Frank Ocean to headline Parklife 2017

The first headliner for this year's Parklife festival has been revealed, and it's a doozy...

Feature by News Team | 31 Jan 2017

Frank Ocean is joined at Parklife 2017 by A Tribe Called Quest, The 1975 and Skepta and JME's Boy Better Know crew

Frank Ocean will headline this year's Parklife Festival in Manchester's Heaton Park. Ocean – whose second album Blonde was The Skinny's Album of 2016 – headlines the festival's Sunday night, while The 1975 headline the Saturday. Joining them at the top of the bill are reunited golden age hip-hop legends A Tribe Called Quest and Boy Better Know, the grime collective headed by Mercury Prize winner Skepta and JME.

The deeper you dig in this year's Parklife line-up, the better it gets – Anderson .Paak and the Free Nationals, Flying Lotus, Danny Brown and NAO all feature, as do grime aces Wiley and Giggs. Other highlights include a tribute to Prince by Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor, an appearance from 80s legend Chaka Khan and live sets from Floating Points and Romare. Get the full line-up below.

Parklife 2017 takes place on 10 & 11 June 2017 at Heaton Park; tickets for this year's festival go on sale on 2 Feb at 9am. Read our review of Parklife 2016 here, and check out our full Albums of the Year list, and retrospectives on our top ten records of 2016, here.

Parklife 2017 line-up:

The 1975, Frank Ocean, Boy Better Know, A Tribe Called Quest, Jess Glynne, Two Door Cinema Club, Fatboy Slim, Damian ‘Jr Gong’ Marley, London Grammar, Flying Lotus, George Ezra, Chaka Khan, Carl Cox, Eric Prydz, Andy C, DJ EZ, Above & Beyond, Jamie Jones, Seth Troxler, The Martinez Brothers, Rag’n’Bone Man, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Zara Larsson, Little Dragon, Wiley, Sampha, Giggs, Mura Masa, Elrow presents Far West, Danny Brown, Adam Beyer, Joseph Capriati, Dixon Oliver, Heldens, Hannah Wants, Maya, Jane Coles, Dusky, Joris Voorn, David Rodigan, Hot Since 82, Jackmaster, Kölsch, Bicep, Patrick Topping, Pete Tong, Skream, Armand Van Helden, Floating Points (Solo Live Set), Jon Hopkins (DJ), Jagwar Ma, Ratboy, NAO, Loyle Carner, Tom Misch (Live), LEVELZ, Moodymann, The Black Madonna, Fatima, Yamaha, Goldie (Influences), Yousef, Richy, Ahmed Wilkinson (DJ), Noisia, Toddla T & Coco, Solardo, Gerd Janson, Midland, Hunee, Mind Against, Rejjie Snow, J Hus, Crazy P (Live), Aj Tracey, Waze & Odyssey, Artwork Monki, Hype & Hazard, My Nu Leng, P Money, Mick Jenkins, Joe Goddard (Live), Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip Prince Tribute), Denis Sulta, Jasper James, Preditah, Cabbage, Raye, The Japanese House, Congo Natty, Horse Meat Disco, Romare (Live), DJ Craze, Nastia, Nadia Rose, Stefflon, Don Moxie, Nightmares On Wax, Norman Jay MBE, The Heatwave, Bonzai, Mele, Dub Phizix & Strategy, William Djoko, Dekmantel Sound System, Hammer, Rex Orange County, De La Swing, Marc Maya, Krystal Klear, Klose One, Max Chapman, Jacky, Theo Kottis, Fakear, Lauren Lo Sung, Conducta Jamz, Supernova, President T, Abra Cadabra, George Privatti, Ellie Cocks, Elliot Adamson, North Base, Venum Sound, Rich Reason, Krysko, Greg Lord, Pirate Copy, Jonny Dub, Will Tramp, Zutekh DJs, Pete Zorba, James Organ, Hackett, Nicola Bear, Now Wave Djs, Lee Drake Olli Ryder & Luke Welsh, Will Orchard

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