Leaked festival poster says Gary Neville is set to DJ this summer alongside fellow Manchester legend

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A leaked poster purporting to show Gary Neville on the bill for this summer’s Kendal Calling festival has appeared on social media

Ex-Manchester United man Gary Neville could be about to add another strong to his post-playing career bow
Ex-Manchester United man Gary Neville could be about to add another strong to his post-playing career bow (Image credit: Getty Images)

Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville has been many things in his post-playing career. A coach, a pundit, the co-owner of both an EFL club and a football-themed hotel and he even made an appearance on BBC show Dragon’s Den earlier this month. 

But the ex-England international may now have another string to his bow, as an eagle-eyed X (formerly Twitter) user has spotted his name on a leaked poster purporting to show this year’s line-up for the Kendal Calling festival. 

Tucked away on the poster underneath headliners Noel Gallagher, The Streets, Keane and Sugababes is ‘Gary Neville B2B Tim Burgess’, suggesting that the 48-year-old will be DJing alongside the Charlatans frontman. 

Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess

Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess (Image credit: Getty Images)

Adding credence to this is the fact that the pair do go way back, with Neville even previously appearing on stage guitar-in-hand with the Charlatans to stum along with Burgess and company for a rooftop gig at his Hotel Football back in 2015. 

We will have to wait until the Kendal Calling line-up is confirmed on Thursday morning to see if the leaked poster is genuine and whether or not Neville will indeed make his festival debut. 

Should that be the case, Neville and Manchester United-supporting Burgess will no doubt be ready to fire off some friendly barbs to Manchester City megafan Noel Gallagher who is listed as the main headliner for the festival that takes place at the start of August. 

Next to Neville and Burgess on the bill are Leeds United-supporting The Pigeon Detectives, while Lightning Seeds are also listed, so what are the odds of a Neville joining in for a triumphant rendition of 'Three Lions', coming three weeks after the final of Euro 2024?

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Joe Mewis
Joe Mewis

For more than a decade, Joe Mewis has worked in football journalism as a reporter and editor. Mewis has had stints at Mirror Football and LeedsLive among others and worked at FourFourTwo throughout Euro 2024, reporting on the tournament. In addition to his journalist work, Mewis is also the author of four football history books that include times on Leeds United and the England national team. Now working as a digital marketing coordinator at Harrogate Town, too, Mewis counts some of his best career moments as being in the iconic Spygate press conference under Marcelo Bielsa and seeing his beloved Leeds lift the Championship trophy during lockdown.