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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Dalya Alberge

The Searchers bring their musical quest to an end after 68 years

The Searchers
The Searchers. John McNally formed the band in 1957, when he was 16. Photograph: handout

They are the longest-running band in pop history, selling tens of millions of records and filling venues worldwide in a 68-year career. But now the Searchers have decided to take their final bow.

The group, who were contemporaries of the Beatles during “the British invasion” will play their last ever show at this year’s Glastonbury festival, after a “final farewell tour” of Britain.

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