The Shadows Story

It’s an evening that captures the magic, melody, and unmistakable twang of the original legends. A true feel-good show that’ll have you tapping your feet, singing along, and smiling from start to finish.

In June 1960 Hank B Marvin, Bruce Welch, Jet Harris and Tony Meehan recorded Apache. This charted in July and became the monster hit that launched the Shadows instrumental career and founded a nation of bespectacled guitarists dreaming of acquiring their very own Fender Stratocaster and stepping out into the glaring spotlight of stardom.

With their immaculate appearance, synchronised dance movements and clean, pure melodic sound, the Shadows chalked up 35 hits of their own (not counting another 33 hits with Cliff Richard), giving them more hits than any other British group and securing them a unique place in the annals of popular music.

Today the Shadows do not make live appearances but the Bootleg Shadows keep their ‘live’ sound and spirit going by performing concerts that encompasses the Shadows amazing career from 1960 up until the early 80s. Concert audiences are invited to relive fantastic hits such as:

Foot Tapper, Dance On, Atlantis, Wonderful Land, The Rise and Fall of Flingal Bunt Don’t Cry for Me Argentina, FBI plus many, many more

In the company of Geoff, Howard, Nathan, Lloyd and Binks the audience is taken on a tour of the Shadows career from 1960 to 1980, as well as some hit songs from “Cliff” as well as some fabulous “wild cards”. For anyone who loves the sounds and nostalgia of this time – and enjoys a few laughs on the way – Bootleg Shadows perform a unique tribute that has audiences humming the tunes and doing the Shadows famous ‘walk’ long after they have left the theatre.