Forest Live’s summer acts
Will Young and James Morrison have announced co-headlining dates as part of summer concert series Forest Live.
Dalby Forest, near Pickeirng, Saturday June 27 Will Young and James Morrison have announced co-headlining dates as part of Forest Live, the summer concert series which includes Dalby Forest. Will Young has spent much of the past two decades at the forefront of pop, having won the inaugural series of Pop Idol which shot him to national fame. A chart-storming career followed including seven top 5 albums, four reaching the top spot, and four number 1 singles such as Leave Right Now and Jealousy ensuring his standing as an iconic part of noughties UK pop culture. With the release of his debut album, Undiscovered’, singer-songwriter, James Morrison was catapulted into the limelight. The album went on to sell over a million copies with fans being enraptured by the beauty of his once-ina-generation voice.
The special concerts will see both BRIT
Award winning artists perform individual sets that include greatest hits and material from their latest albums: Will’s Lexicon and James’s You’re Stronger Than You Know. Commenting on the tour, Will Young said: “Both James and I have fond memories of appearing as part of Forest Live as solo artists in the past. We love the work Forestry England does, so we are glad to be back again in what promises to be a fantastic double-header of a show.”
James Morrison said: “For the past 20 years Will has been at the forefront of British popular culture. That’s a massive achievement. I think our sets will complement each other in a special way and I’m really looking forward to our shows together. It’ll be a great night out.”
They play Dalby Forest, near Pickering, on Saturday June 27.
Tickets £49.50 (plus £5.95 booking fee) go on sale at 9am Friday November 22 from Forestry England box office tel 03000 680400 or buy online: www. forestryengland.uk/music