Neighbourhood Weekender 2027 line-up announced with Paul Heaton, Courteeners, Reytons and loads more

Neighbourhood Weekender has announced its 2027 line-up, with Paul Heaton, Courteeners and The Reytons headlining – see the full list below. READ MORE: Liam Fray talks Courteeners’ legacy, survival and unfinished business: “20 years is not to be sniffed at” The festival will return to Warrington’s Victoria Park over the Bank Holiday weekend on May 29 and 30, 2027. Heaton, accompanied by special guest vocalist Rianne Downey, and The Reytons will co-headline the Saturday, while Courteeners will close the festival on Sunday night. They will be joined across the weekend by The Vaccines, Kingfishr, The Royston Club, The Fratellis, Gabrielle, Badly Drawn Boy and Warrington-born Rick Astley, who will make a special hometown appearance. The Sunday will also host Neighbourhood Weekender’s first Haçienda Presents takeover, featuring DJ sets from former Haçienda resident Graeme Park and K-Klass. Tickets go on general sale at 9.30am on Friday (September 4) via the festival’s official website here. A local pre-sale for residents in the WA1–WA5 postcode areas will begin at 9.30am on Wednesday (September 2). Recommended The Neighbourhood Weekender 2027 line-up is: SATURDAY MAY 29 Paul Heaton with special guest vocalist Rianne Downey Reytons Kingfishr The Vaccines The Fratellis Gabrielle Badly Drawn Boy Seb Lowe The Clause Keyside The Clone Roses The North Dea Matrona Strata Kate Couriel Mel Raeburn SUNDAY MAY 30 Courteeners The Royston Club Rick Astley The Coral The View Professor Green Haçienda Presents: Graeme Park and K-Klass The Sherlocks The Covasettes The Molotovs The Cheap Thrills Girl In The Year Above Cherryholt Esmeralda Road Pastel GIRLBAND! The organisers have also confirmed the return of the Neighbourhood Inn following feedback from festivalgoers. Tickets for children aged 10 and under will be introduced for the first time, while children under five will not be admitted. All under-16s must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over and a maximum of two children’s tickets can be purchased per adult. This year’s edition was led by Richard Ashcroft, Blossoms, DMA’s and Kaiser Chiefs, with Shed Seven, Jamie Webster, The K’s, Razorlight and Sophie Ellis-Bextor also appearing. Courteeners’ played a sold-out homecoming show to 30,000 fans at Manchester’s Wythenshawe Park last night (August 29), one day after releasing their first ‘best of’ compilation, ‘God Bless The Band’. Courteeners previously headlined the inaugural Neighbourhood Weekender in 2018, before returning to the festival in 2022. They will next embark on a six-date UK arena tour in November, including their first headline performance at London’s Alexandra Palace. Speaking to NME in April, frontman Liam Fray reflected on the band’s survival as they marked their 20th anniversary. “20 years is not to be sniffed at,” he said. “This industry will kick the shit out of you, so to be still breathing and wanting to do it is a fucking miracle, if I’m honest.” Heaton, meanwhile, recently released his Ian Broudie-produced 23rd album ‘Jenius’, which became his first solo Number One album. Reytons also recently topped the UK Albums Chart with ‘A Love Letter To A Broken Town’, earning their second Number One album without receiving any mainstream radio play. Astley’s hometown appearance follows his recent surprise appearance with Blossoms at Tramlines, where he joined the band to perform their collaboration ‘Joke About Divorce’.