AROUND 30 production and forest staff are preparing for two major concerts near Pickering this weekend.
As part of the Forestry Commission's 2008 Forest Tour, part of Dalby Forest will be turned into a concert arena capable of hosting an audience of 5,000 to see The Zutons on Friday night and Status Quo 24 hours later.
Money raised by the gigs will be used to care for woodlands across Yorkshire and the Tees Valley.
David Barrow, the Forest Tour's programmer and production manager, said: "It takes a day and a half to build the stage and another day to get the ...