Whipping the crowd into a frenzy straight from the word go Trojan Sound System opened up the main stage, making way for standout performances from Delphic and The Maccabees. For what was their UK festival debut Hot Natured demonstrated why they are one of the most in-demand acts on the scene today as Four Tet brought his live show to the Sounds Of The Near Future stage, showering the crowd with gigantic balloons in the process. The day was reserved however for a headline performance from Disclosure, who celebrated the news of their debut album reaching #1 at The Parklife Weekender. 

As '#parklife' trended worldwide on Sunday revelers shared stories of Johnny Marr's hometown performance, TNGHT closing their stage with one of the most energetic performances of the weekend and Action Bronson creating one of the weekends most talked about moments. Over at the Red Bull Music Academy Stage Erol Alkan’s right hand man Daniel Avery entertained the crowds alongside Rinse FM’s T Williams, Koreless and ‘up-and-comer’ Squarehead. Providing many of the crowd with their weekend highlight Everything Everything's mass sing-along to ‘Cough Cough’ echoed throughout Heaton Park, while the psychedelic tones of The Horrors fittingly brought the Now Wave stage to a close as the sun descended on the final day of The Parklife Weekender.

While the move to Heaton Park not only welcomed over 300 acts and DJs to Manchester it also played host to the first ‘Parklife Art Fund’. While 16 interactive art installations urged the crowds to lose themselves in the interactive 3D woodland or the enlightenment dome, the more courageous festival-goer could get a perfect view of the main stage while taking a ride down the 50 foot log flume.
 
“Manchester was definitely the entertainment capital of the world this weekend” says Manchester city centre spokesman Councillor Pat Karney, and with the success of the 4th The Parklife Weekender at it’s new home of Heaton Park, we couldn’t agree more.