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8 FEBRUARY 2010 NEWS RELEASE No: 13276

Katie Melua forest concert announced

Katie Melua has announced an East Anglian date for the summer as part of Forestry Commission Live Music.

With nearly 10 million combined sales generated from her first 3 albums, ‘Call Off The Search’, ‘Piece By Piece’ and ‘Pictures’ Katie was, without doubt, one of the greatest musical success stories of the last decade.

Now, having spent 2009 writing songs for her 4th studio album including teaming up with song-writing partner Guy Chambers (perhaps best known for Robbie Williams’ ‘Angels’ and ‘Millennium’), Katie is currently in the studio finishing the record with producer William Orbit who produced Madonna’s award-winning album ‘Ray Of light’. Orbit has been running a commentary of the studio sessions on Twitter and Facebook including “this is shaping up to be one of the finest things I’ve ever been involved with. I am hearing what can only be described as magic”. The as-yet-untitled album will be released in May.

Katie Melua will be performing at:

  • Thetford Forest, Nr Brandon, Suffolk, Saturday 10th July

Tickets £33.00 (subject to booking fee) go on sale at 9.00am Friday 12th February from the Forestry Commission box office tel 01842 814612 or buy online at www.forestry.gov.uk/music

Info:
www.forestry.gov.uk/music
www.katiemelua.com

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NOTES TO EDITOR

  1. Forestry Commission Live Music takes place each summer in seven forests locations around the country. Woodland clearings are temporarily transformed into a concert arena creating a safe and relaxed atmosphere for gig-goers.

  2. Forestry Commission Live Music encourages people to visit forests who may not have otherwise done so. Research indicates that 44% of music fans are visiting a forest for the first time. 95% of attendees stated that they were interested in attending a similar event in the future. Overall, 78% of respondents indicated that they were interested in returning to the site of their interview for reasons other than attending a concert. Source: TNS Travel and Tourism.

  3. Media contact: Stuart Burgess, stuart.burgess@forestry.gov.uk, 01223 346027, 07785 748351.