The band mostly found success in cover versions of pop hits, topping the charts with versions of Jackie DeShannon’s “Needles And Pins” and The Drifters’ “Sweets For My Sweet.” The last time the band ...

The Searchers will end nearly 70 years of touring with their debut at the Glastonbury Festival. The Merseybeat band, formed by Mike Pender and John McNally, have performed with different line-ups ...

Original member McNally, who formed the band when he was 16, agreed: “The traffic is now an absolute nightmare.” Allen told The Independent last year that The Searchers initially decided to ...

The Searchers, who are known to be “longest ... after the line-up was announced yesterday (March 22). Founding member John McNally told BBC News: “A Glastonbury debut at 83, can anyone top ...

Liverpool pop group The Searchers will end almost 70 years of touring with a final show at the Glastonbury Festival in June. The Merseybeats band, formed by Mike Pender and John McNally in 1957 ...