The moment a thunder storm struck Heaton Park as all music halted

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Thunderstorms and torrential rain has forced Parklife at Heaton Park to make a ‘full show stop’ this afternoon. Yellow weather warnings are in place across Greater Manchester and the north west until 9pm today, with Heaton Park facing the brunt of the harsh weather from around 3.30pm.

All nine of the Parklife stages were forced to make a ‘full show stop’ and temporary stop music as the skies turned grey in anticipation for the stormy weather. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link. Fans at The Valley stage were enjoying music from Mella Dee when a member of staff halted music to inform them of the weather, warning: “Please move three metres away from any metal structure and we'll restart the show as soon as it's possible.

Thank you." Crowds slowly started to leave the area around The Valley stage and putting cagouls on, but within the space of five minutes the rain had started lashing down, with festival-goers running for cover and taking shelter inside tents, alongside fences and inside the Bacardi stage pop-up.

As the rain poured down on Heaton Park, all music on the nine stages came to a halt. Not long after the rumbling of thunder could be heard, and some 30 minutes after the storm began it can still be heard echoing around the grounds.