Sacha Lord steps down from Manchester’s Parklife and The Warehouse Project

nme.com:

Parklife festival and The Warehouse Project, has stepped down.Lord, who is also Manchester’s Night Time Economy Advisor, confirmed the move last week following a transfer of shares to LN Gaiety – a subsidiary of concert and festival giant Live Nation, reports the Manchester Evening News.Live Nation-Gaiety is the joint venture between two of the world’s leading live entertainment companies: Live Nation and Gaiety Investments.

In 2016 the international group Live Nation-Gaiety Holdings bought shares in The Warehouse Project and Parklife festival.The agreement at the time meant The Warehouse Project brand and Parklife Festival would benefit from a combination of both parties’ international experience in the sector.Lord said: “The decision to step down was not an easy one for me to make.

I will miss the team, the events, the customers, I’ll even miss the stress and the late nights, but I’ve known for a long time that Parklife 2024 was going to be the last for me.“There could not have been a more perfect moment for me to step away than now – exactly 30 years since my first event at The Hacienda – and I’m so excited for what’s to come.

This decision will free up my time to focus on my roles in the night time economy and hospitality sectors, and of course, most importantly, the birth of my first child with my beautiful wife Demi later this year.”He continued: “I’d like to thank the millions of people who have stepped foot into The Warehouse Project or Parklife over the last few decades, and those who have supported me and the team.