Forest Tour

infobox music festival
music_festival_name = Forest tour


location = Nationwide, England
years_active= 2000 - present
dates = Fri 8 June - Sat 30 June
genre = Rock
website = [http://www.forestry.gov.uk/music Forest Tour's website]

Forest Tour (hosted by the Forestry Commission) is an annual United Kingdom live popular music event held nationwide, in their forests.

History

The Forest Tour was started in 2000 to bring new audiences into forests, and encourage people to see their woodlands. The Levellers, Pulp and Jools Holland are some of the artists that the tour has included so far.

2003

Acts that appeared in 2003:
*Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
*Status Quo
*Level 42
*Beach Boys
*Courtney Pine
*The Wonder Stuff
*Motörhead

2004

Acts that appeared in 2004:
*Bryan Ferry
*Paul Weller
*Sugababes
*Fun Lovin' Criminals
*Jools Holland
*Status Quo

2005

Acts that appeared in 2005:
*The Beautiful South
*Madness
*Jools Holland
*Ian Brown
*Daniel Bedingfield

2006

Acts that appeared in 2006:
*Massive Attack
*UB40
*Jamie Cullum
*Pet Shop Boys
*Embrace

2007

Acts that appeared in 2007:
*Van Morrison
*M People
*Blondie
*Travis
*James Morrison
*The Feeling

2008

Artists performing in 2008:
*McFly
*Elbow
*KT Tunstall
*The Zutons
*Crowded House
*The Charlatans
*Status Quo
*Katherine Jenkins
*Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

External links

[http://www.forestry.gov.uk/music Forest Tour's website]