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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Entertainment
Juliet Conway

Fans outraged as legendary band The Searchers’ final ever show at Glastonbury is snubbed by BBC

The Searchers, from left John McNally, Chris Curtis and Mike Pender, with Tony Jackson wearing a Santa Claus mask - (PA Archive)

Music fans were left disappointed on Friday night after The Searchers’ historic farewell performance at Glastonbury Festival was not broadcast on BBC iPlayer - despite marking the end of the Liverpool band’s remarkable 70-year career.

The 1960s pop legends, best known for chart-topping hits like Sweets for My Sweet, Needles and Pins, and When You Walk in the Room, made their long-awaited Glastonbury debut on the Acoustic Stage, drawing an emotional close to their touring days.

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