The BBC Radio 6 Music Festival is to permanently move to Greater Manchester, the broadcaster reveals.
The event in March will be headlined by Arlo Parks, who said she "genuinely can't wait for this"
The festival debuted in Manchester in 2014 and has since been held in Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool, London and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. There will also be DJ sets from Afrodeutsche, Erol Alkan, Don Letts, Good Future, Hot Chip, Steve Lamacq, Tim Burgess and Yard Act.The festival will be held at Trafford's Victoria Warehouse and Manchester's Band on the Wall
Ms Moy said the station "will be rooted in Salford over time, so we're bringing the festival back home to Greater Manchester, where it all began, with some incredible performances".
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