{{Short description|Music Festival in Warrington}} {{Infobox music festival | music_festival_name = Neighbourhood Weekender | logo = Neighbourhood_Weekender_Logo_2018.jpg | image = The_Main_Stage_at_Neighbourhood_Weekender_2023.jpg | caption = The Main Stage, 2023 | location = Warrington | frequency = Annually | years_active = 2018-present (Except 2020 & 2024) | attendance = 26,000 (2022) | website = {{URL|nbhdweekender.com}} }}
'''Neighbourhood Weekender''' (often shortened to '''NBHD Weekender''') is a two-day music festival held annually at Victoria Park in Warrington on May bank holiday weekend.
The festival was created in 2018 as a companion to the multi-venue festival 'Neighbourhood Festival' in Manchester, and featured Courteeners and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds headlining.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/new-warrington-festival-neighbourhood-weekender-13898508|title=New Warrington festival Neighbourhood Weekender reveals MASSIVE lineup|publisher=Liverpool Echo|date=13 November 2017|last=Kirwin|first=Ellen|access-date=7 March 2026}}</ref>
== Lineups == ===2018=== Neighbourhood Weekender 2018 took place on Saturday 26 May and Sunday 27 May. It was the first ever iteration of the festival.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/neighbourhood-weekender-warrington-line-up-14656202|title=Neighbourhood Weekender Warrington 2018 - Where is it? Who is playing? How do I get there?|date=16 May 2018|last=Cooper|first=Matthew|publisher=Manchester Evening News|access-date=7 March 2026}}</ref> {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- | Saturday 26 May || Sunday 27 May |- | *'''Courteeners''' *Jake Bugg *Kodaline *Circa Waves *Miles Kane *Starsailor | *'''Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds''' *Blossoms *Editors *The Coral *The Sherlocks *DMA's
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===2019=== Neighbourhood Weekender 2019 took place on Saturday 25 May and Sunday 26 May. {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- | Saturday 25 May || Sunday 26 May |- | *'''George Ezra''' *Primal Scream *You Me At Six *Nothing But Thieves *Tom Grennan *The Hunna *Maxïmo Park *Pale Waves | *'''Richard Ashcroft''' *The Vaccines *Slaves *The Charlatans *Gerry Cinnamon *White Lies *The Amazons *Sam Fender
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===2020=== The 2020 edition was due to take place on Saturday 23 & Sunday 24 May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/18478201.neighbourhood-weekender-postponed-2020-line-up-may-next-year/|title=Neighbourhood Weekender postponed for 2020 with same line-up for May next year|publisher=Warrington Guardian|date=27 May 2020|access-date=7 March 2026}}</ref>
===2021=== Neighbourhood Weekender 2021 took place from Friday 3 September to Sunday 5 September. It was originally due to take place from Friday 28 May to Sunday 30 May, but was postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, with James replacing Ian Brown.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.radiox.co.uk/festivals/neighbourhood-weekender/new-2021-date-september-tickets/ |title=Neighbourhood Weekender confirms 2021 return with new September date|date=3 March 2021|last=Mensah|first=Jenny|publisher=Radio X|access-date=7 March 2026}}</ref> It is currently the only iteration of the festival to feature a Friday entry. {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- | Friday 3 September || Saturday 4 September || Sunday 5 September |- | *'''Gerry Cinnamon''' *Circa Waves *Milburn *Jade Bird *Orla Gartland | *'''James''' (replacing Ian Brown) *Sam Fender *Shed Seven *Pale Waves *Easy Life *The Coral *Reverend and the Makers | *'''Catfish and the Bottlemen''' *The Wombats *Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott *Miles Kane *Sundara Karma *Tom Walker *The Lightning Seeds
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===2022=== Neighbourhood Weekender 2022 took place on Saturday 28 May and Sunday 29 May. {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- | Saturday 28 May || Sunday 29 May |- | *'''Courteeners''' *DMA's *Becky Hill *The Lathums *James Bay *The Snuts *The Fratellis | *'''Kasabian''' *'''Blossoms''' *Tom Grennan *Manic Street Preachers *Pale Waves *Razorlight *Inhaler
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===2023=== Neighbourhood Weekender 2023 took place on Saturday 27 May and Sunday 28 May. {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- | Saturday 27 May || Sunday 28 May |- | *'''Paul Heaton''' *'''The Kooks''' *The Wombats *Ocean Colour Scene *Jamie Webster *Sugababes | *'''Pulp''' *Self Esteem *Anne-Marie *Sea Girls *Confidence Man *Gang of Youths
|} ===2024=== On 15 November 2023, it was announced that Neighbourhood Weekender would be taking a break in 2024, but would return in 2025.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/fans-gutted-neighbourhood-weekender-issues-28108111|publisher=Cheshire Live|title=Fans 'gutted' as Neighbourhood Weekender issues 2024 update|date=15 November 2023|last=Porter|first=Gary|access-date=7 March 2026}}</ref>
===2025=== Neighbourhood Weekender 2025 took place on Saturday 24 May and Sunday 25 May. {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- | Saturday 24 May || Sunday 25 May |- | *'''James''' *The Wombats *The Reytons *Ocean Colour Scene *The Snuts *Amy Macdonald | *'''Stereophonics''' *The Lathums *Inhaler *Dizzee Rascal *Sigrid *CMAT
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===2026=== Neighbourhood Weekender 2026 is due to take place on Saturday 23 May and Sunday 24 May. {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- | Saturday 23 May || Sunday 24 May |- | *'''Richard Ashcroft''' *Kaiser Chiefs *The K's *Example *Sophie Ellis-Bextor *Cast | *'''Blossoms''' *DMA's *Jamie Webster *Shed Seven *Razorlight *The Royston Club
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