The stage splits for Neighbourhood Weekender in Warrington have just dropped, so planning your festival weekend can begin in earnest.
The huge music event is back at Victoria Park over May 28 and 29, drawing in some massive headliners.
Courteeners, Blossoms and Kasabian are all topping the bill at this year’s Neighbourhood Weekender.
Also headlining in 2022 are DMA’s, Becky Hill, Tom Grennan and the Manic Street Preachers.
There’ll be a host of rising talent performing too, as well as local DJs at The Cornershop and karaoke and pub quizzes at The NBHD Inn.
Manchester quartet Foxglove will open the main stage on Sunday 29 May after winning a competition with RivFest and the River Reeves Foundation.
Here are your stage splits, ticket information, and everything else you need to know for this year’s Neighbourhood Weekender.
Tickets
More than 95% of tickets for this year’s festival have now sold out, but final tickets are on sale now.
There are still VIP packages available too, which gets you access to a private area with proper loos, hammocks, an undercover bar and its own street food area, as well as a main stage viewing platform.
Two-day weekend tickets are priced at £115, two-day VIP weekend tickets are £220, while single day tickets are £59.50 and VIP single day tickets are £120, all plus booking fees.
Coach packages are also available from official coach partner, Big Green Coach via biggreencoach.co.uk.
Stage splits
Saturday 28 May 2022 Main Stage Courteeners DMA’s James Bay The Lathums The Fratellis Wet Leg Red Rum Club Pip Blom
The Big Top Becky Hill Example The Snuts The Reytons Jamie Webster Gayle The Academic Dylan John Thomas Crawlers
Viola Beach Stage Royston Club Noisy Brooke Combe Tom A Smith Rats Michael Aldag Eli Smart Kynsy The Mary Wallopers Tommy Lefroy
Sunday 29 May 2022 Main Stage Kasabian Blossoms Tom Grennan Pale Waves Inhaler Cast Bootleg Beatles Foxglove
The Big Top Manic Street Preachers Razorlight Starsailor The Amazons Scouting For Girls The Rifles Baby Queen The 502’s The Rills
The Viola Beach Stage Retro Video Club Louis Dunford Pixey Daisy Brain Seb Lowe The Dinner Party Frankie Beetlestone Gabe Coulter Oliver Keane Abbie Ozard
Plus DJs Sh*t Indie Disco Katie Owen James Glover
Set times will be available much closer to the time of the festival.
Neighbourhood Weekender takes place at Victoria Park, on the edge of Warrington town centre.
Sandwiched between Manchester and Liverpool, trains are 30 mins from Oxford Road and Lime Street respectively.
Gates open at 12.30pm, with a 10.30pm curfew on both days.
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Aussie punk rockers and cult favourites Amyl and the Sniffers announced biggest Manchester gig yet
Danny Jones
Australian pub rockers and punk outfit Amyl and the Sniffers have announced their biggest Manchester headline show to date, and we CANNOT wait.
In case you hadn’t guessed, we’re pretty big fans here at The Manc Group.
The cult favourites have made a big splash on the music scene over the past couple of years, playing big festival slots at the likes of Glastonbury and R&L Fest 2025, winning over new fans in the process. We had a feeling they were bringing some big to our shores…
I mean, you could argue they made it fairly obvious where it was going to be held, but it was still a cool little teaser campaign, nevertheless.
That’s right, Amyl and the Sniffers have booked the O2 Victoria Warehouse – an ideal venue for any heavy gig – later this year, following the big poster going up outside the venue in Trafford Park last week.
Fronted by frenetic frontwoman Amy Taylor, they’ve grown a strong following outside of their home country of late, not only winning multiple Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Awards but picking up gongs from the NME, Kerrang and more since 2022.
They received plenty of accolades for their sophomore record, Comfort To Me, and collected even more for their latest album, Cartoon Darkness, which they’ve been touring pretty much ever since.
It’s that same project that they’re bringing to Victoria Warehouse this autumn, with the punchy ‘U Should Not Be Doing That’ performers almost nailed on to sell out the 3,500 capacity venue.
Tipped as a ‘one-night only’ experience, with support from Floodlights and The Menstrual Cramps, this should be a tasty one.
Aussie rock and indie really is having a moment right now, with the likes of Spacey Jane and Royel Otis both set for big Manc gigs this year too.
The early access window opens from 10am this Wednesday, 3 September, with general admission tickets live from the same time the following Friday (5 Sep). Besides the sold-out Ally Pall show, this is their very LAST headline gig of the year, don’t miss it.
You can get ready to grab yours for 22 October right HERE.
In the meantime, why not watch the moment Amy joined Fred Again in the flesh for a live set over in Sheffield last month?
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Rick Astley to play Co-op Live on major UK arena tour – with big-name supporting act
Emily Sergeant
Rick Astley has announced a major UK and Ireland arena tour, and of course he’ll be playing a huge gig here in Manchester.
The Newton-le-Willows native started his remarkable career all the way back in 1987 when he became an unlikely global phenomenon after his era-defining smash ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ established him as an international chart-topping, BRIT Award winning global star, following by a debut album that sold a whopping 15.2 million copies worldwide.
But then he stepped away from the spotlight, and seemingly left that chapter of his life behind – that was until he returned to the charts in 2016 and has stayed at the top of his game ever since.
He has collaborated with everyone from Foo Fighters to Blossoms along the way, and even did a double-bill of festival sets at Glastonbury in 2023, before releasing his latest album titled ‘Are We There Yet?’.
JUST ANNOUNCED: Rick Astley Rick returns to Co-op Live on 17 April 2026
Throughout his career, Rick has released eight studio albums, sold more than 40 million records worldwide, and has played and toured around the world multiple times.
And now he’s heading back out on the road, and will be taking to the Co-op Live stage here in Manchester next April.
He’ll be playing Co-op Live on Friday 17 April 2026, and support for the tour comes from none other than the legendary Gabrielle herself.
Other major cities Rick’ll be stopping off at along the way include the capitals London, Cardiff, Belfast, and Dublin, as well as Glasgow, Leeds, Birmingham, Newcastle, Liverpool, and more.
Rick Astley – The Reflection Tour 2026
With special guest Gabrielle
Friday 10 April – Glasgow OVO Hydro
Saturday 11 April – Newcastle Utilita Arena
Monday 13 April – Belfast SSE
Tuesday 14 April – Dublin 3Arena
Thursday 16 April – Liverpool M&S Bank Arena
Friday 17 April – Manchester Co-op Live
Saturday 18 April – Leeds First Direct Bank Arena
Monday 20 April – Bournemouth International Centre
Tuesday 21 April – Cardiff Utilita Arena
Wednesday 22 April – Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
Friday 24 April – Birmingham bp pulse LIVE
Saturday 25 April – London The O2
After taking a break in 2025, Rick says he’s excited to head out on his UK and Ireland arena tour next year, and is looking forward to performing live again.
Rick Astley begins The Reflection Tour on 10 April 2026, before he arrives in Manchester on 17 April, and tickets go on sale this week – with presales for Co-op Live members starting at 9:30am this Wednesday (3 September), before general sale begins this Friday 5 September, again at 9:30am.
Feeling a little fancier? You can treat yourself to some VIP tickets to Rick’s Co-op Live show via SeatUnique, with a range of different packages available here.
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28th April 2022 
