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Cannock Chase Forest Live: A look at the acts which have played - including Robert Plant, Blondie and Paul Weller

It's brought huge names to Cannock Chase since 2006 - and this year's Forest Live show will be no different with Elbow, Tom Jones and Rick Astley all set to perform.

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Robert Plant at Cannock Chase in 2015

The first acts to play the Staffordshire beauty spot event, run by the Forestry Commission, were Embrace and UB40.

Since then, a wide variety of acts have performed at the nature spot such as Blondie, Paul Weller, Robert Plant, Simply Red, The Kaiser Chiefs, Jessie J, Paloma Faith, Plan B and Status Quo.

Here we take a look at images of the many groups to grace the Forest Live stage at Cannock Chase:

Blondie at the beauty spot in 2013
Simply Red in 2009. Pic: Daniel Graves
Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbot entertain the crowds in 2016
James Bay in 2016
Jessie J in 2014
The Kaiser Chiefs performing in 2016
Embrace in 2006
UB40's Ali Campbell performing in 2006
The Feeling in 2007
Jools Holland
Lulu and Jools Holland
James Morrison in 2007. Pic: Mark Theisinger
Status Quo performing in 2008. Pic: Mark Theisinger
Rick Parfitt Junior warms up the crowd in 2008. Pic: Mark Theisinger
The Charlatans performing in 2008. Pic: Mark Theisinger
The Sugababes perform in 2009. Pic: Mark Theisinger
Keane in 2010
Tom Odell in 2015
Paloma Faith in 2013
Paloma Faith in 2015
Plan B in 2012
Erasure in 2011
Sophie Ellis-Bextor in 2011
Simple Minds in 2011
Paul Weller performs in 2014
Will Young performing in 2012