The Final Reunion Tour (Cliff Richard and The Shadows)

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The Final Reunion Tour
Tour by Cliff Richard And The Shadows
Associated album Reunited – Cliff Richard and The Shadows
Start date 19 September 2009
End date 14 March 2010
Legs 3
Number of shows 22 in UK / Ireland
14 in Europe
15 in Australia / New Zealand
5 in South Africa
Cliff Richard And The Shadows concert chronology

The Final Reunion Tour was Cliff Richard and The Shadows' last worldwide tour together. The 2009-10 arena tour included shows in UK, Ireland, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The tour marked 50 years since they first played together and was the first time they had played together in over 20 years. The tour grossed more than $60m.

Background

To celebrate Cliff Richard and The Shadows 50th Anniversary since they first started. Both acts reunited for the very last time to perform 55 concerts in the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The tour was split into 3 legs. The first was the UK then they moved on to Europe and went on to Australia and New Zealand for the 3rd leg finishing in South Africa on 14 March 2010.

During the UK leg of the tour there were a number of Television and Radio Broadcasts across the UK promoting the tour and the new album (Reunited). Some of the television broadcasts included the One Show and GMTV. At the end of the UK leg Cliff and The Shadows travelled to Germany to appear on Germany's Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel Show on 31 October to promote their new album. They performed I Could Easily (Fall In Love With You), Lucky Lips and their new single Singing The Blues. Also during the UK leg Cliff and The Shadows took part in various charity events up and down the country.

Throughout the UK concerts numerous celebrities were spotted watching the concerts. These celebrities included; Olivia Newton-John, Daniel O'Donnell, Tom Jones, Phil Collins, Marty Wilde, Dennis Waterman, Amanda Redman, Suzi Quatro, Brian May, Justin Hayward, Anneka Rice, SirTim Rice, Anthony Andrews and Gloria Hunniford & Ecca (Eric Thacker).

On 14 October 2009 Cliff celebrated his 69th birthday on stage at Sheffield Arena, where a sell-out crowd of 11,000 fans all sang Happy Birthday to him.

All proceeds from the final concert in the UK performed at Wembley Arena on 23 October 2009 went to charity. This concert was also recorded to be broadcast on BBC Radio 2.

After the UK leg Cliff and The Shadows took a break for 2 weeks before starting the European Leg of the tour. The European Tour went down well as they played to sell out crowds at every venue visited.

After the European Leg of the tour Cliff and The Shadows came back to the UK to make television appearances on The Paul O'Grady Show where they played Singing The Blues (Audience of 2.82 million, most watched episode all week and second most watched on channel 4 all week) and The One Show where they played their last ever performance together in the UK (audience of 5.32 million, most watched episode all week and 11th most watched on BBC 1). They played their first single together, "Move It". Both of these appearances were made on 30 November 2009. Also on this day Cliff and The Shadows took part in a DVD and Album signing at the Oxford Street branch of HMV where they signed for more than 600 fans.

