Westonbirt Concerts 2008
Katherine Jenkins with The National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Anthony Inglis.
plus firework finale at The National Arboretum, Westonbirt, Tetbury, Glos, Saturday 19th July 20
Re-defining the concept of classical crossover, Katherine has achieved global sales of over 3 million. Her debut album, 2004’s appropriately titled 'Premiere', was the fastest selling of all time by a Mezzo Soprano, with well over 30,000 copies snapped up in the first week. She is the only singer in musical history to simultaneously hold the Number 1, 2, 3 and 4 position in the classical album charts, which she achieved with 'Premiere', 'Second Nature', 'Living the Dream' and 'Serenade’ in 2007. 'Serenade' also went to Number 5 in the pop charts and has sold over a half a million copies to date. Katherine's new album ‘Rejoice’ is released this week. 
Classical / pop crossover act, Blake, has been announced as special guest at Katherine Jenkins forest tour dates this summer. The classically trained foursome's debut album 'Blake' was released in November 07 and immediately went to Number 1 in the UK Classical Album Chart and Top 20 in the UK pop album chart. Blake will be performing their own set accompanied by The National Symphony Orchestra and will also be joining Katherine on stage for part of her performance. The concerts will be supporting The Forestry Commission’s valuable social and environmental programmes.
 Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
featuring GILSON LAVIS, special guest vocalist MARC ALMOND and guest vocalists RUBY TURNER & LOUISE MARSHALL ,With special guests The Listening Device. Friday 18 July 2008. Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra have become established as one of the most prolific touring acts in the UK, creating their own unique big band sound playing a mix of boogie-woogie, swing, jazz and R&B. They now play an average of 100 live shows a year, touring Britain and the world to audiences in excess of 500,000. This autumn has been a particularly busy time for the music maestro with the publication of his autobiography, 'Barefaced Lies and Boogie-Woogie Boasts' and top 10 chart success with his latest album 'Best of Friends'.
Status Quo 
Status Quo has become a rock'n'roll institution. It will be 40 years in January since they first made the charts with 'Pictures Of Matchstick Men' and subsequently they have made a massive impact on the popular music scene. They have accumulated total world-wide record sales exceeding 118 million units; 63 British hit singles - more than any other band, resulting in over seven and a half years on the singles charts; 106 appearances on BBC TV’s ‘Top of the Pops’ - more than any other group. A prolific touring and recording act, in July 2007 they joined a star-studded line-up at the new Wembley Stadium to perform at the globally-televised 'Concert For Diana' and this Autumn has seen the release of the band’s latest album, 'In Search Of The Fourth Chord.'
CROWDED HOUSE  Crowded House have announced they will be following up last December's sold out UK arena dates with a further UK and European tour this Summer including playing several shows as part of the Forestry Commission's annual forest tour. Last year saw the reformation of the band, fronted by Neil Finn, and the release of the acclaimed new album 'Time On Earth', which entered the UK charts at number three and included the singles Don't Stop Now, She Called Up and Pour Le Monde. The band performed over 70 live shows in 12 countries as part of their 'Live on Earth' world tour to a rapturous response from fans and glowing reviews from the critics. Crowded House recorded some of the best pop music of the early '90s including classics like 'Don't Dream It's Over', 'Fall At Your Feet', 'Four Seasons In One Day', 'It's Only Natural', 'Locked Out', 'Instinct' and 'Weather With You'. Their revered albums 'Woodface' and 'Together Alone' attracted a legion of fans and the band was honoured with a 'Best International Group' Brit Award
The Zutons 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.
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