Parklife named as one of the UK’s most affordable festivals

Parklife is the second most affordable festival in the UK, according to new stats. The Manchester festival, which attracts 80,000 people each day, came in just behind the Lindisfarne Festival in the rankings.

The data has been pulled together by Get Licensed, crunching figures like cost per artist and the percentage increase in ticket price. Parklife’s ticket price is £130 for a weekend pass, making it £1.88 per artist on the bill.

It’s also actually dropped in price by 1% over the past five years, one of only two festivals in the top 10 to have actually got cheaper since 2018. It compares to the top-rated Lindisfarne festival, which costs £108 (£1.42 per artist), with a 3% increase in price over the past five years.

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By comparison, Glastonbury has increased its ticket price by 37% over the past five years, from £248 in 2018 to £340 this year, though the veteran Somerset festival welcomes far more performers over its five-day duration.

2022 Parklife headliner Tyler, the Creator (Adam Vaughan)

Also featuring on the list, in sixth place, is the RIbble Valley’s Beat-Herder, which costs £154 for a weekend ticket, making it £1.71 per artist, with an increase of 12% in price over the past five years.

Parklife and Lindisfarne beat other affordable festivals including the Wychwood Festival in Cheltenham, the Y Not Festival, the Cambridge Folk Festival, Sundown Festival, All Points East, Rewind and Glastonbudget, the tribute band festival in Leicestershire.

Other findings included Reading Festival being named the ‘best festival in the UK’, comparing factors such as the most Instagrammed and Tiktok’d, and having one of the hottest average temperatures.

Latitude is the festival with the best weather, while the Isle of Wight and Beat-Herder are the most critically acclaimed, with both having 25 award wins and nominations.

Parklife happens at Heaton Park on June 10 and 11.

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