Festival hit by stage closure over crowd safety
One of the stages at a city's biggest music festival had to be closed on the final day due to health and safety fears.
Revellers at Manchester's Parklife were moved from the Matinee stage as it was shut down at 18:30 BST on Sunday as headliner Chris Stussy's set was cancelled.
The Dutch DJ said he was "really gutted" but the stage had been closed "due to safety reasons and the stage being overcrowded".
Manchester DJ Josh Baker also "deeply" apologised to fans on social media as he was "unable to perform", saying it was due to reasons "outside of my control".
The BBC has contacted Parklife organisers for a comment.
About 80,000 fans turned up at Heaton Park on Saturday to see rapper 50 Cent and Rudimental perform.
Charli XCX headlined on the main stage on Sunday to close the festival.
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