ONE of Britain’s best live bands, Stereophonics, have announced they are to play at Westonbirt Arboretum in June as part of Forest Live, the summer concert series promoted by the Forestry Commission.

The Welsh group, plus special guests, will perform at Westonbirt, near Tetbury, on Thursday, June 13, between 6pm and 10.30pm. Tickets are sure to sell quickly so early booking is advisable.

Since their Best Newcomer Brit Award in 1998 in acknowledgment of their debut album, Word Gets Around, Stereophonics went on to become arguably the UK’s most popular rock band of the new millennium.

Their ascendancy was driven by a succession of top ten hits such as The Bartender and the Thief, Just Looking, Mr Writer, Have a Nice Day and Dakota and No 1 albums ‘Performance and Cocktails, Just Enough Education to Perform, You Gotta Go There To Come Back, and Language. Sex. Violence. Other?

Stereophonics continued their success with further gold and platinum records and released their 10th studio album, Scream Above The Sounds in 2017.

Throughout their career they have played at some of the biggest venues to fans across the globe, establishing a reputation as one of the best live rock bands around. Stereophonics’ Forest Live performances will feature material from across their extensive back catalogue.

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. Money raised from ticket sales helps to look after the nation’s forests sustainably, for people to enjoy and wildlife to thrive.

As well as Westonbirt, they are also playing at Thetford Forest, near Brandon, Suffolk, on Sunday, June 23.

Tickets £55 (plus £6 booking fee) go on sale at 9am on Friday, January 18 from Forestry Commission box office on 03000 680400 or buy online at www.forestryengland.uk/music