Festival News: Parklife announces Charli XCX as their first headliner

Parklife 2025 has announced Charli XCX as their headliner, with acts such as Confidence Man, DJ Heartstring and Girls Don’t Sync.

The two-day Manchester weekender Parklife is back in Heaton Park on 14th and 15th of June 2025, with Charli XCX announced as the first headliner.

As one of pop music’s biggest innovators, Charli will bring her most recent studio album ‘brat’ to life fresh off of her US Sweat tour with Troye Sivan and her UK tour featuring Shygirl.

Her latest UK tour will start at Manchester Co-op Live on 27th of November, with other stops at London’s O2 Arena on 28th of November, Birmingham’s Resorts World Arena on 29th of November and Glasgow’s OVO Hydro Arena on 2nd of December. For tickets, please visit here for more details.

The headliner announcement comes following speculation as her signature brat green billboards with ‘PL25’ were spotted across the UK in Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and Birmingham.

Other artists in the line-up include Confidence Man, DJ Heartstring, Girls Don’t Sync, Salute presents True Vision, Interplanetary Criminal, Chaos in the CBD, KI/KI, Antony Szmierek, Bakey, Prosper and Sim0ne.

According to the Parklife Instagram account, the full line-up is expected to be announced in January with over 100 artists joining the bill. Earlier this year, Doja Cat and Disclosure headlined the festival.

As one of Heaton Parks biggest events of the year, the park will welcome a staggering 80,000 visitors – other big events this year include Catfish and the Bottlemen and the long-awaited Oasis reunion.

Parklife 2025 tickets will go on general sale at 10am on Friday (November 29) – you’ll be able to buy yours here. Alternatively, fans can register for an exclusive presale at the same time on Thursday 28th of November by signing up here.

Words by Oliver Evans

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