Parklife 2023 pictures as 80,000 pour into Heaton Park for first day of Manchester's biggest festival

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Thousands of music fans have started pouring into Heaton Park as Parklife 2023 finally kicks off. The UK’s largest metropolitan festival will welcome 80,000 people today, as they head to catch performances from the likes of Aitch, Little Simz and Fred Again..

Today Raye, Rudimental and Mini Webb will all take to the Parklife Stage, while over at The Valley, festival-goers will dance the day - and night - away to Skrillex and Peggy Gou.

And at The Hangar, expect some big performances from Enzo Siragusa, Joseph Capriati and headliners The Martinez Brothers. Musicians and DJs from across the musical spectrum will be appearing across the weekend, and on Sunday crowds can also expect show-stopping sets from Wu-Tang Clan + Nas - in a UK festival exclusive - alongside Self Esteem, The 1975, Carl Cox, Jamie Jones, The Blessed Madonna, The Prodigy. Join our new WhatsApp community Manc Life by clicking this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HyyLIEMz8FD190U5lLNBNg. This is where the Manchester Evening News connects you to our favourite content about eating, drinking and having fun all across Greater Manchester and beyond! You can leave at any time, and find out more here. Planned Metrolink strikes were suspended earlier this week, so it will be easier than anticipated for people to get to Heaton Park this weekend.

However, there are also weather warnings in place, which means that while it will be a hot one, with temperatures set to hit nearly 30 degrees, we are in store for some thunderstorms too.