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Neighbourhood Weekender confirmed for return in 2027 after standout year

This one marked arguably the biggest year in the festival's history.

Danny Jones Danny Jones - 28th May 2026

It’s official: Neighbourhood Weekender WILL be back next spring, making that three consecutive years of the big outdoor bash over in Warrington.

We think it’s time we just scrap this whole hiatus malarkey and make it annual forever and always.

Thankfully, NBHD Weekender won’t be taking a fallow year like Glasto any time soon, as they’ve just confirmed that the festival will be returning in 2027.

It will be a while before we see the lineup, of course, but if the roster is even half as good as the one we just enjoyed over the late May bank holiday, it’s bound to be a belter.

Following a standout weekend, the much-loved North West favourite continues to grow in reputation with each and every iteration.

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If anything, the short break a couple of years back only confirmed how much people missed it, with people travelling all the way from London, Scotland, the Netherlands and more to attend the two-day celebration of live music.

Managing to welcome one of the largest and most varied audiences they’ve ever pulled in, they’re expecting spring ’27 to draw even bigger crowds.

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With the likes of Richard Ashcroft and Blossoms as their two main headliners across Saturday and Sunday, several other big regional names topped the bill, from The K’s and Kaiser Chiefs, to The Fratellis, The Royston Club, Mel C and many more.

And then there was the raft of talent from further afield, like Keo, Example, Brooke Combe, and Aussie exports turned adopted-Notherners, DMA’S, just to name a few.

Safe to say our Audio North team had a blast after making yet another visit earlier this month.

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Once again, the latest iteration only further cemented Neighbourhood Weekender as a staple of the UK festival calendar.

As the festival now sets its sights on following up on the rousing success, they’re aiming to continue that growth over the same bank holiday weekend in 2027, and tickets for the next full NBHD Fest will be going on sale sooner than you think.

In fact, a limited number of discounted early bird tickets will go live from 10am this Friday, 29 May and be available until Friday, 5 June via their official website, where you can stay tuned for all further news and updates in the coming weeks.

Last but not least, it’s also worth reminding that its sister spin-off event here in Manchester city centre kicks off in October, and there are still tickets left HERE. In the meantime, you can find our most recent write-up in full down below.

Review | We need NBHD Weekender every year – and so does the North West
Here’s what we made of it from start to finish.

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Gracie Abrams announces multiple nights in Manchester on latest UK tour

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Global superstar Gracie Abrams has just announced her biggest run of live dates in Manchester ever, with the US singer-songwriter set to play multiple big shows here in 0161.

Wait until you hear how many…

That’s right, Gracie Abrams is playing not one, not two, but THREE whole nights in Manchester city centre on an extensive European tour entitled ‘The Look at my Life’, with a lengthy UK leg next year, too.

Returning to the same venue she graced (get it?) back in March 2025, the American is rejecting all notions of the ‘nepo baby’ accusations and focusing on what she does best, messing things up and not just blowing smoke, but continuing to book huge gigs across the globe.

Posting on socials, the bedroom and indie-pop artist wrote: “Honoured to be joined by Rachel Chinouriri, Holly Humberstone, Del Water Gap, Charlotte Lawrence, Grace Ives, Bella Kay, Jensen McRae and The Japanese House across North America and by Samia and Jake Minch across the UK and Europe.

Advising fans across the pond to pre-order her new album, Daughter From Hell/sign up for her mailing list before 12 noon on Monday, 1 June, if they want the best chances of securing early access, she confirmed that tickets for all three Mancs go live as early next week.

She signed off by adding, “I have missed you, and I love you so much! More to come soon.”

To be honest, it’s not been all that long since we last saw her, so we can only applaud her work ethic.

Having reviewed her last Co-op Live show last year, we can confidently say she is very much a talent worthy of the praise and continues big venue recognition she is receiving.

As for the record itself, her newest LP will be her third studio project and definitely looks to be toying with the narrative spouted by her detractors to some extent…

Coming to Manchester and just a handful of other domestic locations in spring 2027, the only place she’s playing more concerts is London.

Daughter From Hell is set for a 7 July release date, and we can’t wait to see what the 26-year-old’s latest musical chapter entails.

Here in Manchester, warm-up will come from superb support act, Samia, who we caught opening up for Maggie Rogers a few years back, and we can only vouch for the quality of her live performances as well.

Once again, general admission tickets for her three Manchester gigs on 22, 24 and 25 April at 9am local time on Friday, 5 June.

You can get ready to grab yours right HERE.

Last time out.
Roll on round two…
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Paul Heaton announces HUGE headline Manchester gig with ACTUALLY cheap tickets

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Fellow Northerner and firmly adopted Mancunian, Paul Heaton, has just announced one of his biggest-ever shows here in Manchester, and he’s putting the focus back on affordable ticket prices.

And when we say affordable, these ones are ACTUALLY cheap for such an established name, let alone at such a big venue.

Revealing a whole new UK tour to toast the release of his latest album, Jenius, Heaton will be playing to the biggest crowd for a headline gig of his career later in the year, with a bit of help from some very familiar support acts.

Confirming his second visit to the Co-op Live arena this coming autumn, along with nearly a dozen domestic dates up and down the country.

Writing on social media, the ‘Jenius Tour’ isn’t just about the record itself; it will be “celebrating more than 40 years of unforgettable songwriting.”

As you would expect, these concerts will obviously feature plenty of Housemartins and Beautiful South tunes, as well as a wealth of his solo material.

The LP itself, which will be his sixth studio project outside of the bands (including his first release under the old ‘Biscuit Boy’ moniker), features 15 tracks touching on everything from love, pubs and booze, community and counsel, football, the state of the nation right, as well as ‘the overall wisdom of kindness’.

You can tell the Bromborough-born artist grew up in the North West, and we count ourselves honoured for him to have South Manchester.

He may be more Mersey than Manc by birth, but you can tell he’s fully immersed himself in the local culture, by both still finding new and relatable things to write about 23 albums later, but recording it down the road at Blueprint Studios, too.

More importantly, he’s also made sure to set the tickets at a more than reasonable price point, detailing that they start at only £39.50.

He’ll also have serial collaborator Rianne Downey – whose vocals also feature throughout Jenius – on board, not to mention The Lightning Seeds serving as another warm-up and then some.

Fans can find the full list of newly announced shows down below – we’ve taken the liberty of highlighting the Northern ones for you.

Paul Heaton UK tour dates – 2026

October
Thurs 29 – Newcastle, Utilita Arena
Fri 30 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro
Sat 31 – Leeds, First Direct Bank Arena
 
NOVEMBER
Mon 2 – Cardiff, Utilita Arena
Tues 3 – Plymouth, Arena
Fri 6 – Sheffield, Utilita Arena
Sat 7 – London, The O2
Tues 10 – Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena
Wed 11 – Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena
Fri 13 – Birmingham, Utilita Arena
Sat 14 – Manchester, Co-op Live

As always, besides enjoying early access by pre-ordering the album/via his mailing list, Co-op Live‘s dedicated venue presale will be available to official Co-op members from 9:30am on Wednesday, 3 June.

Meanwhile, general admission tickets go live at the same time on the following Friday (5 Jun), and once again, from just £39.50. You can get ready to grab yours right HERE.

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