Neighbourhood Festival - Manchester - Oct 17th

Just dropped 30 more names – and Manchester's biggest new music day out is looking unmissable

Story by Isaac Bradley

14/07/2026

If your festival calendar is all about discovering tomorrow's headliners before everyone else, Neighbourhood Festival should already be on your radar. Now, the Manchester multi-venue favourite has added more than 30 new artists to its 2026 line-up, making its return to the city on Saturday 17 October even more essential.

Leading the latest wave is Red Rum Club, whose euphoric indie anthems have already packed out Manchester favourites including Albert Hall and O2 Ritz. They'll join fast-rising star Keo at the top of a bill stacked with some of the UK's most exciting breakthrough talent. Among the new additions are Cherryholt, M60, The Kairos, Blossom Caldarone, Esmeralda Road, Dirty Blond, Heidi Curtis, Garage Flower, Mouth Ulcers, Rageflower and Talia Rae, alongside more than 20 other emerging artists ready to make their mark. They join an already impressive line-up featuring Florence Road, Brogeal, The Guest List, The North, Girl in the Year Above and Beaux, with further announcements still to come. Since launching in 2016, Neighbourhood has built its reputation as one of the UK's best places to catch the next generation before they break. Previous editions have featured future BRIT Award winners Sam Fender, Mabel and Holly Humberstone, as well as artists including Yungblud, Declan McKenna, Mahalia and The Lathums long before they graduated to bigger stages. The festival's winning formula remains the same: one wristband, a full day of live music, and Manchester's best grassroots venues transformed into a city-wide crawl of indie, alternative and leftfield pop. Rather than choosing between stages in a muddy field, fans spend the day hopping between intimate rooms, catching future favourites in the setting they'll soon outgrow. With another huge wave of artists now confirmed and more still to be announced, Neighbourhood Festival is shaping up to be one of the UK's standout showcases for new music this autumn. Neighbourhood Festival takes over Manchester city centre on Saturday 17 October. Tickets are on sale now.