Calvin Harris to headline 2026 Parklife festival

Calvin Harris will headline Greater Manchester's Parklife festival later this year.

The Scottish DJ will take to the stage in Heaton Park, Manchester, as part of the two-day music event on 20 and 21 June.

He joins other artists including Sammy Virji, Skepta, Zara Larsson, Chris Stussy, Josh Baker, and Nia Archives.

Tens of thousands of music fans will attend the annual festival.

Parklife will be the first of two north-west of England gigs for Dumfries-born Harris this year.

The Brit Award winner will headline Creamfields over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

Manchester-based DJ Josh Baker will be looking forward to entertaining a hometown crowd at Parklife.

The festival predominantly features dance and electronic music, as well as pop and hip-hop artists.

It first began as Mad Ferret Festival in Platt Fields Park, Rusholme, before moving to its current Heaton Park site in north Manchester in 2013.

This was to accommodate much larger crowds.

Last year, more than 80,000 people flocked to Heaton Park.

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