Having toured for the past 56 years (albeit with a few personnel changes) The Searchers have announced their retirement at the end of March next year to enjoy their personal lives at a slower pace.

In the meantime, they are making a farewell tour of the UK, and tomorrow (September 2) are at the Princess Theatre, Torquay, at 7.30pm.

With such classic hits as, Sweets For My Sweet; Needles and Pins; Don’t Throw Your Love Away; Sugar and Spice and When You Walk In The Room, The Searchers – now comprising John McNally, Frank Allen. Spencer James and Scott Ottaway – have contributed enormously in establishing the UK as the world’s leading nation in the music industry. There is no doubt that the decade that gave us The Beatles as well as The Searchers and many others was very special and will go down in history as being the most imaginative period of music creativity and expression.

With total record sales in excess of 50 million, The Searchers still have great appeal to audiences of all ages. They tour the globe as much today as they have done throughout a fantastic career spanning five decades.

Their ‘solo’ concert is a highly entertaining show and has been enthusiastically and warmly received throughout the world. Combined with anecdotes and reminiscences, this fully self-contained concert includes all their famous hits, plus many album recordings, B-sides and a selection of other well known favourites.