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Live Music at Thetford Forest Near Brandon, Suffolk |
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Scouting
for Girls
Scouting
For Girls has announced a woodland date for this summer. The show is the
sixth and final concert to be announced as part of the Forestry
Commission Live Music programme taking place in the region at Thetford
Forest, Suffolk.
Fronted
by the exuberant showman Roy Stride, Scouting For Girls eponymous No 1
debut album generated a clutch of infectious hits including ‘She’s
So Lovely’, ‘Heartbeat’, ‘It’s Not About You’ and ‘Elvis
Ain’t Dead’, all becoming regular fixtures on radio playlists across
the country. This Easter the band hit the top spot in the singles chart
with ‘This Ain’t A Love Song’ from their latest album ‘Everybody
Wants To Be On TV’, released this month and promising more insatiably
irresistible pop anthems. Forestry
Commission Live Music introduces some music fans to a woodland
environment for the first time. Many of them come back to enjoy the
beautiful surroundings for healthy and fun outdoor recreation including
walking, mountain biking and watching wildlife. Scouting
For Girls will be performing at: Thetford
Forest, Nr Brandon, Suffolk, Thursday 8th July Tickets
£26.50 (subject to booking fee) go on sale at 9.00am Thursday 29th
April from the Forestry Commission box office tel 01842 814612 or buy
online at www.forestry.gov.uk/music |
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Saturdays The Saturdays have announced a forest gig this summer in East Anglia as part of 'Forestry Commission Live Music' - a series of concerts by an eclectic mix of acts in spectacular woodland locations around the country. In less than two years, a combination of nifty, killer tunes, super-tight performances and pure, hard graft has taken The Saturdays: Frankie, Mollie, Rochelle, Una and Vanessa from bright-eyed pop ingénues to permanent fixtures on the UK charts. Hit singles 'Forever Is Over and 'Ego' from their latest album 'Wordshaker' follow fast on the heels of classics like 'Up, 'Issues', 'If This Is Love' and 'Work' from their platinum debut album 'Chasing Lights'. Commenting on the date for The Saturdays, Mollie King said 'We've never played a gig in a forest before - I feel like Maid Marian. It sounds like fun and we are really looking forward to it, I'll keep an eye out for Robin Hood!" Forestry Commission Live Music introduces some music fans to a woodland environment for the first time. Many of them come back to enjoy the beautiful surroundings for healthy and fun outdoor recreation including walking, mountain biking and watching wildlife. The Saturdays will be performing at: Thetford Forest, Nr Brandon, Suffolk, Friday 9th July Tickets £26.50 (subject to booking fee) go on sale at 9.00am Friday 29th January from the Forestry Commission Box Office tel. 01842 814612 or buy online at www.forestry.gov.uk/music Info: www.thesaturdays.co.uk www.forestry.gov.uk/music |
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Katie
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Doves Doves have announced an East Anglian date this summer as part of the Forestry Commission’s Live Music series of concerts in spectacular woodland locations around the country. 2009 saw the release of their long-awaited 4th album ‘Kingdom of Rust’, which entered the album charts at No 2. The band’s critically acclaimed debut album Lost Souls (2000) was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and was followed up by their subsequent chart-topping albums ‘The Last Broadcast’ (2002) and ‘Some Cities’ (2005). Commenting on the date, Doves’ Jimi Goodwin said, "It was great experience playing to a sold-out crowd at Delamere Forest last summer so we are pleased to announce another forest gig for 2010." Doves will be performing at: Thetford Forest, Nr Brandon, Suffolk, Saturday 12th June 2010. Tickets cost £28.00 (subject to booking fee) and go on sale at 9.00am Friday 15th January from the Forestry Commission Box Office tel 01842 81461 |
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Simply Red One of the most popular bands of the past 25 years, Simply Red, has announced a series of dates in spectacular woodland locations next summer as part of Forestry Commission Live Music. Fronted
by the unmistakable Mick Hucknall, a catalogue of hit singles like
‘Holding Back The Years’, ‘Something Got Me Started’, ‘If You
Don’t Know Me By Now’, ‘For Your Babies’, ‘Fairground’,
‘Angel’, ‘Sunrise’ and ‘Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye’
established Simply Red’s superstar status across the globe. Classic
albums like ‘Picture Book’, ‘A New Flame’, ‘Stars’,
‘Blue’ and ‘Home’ formed part of the record collection for a
whole generation. Commenting
on the concerts, Mick Hucknall for Simply Red said, “As we had such
fun performing a solo forest show at Westonbirt Arboretum this year, we
decided it would be great to play all the forest concert venues around
the country in 2010. It is a fantastic experience for a band to play in
these unique settings". Simply
Red will be performing at Thetford
Forest, Nr Brandon, Suffolk, Friday 11th June Tickets
£38.00 (subject to booking fee) go on sale at 9.00am Friday 6th
November 2009 from ticket hotline tel 01842 814612 or buy online at
www.forestry.gov.uk/music. Info:
www.simplyred.com & www.myspace.com/simplyred Info:
www.forestry.gov.uk/music |