Concert dates

Date City Country Venue Tickets Sold / Available Gross Revenue ($)
Leg 1: UK & Ireland
19 September 2009 Killarney Ireland INEC Arena
21 September 2009 Dublin The O2
23 September 2009 Belfast Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena
25 September 2009 London England The O2 45,698 / 45,698 (100%) $4,449,852
26 September 2009
28 September 2009
30 September 2009 Nottingham Nottingham Arena 7,853 / 7,853 (100%) $750,218
1 October 2009 Birmingham NIA 34,714 / 34,714 (100%) $3,336,668
3 October 2009
4 October 2009
6 October 2009 Cardiff Wales CIA 4,843 / 4,843 (100%) $469,174.5
7 October 2009 Liverpool England Echo Arena Liverpool 9,688 / 9,688 (100%) $926,775
9 October 2009 Glasgow Scotland SECC 18,065 / 18,065 (100%) $1,738,120
10 October 2009
12 October 2009 Newcastle England Metro Radio Arena 9,531 / 9,531 (100%) $906,410
14 October 2009 Sheffield Sheffield Arena 22,413 / 22,413 (100%) $2,126,877
15 October 2009
17 October 2009 Manchester Manchester Arena 29,438 / 29,438 (100%) $2,884,671
18 October 2009
20 October 2009 Cardiff Wales CIA 4,843 / 4,843 (100%) $469,174.5
22 October 2009 London England Wembley Arena 21,934 / 21,934 (100%) $2,171,690
23 October 2009
Leg 2: Europe
7 November 2009 Paris France Palais des Congrès 4,000
8 November 2009 Brussels Belgium Forest National 8,000
10 November 2009 Rotterdam Netherlands Ahoy Rotterdam 10,000
11 November 2009 10,000
13 November 2009 Aalborg Denmark Gigantium 8,500
14 November 2009 Malmö Sweden Malmö Arena 8,000
16 November 2009 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Arena 13,500
18 November 2009 Gothenburg Sweden Scandinavium 14,000
20 November 2009 Stockholm Globen 16,500
21 November 2009 Copenhagen Denmark Forum Copenhagen 10,000
23 November 2009 Oslo Norway Spektrum 9,700
25 November 2009 Odense Denmark Odense Arena 8,000
26 November 2009 8,000
28 November 2009 Cologne Germany Lanxess Arena 20,000
Leg 3: Oceania
6 February 2010 Perth Australia Burswood Dome 20,000
7 February 2010 12,000
10 February 2010 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre 12,000
11 February 2010 12,000
13 February 2010 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena 10,000
14 February 2010 10,000
16 February 2010 Gold Coast Gold Coast Convention Centre 6,000
18 February 2010 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre 10,000
20 February 2010 Hunter Region Hope Estate Winery 19,000
21 February 2010 Sydney Sydney Entertainment Centre 11,000
24 February 2010 Auckland New Zealand Vector Arena 12,000
25 February 2010 12,000
27 February 2010 New Plymouth TSB Bowl of Brooklands 16,000
1 March 2010 Christchurch Westpac Arena 9,000
2 March 2010 9,000
Leg 4: Africa
6 March 2010 Durban South Africa Durban International Convention Centre 5,200
9 March 2010 Cape Town Kirstenbosch Gardens 6,000
10 March 2010 6,000
13 March 2010 Sun City Sun City Superbowl 6,300
14 March 2010 Johannesburg Coca-Cola Dome 18,000

Notes

  • Cliff Richard & The Shadows sold out the entire UK dates and it was the 2nd highest grossing tour of 2009. Grossing a total of $20,229,630 playing to an audience of 209,020 UK fans.[citation needed]

Tour statistics

Region Cities Venues Shows Tickets available
Ireland 2 2 2 27,500 [1]
United Kingdom 9 10 19 209,500 [1]
Europe (8 countries) 12 12 14 148,200
Australia 7 7 10 131,000
New Zealand 3 3 5 58,000
South Africa 4 4 5 41,500
Totals 38 39 56 616,700

The band

DVD

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Main article: The Final Reunion

Album

An album of Cliff and the Shadows songs from the 1960s was recorded for release in September 2009, using modern technology. The album also included three new songs, "Sea Cruise", "C'mon Everybody" and "Singin' the Blues". In the United Kingdom it was a Number #4 in the (Official Charts Company), list and was certified Gold status for sales of over 100,000, and it has since gone on to sell over 215,000 copies in the UK alone.

Chart (2009) Weekly peak
position
Australia 40
Denmark 20
Netherlands 72
Ireland 88
New Zealand 7
United Kingdom 4

Single

The only single release from the album was "Singin' the Blues" and it was released one week before the album in early September. It reached #40 (6,000 sales) in the UK singles chart and it reached #178 in the European top 200 singles.

Chart (2009) Peak
position
European Top 200 178
Jersey 1
Scotland 2
United Kingdom 40
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 (The Ireland and United Kingdom figures were created when the page assumed Belfast in Ireland - so one is high, 1 low)
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