Parklife boss Sacha Lord has said that drug testing and ‘common sense’ is the best way to deal with drug use at the annual festival. As Lord and his team prepare to welcome 80,000 festival-goers to Heaton Park this weekend, he told the Manchester Evening News their approach keeps people safe.
“I believe the way we deal with [drugs] is the right way,” he says. “We have drug testing on site, and if we see something that concerns us, we’ll put it out on social media. I’m adamant, and I’ll die on the hill saying this, that is the right way to do it.
“If anyone says to me, ‘I run a festival, and drugs don’t come into [my event], they’re either stupid or they’re lying. Because it happens.
