It was one of the busiest nights for Manchester since the pandemic began. Alongside Parklife in Heaton Park, The Killers were performing in Old Trafford, Alicia Keys at the AO Arena and Ed Sheeran at The Etihad.
And, as many would have expected, many found the return trip after all gigs ended to be ‘absolute bedlam’. Reports of taxis charging up to seven times the usual fare, delayed trams, and gridlocked traffic meant that many people did not get home until the early hours of Sunday morning.
“Whoever planned to have Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, The Killers and Park Life all in one weekend in Manchester need’s to give their head a wobble,” @williambyrne_ tweeted alongside a picture of traffic in the city centre. “The road closures are causing havoc for residents across the city, with diversions few and far between!”
