first wave of acts confirmed for Manchester's Neighbourhood Festival

The first wave of acts have now been confirmed for Neighbourhood Festival taking over Manchester City Centre on Saturday 8th October 2016 offering a full day of live music.

Headlining the inaugural event are Circa Waves, and Twin Atlantic, they are joined by Lonely The Brave, Kate Nash, Ady Suleiman, All Tvvins, Airways, Anteros, Babeheaven, Blaenavon, Cameron Ag, Cabbage, Clean Cut Kid, Cupids, False Advertising, Freak, Fronteers, Girl Friend, Georgie, Grumble Bee, High Tyde, Hooton Tennis Club, Inheaven, Jazz Purple, King No One, Louis Berry, Matt Maltese, Pale Waves, Prose, Rhys Lewis, Rory Wynne, She Drew The Gun, The Amazons, The Blinders, The Rhythm Method, Vant, Wedding, and Will Joseph Cook.

At the helm of Neighbourhood Festival is one of the UK’s leading promoters SJM Concerts. Promoter Luke Temple said, "Over the next few years we plan to establish Neighbourhood Festival as one of the biggest and best metropolitan festival’s in the UK. The inaugural event is already shaping up to have an exciting and eclectic line up and is not to be missed."

Over 100 artists and bands from all around the world will be performing across nine of Manchester's venues including The Albert Hall, O2 Ritz, Sound Control, Gorilla, Dog Bowl, Deaf Institute, XOLO, and more to be announced.

Tickets for those aged 14+ years will go on sale at 9am this Friday, 3rd June priced at £30, and eFestivals will have links here to buy them then.