Cliff and The Shadows to reunite at NIA

Cliff Richard and The Shadows are reuniting one last time for a tour to celebrate their 50th anniversary - including two concerts at Birmingham NIA.

It was in 1959 that Cliff Richard first recorded and performed with The Shadows. In 2009, exactly 50 years later, Cliff and The Shadows will be back on the road, some 20 years since they last performed together in concert.

Now Cliff Richard, Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch and Brian Bennett are reuniting for the last time for a unique arena tour next autumn.

Cliff and The Shadows will play Birmingham's NIA on Saturday October 3 and Sunday, October 4, 2009. Tickets go on sale at 10am on Sunday, November 30, priced at £60 and £55, subject to booking fee.

Cliff and The Shadows dominated the British popular music scene in the late 50s and early 60s, enjoying both solo and joint success.

Between them they achieved no less than 19 No.1 hits, including Living Doll, It's All In The Game, Travellin' Light, Bachelor Boy, Wonderful Land and Apache.

They appeared together in the movies Summer Holiday and The Young Ones from which came million-selling hit singles and albums.

From 1968 both artists pursued individual careers. Throughout the 70s and 80s The Shadows toured regularly and enjoyed Top 10 successes, often competing with Cliff for the number one spot.

Cliff went on to achieve huge worldwide success as a solo artist, scoring the most Top 10 and Top 20 hits in the UK singles chart.

He remains the only UK artist ever to achieve a Number 1 single in five consecutive decades!