GARY NEVILLE’s career is about to take an unexpected turn after being named a DJ at the Kendal Calling music event.

The Manchester United icon will perform a set alongside The Charlatans’ leader, Tim Burgess.

Since retiring from playing, Neville, 48, has pursued a variety of endeavors, including punditry, hotel ownership, and, most recently, appearances on Dragons Den.

He will now try his hand at the decks when he performs at Kendal Calling in August.

Burgess says he can’t wait to perform with Neville.

He stated, “I’m quite pleased about the prospect of DJing alongside Gary; he has excellent musical sense.

“The last time we were on stage together, he joined The Charlatans on guitar.

“Can’t promise we’ll be doing any songs together but there might be an impromptu singalong at some point.”

The festival will also feature performances by Paolo Nutini, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, and The Streets.

The Lake District event has been confirmed for the first weekend of August, from the 1st to the 4th.

Fans responded to the news on social media.

Someone said, “Gary Neville is doing a DJ set, take my money.”

A second person said, “The Gary Neville and Tim Burgess DJ set is the highlight.”

A third wrote, “Is that a Gary Neville DJ set I can see there?”

A fourth person responded with a quip: “If the Gary Neville DJ set is just all his ‘Ooooohhh’s’ set to some house, I will be there.”

A fifth asked, “Gary Neville DJ set?” “I am there.”

Another person said: “Never thought we’d see a Gary Neville DJ set at a festival.”

Neville demonstrated his musical prowess while playing guitar with The Charlatans in front of 150 people at Hotel Football in Manchester in 2015.