Parklife festival review – Manchester turns night to day with punishing party energy

Heaton Park, ManchesterLiam Gallagher is incongruous, but prompts massive singalongs, while the xx and Confidence Man are other big successes‘Who here is on drugs?” asks a member of Levelz, at 4.30 on Saturday afternoon. This may seem like an odd question, but at Parklife time feels mirrored, with the 11am-11pm festival feeling as if it’s 11pm-11am. Drugs seem to be ubiquitous; wide eyes, wonky gurns and euphoric grins cannot be hidden in the beaming sun. The Manchester rap co...

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