# The Script

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Shooting The Script: Reflections on Their 2025 Forest Live Gig at Thetford. Now, I’ve been a professional music photographer for over 14 years now through Blanc Creative and as a freelance press photographer for Splash News Agency. I've hauled gear into pits, across muddy fields, dusty paths and in the torrential downpours of most typical British summers. I've dodged elbows (Not the Band) and chased that one perfect frame where the light, the sweat, and the emotion all line up. I’ve shot everyone from stadium fillers to sweaty club nights, but few bands have consistently treated me – like a valued human being... Until you meet The Script and Danny O'Donoghue Their Live show at High Lodge, Thetford on 20 June 2025 wasn’t their first Rodeo in the Forest. They've played in the forest at High Lodge on three separate occasions, and I've had the pleasure shoot them on all of those. It may have just been another date on the Satellites World Tour, but as a concert photographer, it was another reminder why these lads from Dublin stand out in an industry that’s increasingly guarded, corporate, and distant. Let’s get the facts straight first, because this isn’t some fluffy fan piece. The Script formed in 2001 in Dublin: Danny O’Donoghue on vocals, piano and guitar, the late Mark Sheehan on lead guitar and vocals, and Glen Power on drums. Their self-titled debut in 2008 went number one in Ireland and the UK, spawning absolute anthems like “The Man Who Can’t Be Moved” and “Breakeven.” They followed with Science & Faith (2010), \#3 (2012) – home to the monster “Hall of Fame” with will.i.am – No Sound Without Silence (2014), Freedom Child (2017), Sunsets & Full Moons (2019), and then the 2021 greatest hits Tales from Mark’s sudden death from a brain aneurysm in April 2023 hit hard. The band could’ve folded. Instead, Danny and Glen pushed on. By 2024 they’d quietly become a four-piece. Long-time bassist Ben Sargeant was made official, and guitarist Ben Weaver joined properly. No attempt to “replace” Mark – they’ve said that openly. Their seventh studio album, Satellites, dropped 16 August 2024 via BMG. It’s tight, confident, full of the heartfelt pop-rock they do best but with fresh edges. The 2025 tour was massive – UK arena runs, festivals, international legs – and the Forest Live dates at Thetford and Westonbirt came hot on its heels. Sold-out 10,000-capacity show in the trees on a Friday night with perfect midsummer weather. Support from Tom Walker. Simple, no-frills, proper gig. I’ve shot The Script multiple times over the years. First proper pit access was years back, and every single time the experience has been the same: zero ego, maximum respect. I remember the first time I ever meet Danny. It was their second year at Thetford. He was sound checking and I'd wandered down to the stage for a listen. When he finished, I intyrioducd myself and said. 'HI Danny, I'm Lee, the Forest Live Photographer. He laughed and and said...  I'm Danny, The singer...' I enquired if he'd be out in the crowd and of course, I knew the answer would be yes, but unfortunbately, it wouldn't be in the first 3 songs that we'd been allowed to photograph. When I said, that's a shame... he said 'Come with me...' He took me backstage and gave me a pass to shoot the entire show, something that's almost unheard of in this day and age. Now Forest Live is a fairly intimate event. 10k maximum crowd is pretty subdued when the band were heading off to Headline Isle of Wight Festival the very next day, but these guys are human and Thetrford High Lodge is a very special place. It's a calm, lush hudeaway where the noise is only usually broken by the F15's on exercise from the4 nearby USAF Airbase at Lakenheath. So pre-concert, the band took off for. little stroll around the woods and once again, I had the opportunity to tag along and shoot a few Behind the scenes photos as we strolled around. It's times like this when you see the real people behind the music a

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