Deacon Blue announce three Forest Tour shows

tickets will go on sale on Friday

By Scott Williams | Published: Mon 24th Feb 2014

Deacon Blue in the Forests 2014

Saturday 28th June to Saturday 19th July 2014
three forests around the UK, England
£40.70 (including booking fee)

Deacon Blue have announced three gigs this summer as part of the Forestry Commission's Forest Live concert series.

The Scottish act will showcase singalong classics for albums like ‘Raintown’, ‘When The World Knows Your Name’ and ‘Fellow Hoodlums’ including ‘Real Gone Kid’, ‘When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring)?’, ‘Chocolate Girl’, ‘Wages Day’, ‘Fergus Sings The Blues’, ‘Twist and Shout’, ‘Your Town’ and ‘Dignity’.

In 2012 Deacon Blue released their first album in over a decade, The Hipsters, which went Top 20 and was supported by a sold out UK tour.

Deacon Blue plus guests will be performing:

The dates are as follows:-

Saturday 28 June: Dalby Forest, Nr Pickering, N Yorks
Sunday 13 July: Thetford Forest, Nr Brandon, Suffolk
Saturday 19 July: Westonbirt Arboretum, Nr Tetbury, Glos

Forest Live is an independent programme organised by the Forestry Commission bringing music to new audiences without commercial branding or sponsorship. Income from the concerts is spent on improving the woodland for both people and wildlife.

Tickets are priced at £40.70 (including booking fee) and go on sale from 9am on Friday 28th February, and eFestivals will have links to buy them then.

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