Parklife has today revealed details of a limited one-off 2022 ticket resale. The huge festival in Heaton Park - which this year makes a welcome return to its normal June slot - was a sell-out after in January.
But organisers have now announced a limited number of weekend and Sunday tickets have been reclaimed. They will be available to buy on the festival's website from 10am on Thursday.
Parklife said it represents the final chance for festival-goers to snap up tickets for this year's event. Bosses said in a statement: "With tickets being snapped up in record time, now with one month to go Parklife has announced details of a very limited, one-off 2022 ticket resale, as part of continuing efforts to protect festival fans from the dangers of the secondary ticket market and ticket touts. "A core policy and belief in helping change the events industry for the better, Parklife's anti-tout policy has seen the festival work closely with the team at Greater Manchester Police to combat the rise in fake or stolen tickets that are being re-sold to unsuspecting victims. "Attempting to tackle those seeking to take advantage of festival fans with over-inflated prices and more, Parklife has reclaimed a limited number of Weekend and Sunday tickets to allow fans the opportunity to book their place at the hottest festival of the summer." This year's festival will feature artists including 50 Cent, Tyler, the Creator, Megan Thee Stallion and Lewis Capaldi.
Police, meanwhile, have issued a warning over fake or stolen tickets. Chief Superintendent Graeme Openshaw, of Greater Manchester Police, said: "We recognise that for an event such as Parklife that there are many people who will be unable to get tickets. "Unfortunately every year we
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