The Shads (as their legions of fans call them) had not played together in several years after their disbandment in 1968. Fortunately, due to constant fan support all over the globe, they decided to get back together again on stage for one last time on THE SHADOWS' FINAL TOUR. The tour kicked off at Scarborough Futurist Theatre on April 30th 2004 and spanned the entire UK over a massive 37 dates and culminated at the London Palladium on June 14th.
November 8th 2004 saw the release of THE FINAL TOUR DVD which was recorded at Cardiff's International Arena on June 5th. Of course, the Shads are -- Hank Marvin (lead guitar)-- Bruce Welch (rhythm guitar) -- Brian Bennett (drums). They were accompanied on this final tour by two other fine musicians -- Mark Griffiths (bass) and Cliff Hall (keyboards).
I was over the moon when I bought a copy of this DVD yesterday afternoon. How nice to listen to the instantly recognisable Shadows sound and watch their famous routines in the comfort of your favourite arm-chair. The DVD running time is 180 minutes and features 42 tracks (including no less than twenty-one TOP 20 hits, five of which got to No.1.)
Having this DVD is a real coup. I am sure all Fender Stratocaster fans will definitely want to add this gem to their DVD collection.
