FOREST Live at Westonbirt Arboretum has scored another chart-topping act.

Elbow are the latest band to announce dates as part of the festival, which started in 2001, where acts perform in spectacular woodland settings around the country.

The band shot to prominence after their 2001 album Asleep at the Back, and hits such as Cast of Thousands, Leaders of the Free World and 2014’s The Take-off and Landing of Everything.

They will perform at Westonbirt Arboretum on Thursday, June 15.

The tour is paired with the release Elbow’s seventh studio album Little Fictions on Friday, February 3.

Elbow are renowned for the intimacy of their live shows, stand-out gigs include Glastonbury Festival’s sunset slot with a trio of sets on the Pyramid Stage, taking part in the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games performing their classic track One Day Like This.

Tickets are £41.50 (plus £4.65 booking fee) available from 9am Friday, January 20 from the Forestry Commission box office on 03000 680400, or online at www.forestry.gov.uk/music