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One of the few music stars to be his own cockney rhyming slang, James Blunt has announced an arena tour for early October.

Tickets go on sale on Friday (29th February) at 9am.

Friday 3rd October – Cardiff International Arena
Saturday 4th October – Sheffield Arena
Monday 6th October – Nottingham Arena
Tuesday 7th October – Birmingham National Indoor Arena
Wednesday 8th October – Manchester Evening News Arena
Friday 10th October – Glasgow SECC
Saturday 11th October – Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre
Monday 13th October – Newcastle Arena
Tuesday 14th October – London O2 Arena

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The Forestry Commission has announced their artists for summer 2008’s summer series. This year sees KT Tunstall, The Charlatans, Crowded House and Status Quo all rock various forests around the UK. Full details are on their website. Catch the below acts at the dates below. All tickets are on sale now, with the exception of KT Tunstall’s, who are on sale this Friday at 9am.

KT Tunstall -
(with support from Tom Baxter)
Friday 6 June – High Lodge, Thetford Forest Near Brandon, Suffolk
Sunday 15 June – Delamere Forest Near Linmere, Cheshire

Tickets are £27.50 and go on sale at 9.00am this Friday, 15th February

Crowded House -

Friday 20 June – Sherwood Pines Forest Park, Nr Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire
Saturday 21 June – Westonbirt, National Arboretum, Nr Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Thursday 10 July – High Lodge, Thetford Forest, Nr Brandon, Suffolk

Tickets are £30 and are on sale now

The Charlatans -

Sunday 29 June – Cannock Chase Forest, Near Rugeley, Staffordshire

Tickets are £26 and are on sale now.

James Morrison -

Saturday 14 June 2008 – Delamere Forest, Linmere, Delamere, Cheshire

Tickets are £27.50 and are on sale now.

Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra -

Saturday 7 June 2008 – Bedgebury Pinetum and Forest, Nr Goudhurst, Kent (with Gilson Lavis and guest vocalists Ruby Turner and Louise Marshall)
Friday 18 July 2008 - The National Arboretum, Westonbirt, Tetbury, Gloucestershire (with Gilson Lavis, special guest vocalist Marc Almond and guest vocalists Ruby Turner and Louise Marshall)

Tickets are £30 and are on sale now.

Katherine Jenkins -

Saturday 12 July 2008 – High Lodge, Thetford Forest, Santon Downham, Brandon, Suffolk
Saturday 19 July 2008 – The National Arboretum, Westonbirt, Tetbury, Gloucestershire.

Tickets are £28.50 and are on sale now.

Status Quo -

Saturday 7 June 2008 – High Lodge, Thetford Forest, Santon Downham, Brandon, Suffolk
Friday 27 June 2008 – Cannock Chase Forest, Staffordshire
Saturday 28 June 2008 – Dalby Forest, Nr Thornton Le Dale, N York Moors
Sunday 22 June 2008 – The National Arboretum, Westonbirt, Tetbury, Gloucestershire

Tickets are £30 and are on sale now.

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Scottish folk star James Yorkston has announced details of a quick string of intimate dates around the UK in the week before Christmas.

Tickets are apparently going exceptionally fast, so get yours now if you want to go.

Monday 17th December – Edinburgh - The Ark (Support from HMS Ginafore & Adrian Crowley)
Tuesday 18th December – Brighton - Pressure Point (Support from Adrian Crowley)
Wednesday 19th December – London - Luminaire (Support from HMS Ginafore & Adrian Crowley)
Thursday 20th December – London - Luminaire (Support from David Thomas Broughton)