Forest Live (formerly Forest Tour) is an annual British music festival featuring predominantly pop and rock bands and artist. The series of concerts are organised by the Forestry Commission, a British non-ministerial government department. The events are hosted in seven forest venues throughout the United Kingdom. The tour began in 2000, as part of an initiative to bring new audiences into forests, and encourage people to see their woodlands.
History 2001 Levellers Jools Holland
2002 Pulp Jools Holland
2003 Status Quo Jools Holland The Beach Boys Courtney Pine Motörhead
2004 Paul Weller Bryan Ferry Jools Holland Sugababes Fun Lovin' Criminals Status Quo
2005 Madness The Beautiful South Ian Brown Daniel Bedingfield Jools Holland
2006 UB40 Embrace Massive Attack Jamie Cullum Van Morrison Pet Shop Boys KT Tunstall The Coral
2007 James Morrison Travis The Feeling Blondie Van Morrison The Charlatans Jools Holland M People
2008 The Zutons Crowded House Elbow KT Tunstall McFly Status Quo The Charlatans Katherine Jenkins Jools Holland
2009 Paul Weller Doves Simply Red James Morrison McFly Sugababes David Gray The Human League Vanessa-Mae Status Quo Jools Holland
2010 Simply Red Keane Doves Scouting for Girls JLS Blondie Status Quo James Morrison Katie Melua The Saturdays
2011 Erasure Simple Minds Bryan Ferry Texas The Script Scouting for Girls Status Quo The Courteeners Westlife
2012 Plan B Will Young Ed Sheeran Madness Alfie Boe The Darkness Steps The Wanted The Wombats Razorlight
2013 Paloma Faith Blondie Paul Weller The Script Olly Murs Jessie J The Charlatans James Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra Elvis Costello
2014 Paul Weller Jessie J Boyzone Suede Rebecca Ferguson James Blunt Katherine Jenkins Deacon Blue Little Mix The Pogues
2015 Paloma Faith Tom Odell The Vamps Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott Sam Smith The Script Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters Spandau Ballet McBusted James
2016 Rudimental Kaiser Chiefs UB40 Tom Jones Guy Garvey John Newman Jake Bugg Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott Simply Red James Bay
2017 Rick Astley Craig David Elbow Olly Murs Tom Jones Clean Bandit
2018 Gary Barlow George Ezra Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott Kasabian Paloma Faith The Script UB40 with Ali, Astro & Mickey
2019 Foals Haçienda Classical Jack Savoretti Jess Glynne Paul Weller Stereophonics Tears For Fears
2020 All of the 2020 concerts were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak which hit the UK, but confirmed artists were. Rag'n'Bone Man Will Young James Morrison Madness Keane Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Kaiser Chiefs Jack Savoretti Madness Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
2021 All of 2021 concerts were postponed until 2022 due to the COVID pandemic.
2022 Rag'n'Bone Man Madness (band) Keane (band) Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Texas (band)
References
External links Forest Live's website