Neighbourhood Weekender 2026 first lineup revealed

Neighbourhood Weekender is back for 2026, with another stellar line-up.

Richard Ashcroft and Blossoms are set to headline Neighbourhood Weekender 2026 which returns to Victoria Park, Warrington following its triumphant comeback in 2025.

They will be joined by major acts such as Kaiser Chiefs, The K’s, DMAS, Jamie Webster, Shed Seven, Cast, The Fratellis and many more throughout the much-loved festival on May Bank Holiday weekend 2026.

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Tickets for Neighbourhood Weekender 2026 go on sale on Friday 7th November at 9:30am from the Absolute Radio Ticket Store.

Neighbourhood Weekender lineup

Returning for the second time to the main stage in Warrington is two-time Ivor Novello Award winner Richard Ashcroft. After embarking upon the biggest stadium tour of the year as special guest to Oasis, Ashcroft went on to immediately sell out Manchester’s Co-op Live. He followed this by announcing seven more arena dates across the UK for 2026.

In October 2025, Ashcroft released his highly anticipated new album ‘Lovin’ You’, his seventh solo set. The album opens with its first single ‘Lover’, which received nationwide airplay and sets the standard for a record which finds Richard at the peak of his powers.

Stockport’s Blossoms will make their huge return to the festival and will headline the main stage for Bank Holiday Sunday. The group have recently played their biggest headline gig to date, a sold-out show to 30,000 people at Manchester’s Wythenshawe Park and completed a 5-night Manchester live residency.

The band released their fifth studio album ‘Gary’ last year which reached Number 1 in the Official UK Albums Chart. Their 2016 debut ‘Blossoms’, including hit single ‘Charlemagne’ topped the album charts for two consecutive weeks and went on to earn the band BRIT Award and Mercury Prize nominations, while 2018’s ‘Cool Like You’ charted at Number 4 in the UK album chart, spawning the anthemic singles ‘I Can’t Stand It’, ‘There’s A Reason Why (I Never Returned Your Calls)’ and ‘How Long Will This Last?’.

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Among those joining Ashcroft and Blossoms are indie legends Kaiser Chiefs, DMAS, Shed Seven, Cast, plus one of the biggest pop artists to emerge in the 2000s Sophie Ellis-Bextor who shot to fame with chart-topping anthem ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’. The festival also welcomes pop royalty Melanie C who since going solo has achieved over 3M album sales and released standout hits such as ‘I Turn to You’.

The Guestlist, Nxdia and The Covasettes will also perform across the weekend, alongside a host of exciting new talent including Luvcat, Fletchr Fletchr and Fiona Lee; and also some familiar favourites like Example, Razorlight, and The Fratellis.

Gallery: Neighbourhood Weekender 2025 in photos

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