Parklife 2018: Manchester festival to host Skepta, Lorde, N.E.R.D, Liam Gallagher, The xx and many more

Festival has curated a brilliantly diverse lineup with some of the biggest and best names in music

Skepta will headline Parklife festival in Manchester (Getty)

The lineup for this year's Parklife Festival in Manchester is a good'un.

The xx, Liam Gallagher and Skepta will headline the weekend event, which takes place in Heaton Park on 9 and 10 June. Also on the billing are Lorde, N.E.R.D, Chvrches, Jessie Ware, Sigrid, Kelela, Raye and Jamie xx also join the bill.

Dance acts Four Tet, Justice, Everything Everything and The Black Madonna will also appear.

Parklife will mark Gallagher’s first return to Heaton Park since he performed with his old band Beady Eye as support for The Stone Roses in 2012. Last year the festival scored an appearance by Frank Ocean; his first UK show in three years.

Read our review of last year's festival here.

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