Bryan Ferry announces Westonbirt concert date

One of the most influential contemporary pop artists, Bryan Ferry, has announced dates this summer as part of Forestry Commission Live Music.

Bryan Ferry is among a handful of performers that have enjoyed a highly successful career as a solo artist dovetailed with that as part of a band, being the singer, lyricist and principal composer for Roxy Music. A visionary musician, his contribution to a pioneering sound has generated a catalogue of chart hits including: ‘Love Is The Drug’, ‘Let’s Stick Together’, ‘Slave To Love’, ‘Avalon’, ‘Jealous Guy’, 'I Put A Spell On You' and ‘Don't Stop The Dance'. Described by Ferry as “a labour of love” last year saw the release of his 13th solo album, the critically acclaimed ‘Olympia’.

Commenting on the concerts Bryan Ferry says “I am really looking forward to my forest dates this summer. It is a real pleasure for an artist to perform in these wonderful locations.”

Money generated by Forestry Commission Live Music ticket sales is spent directly on the nation’s woodlands, benefiting everything from butterflies to walkers.”

• Event: Bryan Ferry at Westonbirt
• Date: Friday 15th July,
• Tickets:  £36.50 (subject to booking fee) go on sale at 9.00am Friday 4th March from the Forestry Commission box office tel 03000 680400 or buy online at www.forestry.gov.uk/music
• Where: Westonbirt Arboretum, nr Tetbury, Gloucestershire.

Explore Gloucestershire
28 February 2011

• Also see : Forestry Commission Music
• Also see : Brian Ferry

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