It’s good to see the crowd going mad for Coco’s ‘Big N Serious’ its banger credentials certified by a remix which features fellow Parklife 2017 acts Nadia Rose and AJ Tracey. With the rain pouring down hard I take cover at the Ape & Metropolis stage and catch Yorkshire’s finest selector Toddla T, who is joined by fellow Sheffield native MC Coco. However, as I begin to near the Heaton Park site, the festival’s called home since moving from Fallowfield’s Platt Fields in 2013, it immediately becomes apparent this is going to be yet another year punctuated by endless trudges through the mud. This doesn’t seem to dampen anyone’s spirits as I hop on the tram though, with the camaraderie of an Oasis sing-a-long much improving the somewhat claustrophobic journey from Manchester city centre. Like many previous years, this summer’s event was looking to be a downpour when I checked the weather prior to the two-dayer. Although the recent success of British urban music genres such as grime, road rap and UK Afrobeats are duly celebrated with the bookings this year, the biggest draw is undoubtedly American superstar Frank Ocean the anticipation of his Sunday performance intensified by his well-documented recent concert cancellations.
The annual Parklife festival has a habit of relegating local artists to small stages or opening sets, but this year’s edition promised rowdy Manchester collective Levelz joining J Hus, Giggs and Boy Better Know at the very respectably-sized Temple, not to mention Manchester band The 1975 headline the main stage.
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