Following on from their epic gig battle with Busted at both Manchester’s Co-op Live and AO Arena, McFly has now been revealed as the latest headliners for the 2026 edition of Forestry England’s summer concert series. Known as Forest Live, McFly will play at three stunning Forestry England venues in June – one of which is less than an hour away from Manchester.
Following the biggest UK arena tour of 2025 and a show this past summer at Foresty England’s Westonbirt Arboretum, Tom, Harry, Danny, and Dougie will be returning to the forest stages across three Forest Live venues in June. The band will perform shows tucked away in the idyllic settings of Forestry England Thetford High Lodge on June 17, Delamere Forest near Manchester on June 21, and Cannock Chase on June 28.
Summer 2026 will see the pop-rock favourites storming the outdoor stages, 22 years since the band first burst onto the scene with breakout hit Five Colours In Her Hair. With seven UK number-one singles, including All About You and Star Girl, alongside seven Top 10 albums and over 10 million sales, McFly have earned multiple Platinum certifications and a BRIT Award for Best British Pop.
Joining McFly in the forests will be Scottish alternative rockers Twin Atlantic, the hitmakers behind Heart and Soul and Brothers and Sisters. Opening the night will be Remember Monday, the Eurovision stars and TikTok sensations whose anthems What the Hell Just Happened?, Happier, and current single More Than Ever have racked up millions of streams, topped charts, and taken them from Wembley Stadium to festival crowds across the UK.
McFly join confirmed headliners for Forest Live 25th Anniversary shows in 2026 – Billy Ocean & Marti Pellow (Cannock Chase Forest), Rick Astley (Westonbirt Arboretum), Garbage & Skunk Anansie (Westonbirt Arboretum) Deacon Blue & Lightning Seeds (Westonbirt Arboretum), Becky Hill (Cannock Chase Forest), Snow Patrol (Thetford Forest), The Kooks (Delamere Forest) and UB40 ft Ali Campbell (playing all venues) with many more phenomenal names still to be added.
McFly Forest Live 2026 dates
June 17 – Thetford Forest
June 21 – Delamere Forest
June 28 – Cannock Chase
How to get tickets to see McFly at Forest Live
General tickets to see McFly at Forest Live will go on sale on Friday 14th November at 10am here. A pre-sale will start on Wednesday 12th November at 10am, with a limited number of tickets available exclusively to PayPal customers for up to 48 hours.
Forestry England manages and cares for the nation’s 1,500 woods and forests. They use the money that Forest Live raises to maintain these beautiful natural areas for everyone to enjoy, run important conservation projects and keep growing trees.
Last year, they planted some 7.4 million trees and welcomed 313 million visits in 2024/25. Everyone in England lives within a one-hour drive of one of the nation’s forests. Over two million people have enjoyed the Forest Live gigs over the last 25 years.
