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The 2022 edition of Manchester’s Neighbourhood Festival is nearly here. Set out over multiple venues across the city such as the Albert Hall, Gorilla and O2 Ritz over one day, the festival is notorious for showcasing upcoming talent. Several acts who have gone on to achieve a lot within the music industry have performed at this festival early on in their career, so with that in mind, we have picked out our five ‘must see’ acts who are playing this year.

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