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About Cannock Chase Forest
Cannock Chase Forest is a grassroots music venue in Etching Hill & the Heath, Rugeley. Bring your own PA, mics and instruments.
Cannock Chase Forest books Reggae acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Rugeley venue directory.
Cannock Chase Forest is a Forestry England woodland site at Birches Valley near Rugeley, Staffordshire, whose natural-bowl concert field hosts the annual Forest Live outdoor concert series each June. The 2026 run marked Forest Live's 25th anniversary and filled five nights from Wednesday 24 to Sunday 28 June with Billy Ocean and Marti Pellow, Fatboy Slim, Becky Hill, UB40 ft Ali Campbell and McFly. It is an open-air festival and concert field rather than a permanent year-round music venue: there is no fixed stage, PA or standing programme, and infrastructure is brought in for the summer concert run. The forest itself is open daily from 07:30 for walking, cycling and Go Ape.
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Birches Valley, Etching Hill & the Heath, Rugeley, WS15 2UQ
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Cannock Chase Forest books Reggae. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.
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