WESTONBIRT Arboretum near Malmesbury is to host one of the

Hacienda Classical concerts this summer as part of Forest Live 2019, the Forestry Commission concert series.

The wildly successful clubbing classical cross-over show will perform at the venue on Sunday, June 16, from 6pm to 10.30pm.

Paul Weller performs on Friday, June 14 and is already sold out, while Jack Savoretti appears on Saturday, June 15, for which tickets are still available.

Hacienda Classical has garnered five-star reviews for its landmark shows at Glastonbury, the Isle Of Wight Festival and London’s Royal Albert Hall over the past three years.

The set is played as a continuous live DJ mix where vocalists, choir, orchestra and guests all combine to create a vibrant, exciting performance.

Featuring the DJs who shaped the original Hacienda club sound, they perform alongside the Manchester Camerata Orchestra to recreate old school house and club anthems on an epic scale as dance heritage collides with the world of classical music.

DJ Graeme Park said: “I’m thrilled that we’ll be continuing the Hacienda Classical journey into 2019 and I’m already digging deep to find some new tracks for the new show.”

“There are also some tracks from previous years that I’m keen to bring back and to make even better based on everything we’ve learned with all the incredible gigs so far. I’m determined to make this year’s show even more exciting than we’ve had before.”

The soundtrack and performance are updated each year but again it will include orchestral renditions of much-loved classic club records from The Hacienda’s heritage, revisiting some of the hits that have proved popular with fans as well as adding new arrangements of seminal tracks to the show.

With improvement year on year, 2019’s incarnation for

Hacienda Classical will build on its reputation of being one of the very best and most energetic of shows and live experiences of recent years.

Forest Live is a major outdoor live music series held every summer by Forestry Commission England in seven beautiful forests. Over 1.75 million people have attended a forest gig in the last eighteen years. With everything required for a great night out, including good food and drink, the concerts are renowned for their informal and relaxed atmosphere set to a spectacular forest backdrop. Money raised from ticket sales helps to look after the nation’s forests sustainably, for people to enjoy and wildlife to thrive.

Tickets at £38.50 (plus £4.35 booking fee) go on sale at 9am tomorrow (Friday) from the Forestry Commission box office on 0300 068 0400 or buy online/info: forestryengland.uk/music.