{"id":1039900,"date":"2026-06-21T01:12:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T01:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1039900\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T01:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T01:12:20","slug":"aitch-makes-surprise-parklife-2026-appearance-as-he-declares-0161-every-time-on-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1039900\/","title":{"rendered":"Aitch makes surprise Parklife 2026 appearance as he declares &#8216;0161 every time&#8217; on stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>He&#8217;s a big fan of Parklife<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aitch made a surprise appearance at Parklife 2026 in Heaton Park\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0_Aitch-Parklife-2026-20062026.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Aitch made a surprise appearance at Parklife 2026 in Heaton Park\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Aitch made a surprise appearance at Parklife 2026 in Heaton Park(Image: Luke Taylor Photography)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Aitch has made a special unannounced appearance on the first day of <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/parklife-festival\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Parklife <\/a>as fans couldn\u2019t contain their excitement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The rapper, from <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/moston\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Moston<\/a>, was not expected to perform at the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/heaton-park\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Heaton Park<\/a> festival this year despite having previously headlined and made surprise appearances in the past alongside acts like Anne-Marie and BOU.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Keeping up with the tradition of appearing alongside his friends, the star, who recently appeared on I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026 Get Me Out Of Here!, made another impromptu appearance during BOU\u2019s set on the Magic Sky stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=d1c9a1cf-d773-47a3-b51a-f456316221bc&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Click here <\/strong><\/a><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">for the latest on Manchester&#8217;s food &amp; drink scene, gigs and more in our CityLife newsletter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Amongst huge cheers, the fellow Manchester producer and remixer brought out Aitch for a rendition of their 2025 hit Raving In The Studio, which samples Gorillaz\u2019s Feel Good Inc.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Following the number, Aitch then performed his latest single Ring My Bell for the first time ever at a festival. The song, which samples the 1979 Anita Ward hit of the same name, was released earlier this month with a special treasure hunt across Manchester helping promote the release.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aitch joined Manchester artist BOU on the Magic Sky stage at Parklife\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782004338_133_0_Aitch-Parklife-2026-20062026.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Aitch joined Manchester artist BOU on the Magic Sky stage at Parklife\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Aitch joined Manchester artist BOU on the Magic Sky stage at Parklife(Image: Luke Taylor Photography)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">After the performance, Aitch thanked fans for the reaction and added \u201c0161 every time\u201d before leaving the stage, making reference to the Manchester area code.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">BOU added: \u201cMake some ****ing noise for Aitch right now. That\u2019s legendary **** right there!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">As he left the stage area, Aitch, real name Harrison Armstrong, gave a wave to fans backstage as he gave the thumbs up to awaiting photographers. He made a name for himself in 2018 with the track Straight Rhymez. His latest album, Four, reached the top ten last year.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aitch performed Raving In The Studio and Ring My Bell with BOU\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782004340_784_0_Aitch-Parklife-2026-20062026.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Aitch performed Raving In The Studio and Ring My Bell with BOU\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Aitch performed Raving In The Studio and Ring My Bell with BOU(Image: Kenny Brown | Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The first day of Parklife has featured sets from the likes of Josh Baker, Prospa, 4am Kru, and Wilkinson, with Nia Archives, Morgan Seatree, Skepta and Sammy Virji performing later this evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Parklife is considered to be one of the biggest metropolitan festivals in the UK, regularly attracting over 82,000 fans across the weekend each year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It\u2019s set to be a busy weekend for Manchester with a host of large-scale events taking place, including shows from Lily Allen at the AO Arena and Take That at the Etihad Stadium. Travel warnings were put in place ahead of Saturday with public transport expected to be busier than usual across the two days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"He&#8217;s a big fan of Parklife Aitch made a surprise appearance at Parklife 2026 in Heaton Park(Image: Luke&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1039901,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,393,10841,4884,22283,2465,696,49671,16,15],"class_list":["post-1039900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manchester","tag-britain","tag-england","tag-festivals","tag-great-britain","tag-heaton-park","tag-manchester","tag-manchester-music","tag-parklife-festival","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116785444056762535","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1039900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1039900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1039900\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1039901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1039900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1039900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1039900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}