Warrington’s Neighbourhood Weekender has revealed the dates and lineup for next May.
The weekender will take over Victoria Park again on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 May 2022, marking the start of the summer.
Manchester’s own Courteeners and Blossoms will be heading up the bill, as well as DMA’S and Becky Hill and Tom Grennan.
On the Saturday, the Courteeners appearance will be the band’s first since they headlined the first Neighbourhood event back in 2018.
Across the two days, there will also be sets from the likes The Lathums, Sports Team and Inhaler – all of whom will make their return following their stellar performances in this year’s event.
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Kasabian will have the job of bringing the weekender to a close, too. This will follow a highly anticipated sold-out tour of intimate venues coming this autumn.
Neighbourhood Weekender will be back on 28 and 29 May 2022. Credit: Anthony Mooney
As well as the all the big names, you’ll find plenty of up-and-coming talent from across the UK, including Pixey, Kynsy and Wet Leg. So, there’ll be plenty of new music to discover across the two-dayer.
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And if you love a bit of The Beatles, the ‘world’s premier Beatles band’ The Bootleg Beatles will also bring the iconic Beatles catalogue to life.
The full first wave of artists just announced includes:
Saturday 28 May 2022
Courteeners
DMA’S
Becky Hill
The Lathums
The Fratellis
Example
Jamie Webster
The Snuts
Wet Leg
Brooke Combe
Kynsy
Tommy Lefroy
Sunday 29 May 2022
Kasabian
Blossoms
Tom Grennan
Pale Waves
Inhaler
The Amazons
Cast
Starsailor
The Bootleg Beatles
Pixey
Whilst this year’s edition had to be pushed back to September due to COVID-19 restrictions earlier in the year. But the festival will resume its usual May-time dates for 2022 with loads more artists yet to be announced.
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James Blunt announces huge Manchester gig on new European arena tour
Daisy Jackson
Singer-songwriter James Blunt is heading back out on tour next year, and has announced a massive Manchester gig as part of his run of arena shows.
The singer, perhaps best-known for his iconic 2005 pop ballad ‘You’re Beautiful’, is hitting the road again in 2027.
The newly-announced European tour is in celebration of his new album Airplane Mode, which is set for release this autumn.
James Blunt will kick off his tour in Leeds next spring, before heading over for a night at the almighty Co-op Live in Manchester.
Then he’ll head to more cities including Newcastle, Birmingham and London.
His new album, Airplane Mode, is being released on 6 November and will, according to his press release, be ‘exhilarating’.
James has already released the first single, ‘Tastes Like Summer’, and ‘Weight Of It All’, with 10 more songs to come on the record.
Airplane Mode was recorded with James’ brilliant long-standing live band, who’ll be back on tour with him next year.
Speaking of the new album, and recording in Pig Music Studios, he said: “Somewhere back there, I lost my way, but found it again in a studio in Banbury.”
James Blunt will be at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester on 3 April, 2027. Tickets go on sale from 10am on 9 September.
Major pop star crowns humble rice and three cafe as ‘Jewel of Manchester’ ahead of sold-out gig
Thomas Melia
A beloved city centre takeaway has been given the title of ‘Jewel of Manchester’ by chart-topping UK singer Sam Smith.
Known for hits like ‘Stay With Me’, ‘I’m Not The Only One’ and more recently ‘Unholy’, UK pop-ballad act Sam Smith also likes to drop a food review every once in a while.
Currently on the road with a run of shows in Manchester and London for their ‘To Be Free’ live shows, Sam Smith is stopping off at some of our city’s much-loved spots.
On their food-reviewing account titled ‘Sam Served’, where they adopt the aptly-fitting nickname ‘Ham Smith’, Sam has visited restaurants across the globe – and most recently turned their attention to Manchester’s own This & That.
Smith decided to pop in and grab a cheeky rice and three from long-standing backstreet food business This & That, and it certainly went down a treat.
After sampling their amazing selection of meat, vegetable and vegan curries, the musician crowned this family-run Indian takeaway a ‘Jewel of Manchester’.
The hitmaker described this Northern Quarter Indian eatery as ‘Everything food should be’ and definitely enjoyed all the curries on offer ‘leaving belly and heart full’.
This & That prides itself on affordable and comforting food with its ‘Rice and Three Curries’ starting from just £6 – not bad for a city centre foodie spot.
Sam has racked up an impressive 490k followers via their ‘Sam Served’ profile, with famous faces like Lily Allen, Denise Welch and CMAT all wanting to know the superstar’s foodie thoughts.
After enjoying a curry or three, Sam Smith also made sure to feed their soul to by venturing down to Afflecks and getting lost in the music at Mars Tapes.
Recognised as one of the UK’s only cassette and tape shops, Mars Tapes lets you flick through their crates of physical media and even preview tracks before you buy with its dedicated listening areas.
It’s safe to say that Smith has ‘Latched’ onto Manchester’s independent business scene and we’re here for it.
The London-born artist has just released their latest album Hazel Eyes and is currently amid a UK residency tour with two dates in Manchester’s Albert Hall and eight shows set for London Coliseum.
Hannah Starkie -
23rd September 2021 
