Forest Live, Forestry England’s long-running summer concert series presented with Cuffe & Taylor, has announced McFLY as headliners for its 2026 edition. The power-pop mainstays will return to the forest stages this June with performances at Cannock Chase, Delamere Forest, and High Lodge, Thetford. Support across the dates comes from Twin Atlantic and rising pop trio Remember Monday.
Fresh from their massive 2025 UK arena run, including the 35-date Busted vs McFLY tour, the band bring a live set that reflects their full career arc while spotlighting material from their most recent album ‘Power to Play’. Following a standout Forest Live appearance at Westonbirt Arboretum last summer, Tom Fletcher, Harry Judd, Danny Jones, and Dougie Poynter return to the woodland stages for three large-scale outdoor shows.
More than two decades on from their breakout with “Five Colours In Her Hair,” McFLY remain one of the UK’s most successful pop-rock acts. With seven UK number-one singles including “All About You” and “Star Girl,” seven Top 10 albums, over 10 million sales, multiple Platinum awards, and a BRIT Award for Best British Pop, the band’s catalogue continues to resonate across generations. Their Forest Live appearances place that legacy into one of the UK’s most distinctive live music settings.
Forest Live celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2026, bringing world-class artists to Forestry England sites while supporting conservation and woodland care across the country. Over the past 25 years, more than two million people have attended Forest Live concerts, with proceeds helping fund tree planting and forest maintenance nationwide. McFLY join an already expansive 2026 lineup that includes Billy Ocean & Marti Pellow, Rick Astley, Garbage & Skunk Anansie, Deacon Blue & Lightning Seeds, Becky Hill, Snow Patrol, The Kooks, and UB40 ft Ali Campbell.
McFLY – Forest Live 2026 Dates:
June 17 – Thetford Forest, High Lodge
June 21 – Delamere Forest
June 28 – Cannock Chase