
Beautiful woodland, incredible live music and food and drink all day and night… sounds like heaven. Lucky for us, Delamere Forest Live is back for 2025 offering all this and more. Merging stellar performances from world-class acts with beautiful outdoor locations to create an atmosphere like no other, Forest Live 2025 will take place at four forest venues: Forestry England Cannock Chase, Delamere Forest, High Lodge, Thetford Forest and Westonbirt Arboretum.
Forestry England manage and care for the nation’s 1,500 woods and forests. They use the money Forest Live raises to maintain these beautiful natural areas for everyone to enjoy, run important conservation projects and keep growing trees. Everyone in England lives within a one-hour drive of one of the nation’s forests, and over two million people have enjoyed the Forest Live gigs over the last 23 years.
On Sunday 15 June 2025, trailblazing soul-pop artist Rag‘n’Bone Man will perform amongst the stunning surrounds of Forestry England Delamere for Forest Live. Rory Graham, best known as Rag’n’Bone Man, rose to prominence in 2016 with his unique blend of hip-hop, traditional blues and his deep baritone singing style.
He scooped two BRIT Awards the following year, before cementing his success with the record-breaking release of his four-time Platinum, UK Number 1 album ‘Human’. His third studio album ‘What Do You Believe In?’ was released last year, entering the top 3 in the UK Album Chart. At his Delamere Forest Live fixture, fans can expect to hear hits like Human, Giant and Lovers In A Past Life set against a breathtaking woodland backdrop.
Rag’n’Bone Man will also be supported by award-winning smokey-voiced songwriter Elles Bailey – who previously opened for the likes of Jools Holland, Van Morrison and Walter Trout – and rising star Kerr Mercer – who has previously supported the likes of McFly, Only The Poets and The Snuts.
Following Rag’n’Bone Man at Forestry England Delamere on Thursday 19 June 2025, pop-rock three piece Busted are set to delight fans with a selection of hits including Year 3000, Air Hostess and Sleeping With The Light On. Impossible as it may seem, it’s been over twenty years since the much-loved band first bounced into the charts with the irrepressible energy of debut single What I Go To School For. The fun-filled pop-punk track kicked off a succession of hits for the trio, with further Number 1 smashes including Crashed The Wedding, Who’s David? and You Said No.
2023 saw the legendary band celebrate their 20th Anniversary with a sell-out Greatest Hits tour, before achieving a Number 1 album with ‘Greatest Hits 2.0’ the same year. 2024 found Busted show no signs of stopping, as the trio continued to thrill audiences across the globe, with performances at festivals in the UK, Australia, Brazil, Japan, Mexico and beyond – plus the announcement of a head to head tour with old frenemies McFly in 2025.
Busted and Rag’n’Bone Man join a selection of renowned global artists announced to perform at the event’s 2025 edition, including Blossoms (with support from Seb Lowe and The Guest List), Gary Barlow, Snow Patrol and more to be announced.
Tickets will go on sale at 9am on Friday 24 January 2025 for both Rag’n’Bone Man on Sunday 15 June 2025, and Busted on Thursday 19 June 2025 here.