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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Adam Maidment

DJ forced to pull out of Parklife after being diagnosed with rare cancer

Michael Bibi has been forced to pull out of this weekend’s Parklife festival after being diagnosed with a rare brain cancer.

The London-based DJ and producer, who is best known for his house and techno brand SolidGrooves, was set to play at the Heaton Park festival’s The Valley stage on Sunday (June 12).

Posting on Instagram, Bibi said he had been hospitalised after being diagnosed with central nervous system lymphoma, a rare cancer that can affect the brain and spine.

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