(antiMusic) The Zutons bill themselves as a "blues grass rootsy stompy" band, so it's fitting that they would want to play their concerts surrounded by roots and grass. So they have decided to take a break from recording their new album so they can tour UK forests. And before the ecoactivists get their leaves in an uproar, this tour has the blessing of the UK The Forestry Commission as some sort of outreach program to bring a new audience to the "woodlands" and will also be "providing valuable revenue to plough back into the woodland in a variety of environmental and social projects." Though they do not provide much information about that or how bringing a ton of rock fans into the forest will not have a negative impact, but at least they aren't telling us it will be offset with a carbon credit scam. (Althought it might be).
Here is the 411 from the band: The Zutons, who are currently recording their new album in LA, the follow-up to the multi platinum selling albums Who Killed The Zutons? and Tired Of Hanging Around, have announced their first UK tour in two years at seven unique forest locations across the UK. The dates are:
June
05 High Lodge, Thetford Forest, Near Brandon, Suffolk
08 Bedgebury Pinetum & Forest, Near Goudhurst, Kent
13 Delamere Forest, Near Linmere, Cheshire
20 Westonbirt - The National Arboretum, Near Tetbury, Glos
21 Sherwood Pines Forest Park, Near Edwinstowe, Notts
27 Dalby Forest, Near Pickering, North Yorks
28 Cannock Chase Forest, Near Rugeley, Staffs
Tickets are priced at £26, subject to booking fee, and are available from 9:00am on Friday 22nd February. Ticket hotline: 01842 814612 or online: www.forestry.gov.uk/music
The Forestry Commission is committed to taking woodlands to new audiences, and making them relevant to people in new ways. The forest tour is self-sustaining, paying for itself, and providing valuable revenue to plough back into the woodland in a variety of environmental and social projects.
