{"id":650887,"date":"2026-06-21T17:32:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T17:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/650887\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T17:32:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T17:32:17","slug":"youths-smash-through-parklife-barrier-but-theyre-repelled-by-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/650887\/","title":{"rendered":"Youths smash through Parklife barrier – but they’re repelled by security"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police have issued a ‘dispersal order’ to prevent trouble and ticketless ‘jibbers’ attempting to get into the music festival<\/p>\n

Youths attempt to storm Parklife(Image: MEN)<\/p>\n

Police have issued a dispersal order following trouble outside Parklife including a band of 30 ticketless youths attempting to breach the perimeter fence before being repelled by security.<\/p>\n

Video circulating online shows the barrier being smashed apart by ticketless youths trying to gain entry to the Heaton Park<\/a> venue only to be thwarted by security guards on the other side of the fence. The video shows the three metre high fence being re-assembled before youths aim kicks at it, trying in vain to breach it once more.<\/p>\n

Screams can be heard as more people gather in an attempt to get into the festival, without success.<\/p>\n

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The incident happened on Saturday when police arrested eleven people for a variety of offences including drug crimes. The so-called ‘section 34’ dispersal order was signed by a senior officer on Saturday and it gives officers on the ground powers to force people to leave the area or face arrest.<\/p>\n

The order will remain in place until 11pm on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Every year the festival – which hosts 80,000 music fans on each of its two days – and other big events at Heaton Park are plagued by ticktless ‘jibbers’ attempting to get past security or breach the perimeter fence.<\/p>\n

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Youths attempt to storm Parklife(Image: MEN)<\/p>\n

This year appears to be no different as Calvin Harris, Sammy Virji, and Zara Larson headline the 2026 Parklife festival.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the big weekend, GMP issued a safety reminder for anyone heading to the festival. In a post on social media, festival goers were reminded to follow safety advice from Counter Terrorism Policing urging anyone who sees anything suspicious to report it.<\/p>\n

The festival has seen trouble in previous years, including 52 arrests in 2024 after police seized illegal drugs and weapons.<\/p>\n

This year festival-goers were also reminded that anyone attending both days will still be searched when they enter Heaton Park for the second day.<\/p>\n

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Youths attempt to storm Parklife(Image: MEN)<\/p>\n

A spokesman for GMP told the MEN: “A Section 34 dispersal order was put in place after a number of incidents on Saturday, when around 30 people tried to get into the site without tickets.<\/p>\n

“We are working closely with event organisers to prevent this happening again. The dispersal order will stay in place until 11pm on Sunday as a precaution.<\/p>\n

“There were 11 arrests on the first day, including four for drug offences. Officers will continue to be on hand to keep people safe and support the local community.”<\/p>\n

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Police at Parklife 2026(Image: GMP)<\/p>\n

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