: There is limited on-site car parking and no dedicated park-and-ride facilities so the concert organisers are advising music lovers to use special shuttle buses from Manchester city centre or the Metrolink tram service instead of driving. The car park at Sainsbury’s on the retail estate off Middleton Road will again be used as a dedicated drop off and pick up point – and this can be accessed from junction 19 of the M60. Pedestrians walking anywhere along the motorway carriageway also risk being fined £50 as well as putting themselves at risk.
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Drivers should use junction 17 at Whitefield or junction 21 at Hollinwood instead.ĭrivers are being reminded that anyone stopping on the motorway hard shoulder or live lanes to drop off or pick up concert-goers risks an on the spot fine of £30. Between 8pm and 2am each night, access will remain to the Heaton Park retail estate just off the motorway and some limited local roads.Īnyone heading into or out of Manchester and Salford should avoid trying to use junction 19 – as there will be no through access between 8pm and 2am on the Saturday or Sunday nights.
The park is bordered by the M60 between junction 17 at Whitefield and junction 19 at Middleton including Simister Island at junction 18 where the M60 meets the M62 and M66.Īnyone using the motorways is being advised to expect congestion – especially when concert goers are leaving the venue each night from around 9pm onwards, potentially into the early hours – particularly on the Sunday morning.ĭrivers are also being advised the A576 Middleton Road alongside Heaton Park from junction 19 of the M60 will be closed on the Saturday and Sunday night. This year’s event is taking place this Saturday and Sunday (11 and 12 June), finishing at 11pm each day with 75,000 people expected each night. Highways England is warning drivers congestion is likely around the local motorway network at key times over the festival weekend. Tickets are available here.Music lovers heading to the Parklife festival at Manchester’s Heaton Park this week are being encouraged to plan their journeys and consider using public transport to get there. Parklife 2022 takes place in Manchester’s Heaton Park from Saturday 11th – Sunday 12th June 2022. Not to mention that he’s the only person who can carry off drinking red wine while he DJs. Jamie xx’s DJ set was one of the highlights of the festival last year, an irresistible mélange of disco, garage and – briefly and confusingly – Bruce Springsteen’s 'I’m On Fire'.įans hungry for a follow-up to 2015 album 'In Colour' might have a little longer to wait, but going by his performance at Coachella earlier this year, Jamie xx’s unique approach to British dance music isn’t getting old any time soon. Her output hasn’t wavered since, and we can expect to hear some dazzling new tracks showcased alongside gems from 'Pang', with Polachek’s approach to fashion sure to offer a visual treat. The trigger point was probably 'So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings', but every track on her debut album 'Pang' was a high-quality showcase for her innovative production and swooping, literate vocals. But that unpredictability is part and parcel of her charm, and this will be a good opportunity to see a really innovative artist at the start of her career.Īt some point between her fidgety, melodic music with Chairlift and her collaboration with Charli XCX and Christine and the Queens on this year’s 'New Shapes', Caroline Polachek became an unlikely gay icon. It’s hard to predict what her performance will be like, not least because her intimate, slightly gothic music doesn’t seem a natural match for the grand scale of Parklife. PinkPantheress is testament to how contingent the TikTok hype machine is: a bedroom producer from Kent, she layers witchy vocals over old-school garage and drum and bass beats to create a sound that’s both retro and totally new. Megan Thee Stallion’s tour this year is both a victory lap and a chance to tease some new tracks off her upcoming second album, including 'Plan B', a scathing fuck-you to an ex. Boldest and brashest of all was 'WAP', the sex-positive anthem that meant we’d never look at macaroni in the same way again.
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