Neck of the Woods Festival Manchester Returns for 2023

Neck of the Woods have announced it is returning in 2023 on the 8th July.

Like this years inaugural event it will bring together some of the city’s best new artists as well as legends from Manchester’s musical heritage and taking place at the Klondyke in Levenshulme.

This years festival featured an eclectic mix of 21 acts ranging from the father and son duo Man and Boy to 14 year old Alex Spencer and queer indie-pop songstress Minerva Daisy to electronic singer-songwriter Test Car Girl. Highlights of the day included sets from Pagans S.O.H, Dirty Laces and the Queen Of Manchester, Rowetta.

Louder Than War’s full review of this years event 2022 is here.

In 2023 the organisers are aiming to go bigger and better. Speaking of the plans, Sam Brunt, spokesperson for the festival said, “We were so pleased with how last year’s festival went and it has given us a great platform to be even more ambitious this time around. We have spent the last six months scouring the Manchester scene and can’t wait to show you what we have found. There will be a couple of familiar faces but there are so many exciting bands that we can’t wait to unveil.”

Early bird tickets for this year’s Neck of the Woods are set at last year’s prices coming in at just £15 for a full day of music, stalls, food and drink and you can buy them here  

All words by Iain Key. See his author profile here or find him on Twitter as @iainkey