Forest Live

Rag’n’Bone Man Forest Live 2022

Jess Glynne

Keane

Postponed in 2021, Forest Live, the outdoor summer concert series presented by Forestry England, is back with a vengeance in 2022.

Over four nights in June, Thetford Forest plays host to some of the biggest names in the music industry.

Opening the series on June 16th is Rory Graham, aka Rag‘n’Bone Man, an English singer-songwriter known for his distinctive baritone voice. Having won the 2017 BRIT’s ‘British Breakthrough Act’, Rag‘n’Bone Man cemented his success with the recordbreaking release of his 4 x platinum No.1 album Human and a further BRIT Award for ‘British Single’ for the title track (Human) in 2018. His eagerly anticipated new album 'Life By Misadventure’ went straight in at No. 1 preceded by lead single ‘All You Ever Wanted’ and follow up, ‘Anywhere Away From Here’, a collaboration with the incredible P!nk.

The following night, on June 17th, much-loved band Keane take to the stage. With a succession of No 1 albums, they have accumulated over 13 million sales worldwide: ‘Under The Iron Sea’, ‘Perfect Symmetry’, ‘Night Train’, ‘Strangeland’ and the seminal debut smash, ‘Hopes and Fears’. Generating hit singles ‘Somewhere Only We Know’, ‘Everybody’s Changing’, ‘This Is The Last Time’ and ‘Bedshaped’, this recording became one of the biggest selling albums in UK chart history and secured Keane’s place as one of Britain’s best-loved bands. On June 18th, Madness rock the forest. Drawing on their musical roots in ska, Madness were responsible for some of the most credible pop compositions of their generation with the ability to write songs that sparkle with the spirit of British life. Creating their trademark ‘nutty’ sound, they became the UK’s consummate singles group with a huge haul of hits such as ‘One Step Beyond’, ‘My Girl’, ‘Baggy Trousers’, ‘House Of Fun’, ‘Driving In My Car’, ‘Our House’ and ‘Wings Of A Dove’.

Rounding things up on June 19th is incredibly talented Jess Glynne. Through her debut album, ‘I Cry When I Laugh’ (1.2 million album sales and counting) and platinum selling follow-up ‘Always in Between’, Jess Glynne is one of the most successful acts of the past decade and holds the record for most Number 1 singles (seven) scored by a British female solo artist. Whether performing solo (‘Hold My Hand’, ‘Don’t Be So Hard On Yourself’, ‘I’ll Be There’, ‘Thursday’) or in a collaborative spirit (‘Rather Be’ with Clean Bandit’, ‘My Love’ with Route 94, ‘Not Letting Go’ with Tinie Tempah, ‘These Days’ with Rudimental and Macklemore) her unique powerhouse vocal has delivered a succession of monster hits crossing the genres of pop, soul, R&B and house. Jess is currently working on material for her third album.

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NEW JAZZ CLUB

ARTS EVENTS AT THE VENUE HOLT COMMUNITY AND ARTS CENTRE

THE ARTS FORUM

Live Jazz Music every 1st Wednesday of the month, starts 7.30pm 1st Dec: Barbar and the Black Sheep

5th Jan 2022: Jazz Unlimited

2nd Feb: George Jefford Interviews with different artists discussing their working processes 15th Dec 2021, 6.30pm: Chris Moorhouse, talk illustrated with song and instrumental material, followed by a short concert by The Lighters. Bar open 23rd Feb 2022: Interview with Anwen Hurt (A Life in Film)

CHRISTMAS CROONERS

7th Dec, 2pm: Live Music with the Jeff Short Swing Combo and Singers Tea and cake included. Call 01263 733845 to book

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE OPERA AND BALLET SCREENINGS

Featuring the ‘best of the best back catalogue’ every 2nd Sunday of the Month.

Starts 2.30pm. Bar open 12th Dec 2021: The Nutcracker (The Royal Ballet) 9th Jan 2022: La Traviata (The Royal Opera) 13th Feb 2022: Giselle (The Royal Ballet) LAUNCH OF NEW GALLERY: THE ANWEN AND JOHN HURT EXHIBITION SPACE, FEATURING EXCLUSIVE EXHIBITION OF MEMORABILIA FROM THE CAREER IN FILM OF JOHN HURT

Exhibition runs from 25th Feb to 4th March. Opening reception: Fri 25th Feb, 6pm

LAUNCH OF FEBRUARY FEEL GOOD FILM FESTIVAL

From Fri 25th to Sun 27th Feb, feature length and short films day and night, plus refreshments and bar open. Opening reception Fri 25th, 6pm A Film Festival celebrating films old and new that epitomise the ‘feel good’ factor

FOR MORE DETAILS ON THESE EVENTS OR TO ENQUIRE ABOUT HIRING THE EXHIBITION SPACE, CALL THE VENUE ON 01263 713427 OR EMAIL INFO@THEVENUEHOLT.COM WEBSITE: WWW.THEVENUEHOLT.COM