Katie Melua has announced an East Anglian date for the summer as part of Forestry Commission Live Music.

With nearly 10 million combined sales generated from her first 3 albums, ‘Call Off The Search’, ‘Piece By Piece’ and ‘Pictures’ Katie was, without doubt, one of the greatest musical success stories of the last decade.

Now, having spent 2009 writing songs for her 4th studio album including teaming up with song-writing partner Guy Chambers (perhaps best known for Robbie Williams’ ‘Angels’ and ‘Millennium’), Katie is currently in the studio finishing the record with producer William Orbit who produced Madonna’s award-winning album ‘Ray Of light’. Orbit has been running a commentary of the studio sessions on Twitter and Facebook including “this is shaping up to be one of the finest things I’ve ever been involved with. I am hearing what can only be described as magic”. The as-yet-untitled album will be released in May.

The Forestry Commission Live Music series of events take place each summer in seven forest locations around the country. Woodland clearings are temporarily transformedinto a concert arena creating a safe and relaxed atmosphere for gig-goers.

The Forestry Commission aims to encourage people to visit forests who may not have otherwise do so. Research indicates that 44% of music fans are visiting a forest for the first time. 95% of attendees stated that they were interested in attending a similar event in the future. Overall, 78% of respondents indicated that they were interested in returning to the site of their interview for reasons other than attending a concert.