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==The Final Reunion Tour Cliff Richard and The Shadows 2009/10==

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 they will go on to Australia and New Zealand for the 3rd leg and finish 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 (singer)|Tom Jones]], [[Phil Collins]], [[Marty Wilde]], [[Dennis Waterman]], [[Amanda Redman]], [[Suzie Quatro]], [[Brian May]], [[Justin Hayward]] and [[Gloria Hunniford]].

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

All proceeds from the final concert in the UK perfromed 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 well-earned 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 and The One Show were they played their last ever performance together in the UK. 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.

==1st Leg==

{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! width="180" rowspan="1"| Date
! width="150" rowspan="1"| City
! width="180" rowspan="1"| Country
! width="250" rowspan="1"| Venue
! width="250" rowspan="1"| Tickets Sold / Available
! width="250" rowspan="1"| Gross Revenue ($)
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
| colspan=4 align=center | '''Europe'''
|-
|-
|align="center"|September 19, 2009
|align="center"|[[Killarney]]
|align="center" rowspan="3"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Ireland]]
|align="center"|[[INEC Arena]]
! width="250" rowspan="1"|
! width="250" rowspan="1"|
|-
|align="center"|September 21, 2009
|align="center"|[[Dublin]]
|align="center"|[[The O2 (Dublin)|The O2]]
! width="250" rowspan="1"|
! width="250" rowspan="1"|
|-
|align="center"|September 23, 2009
|align="center"|[[Belfast]]
|align="center"|[[Odyssey Arena]]
! width="250" rowspan="1"|
! width="250" rowspan="1"|
|-
|align="center"|September 25, 2009
|align="center" rowspan="3"|[[London]]
|align="center" rowspan="7"|{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]
|align="center" rowspan="3"|[[The O2 arena (London)|The O2 arena]]
| width="250" rowspan="3"| 45,698 / 45,698 (100%)
| width="250" rowspan="3"| $4,449,852
|-
|align="center"|September 26, 2009
|-
|align="center"|September 28, 2009
|-
|align="center"|September 30, 2009
|align="center"|[[Nottingham]]
|align="center"|[[Nottingham Arena]]
| width="250"| 7,853 / 7,853 (100%)
| width="250"| $750,218
|-
|align="center"|October 1, 2009
|align="center" rowspan="3"|[[Birmingham]]
|align="center" rowspan="3"|[[National Indoor Arena|NIA]]
| width="250" rowspan="3"| 34,714 / 34,714 (100%)
| width="250" rowspan="3"| $3,336,668
|-
|align="center"|October 3, 2009
|-
|align="center"|October 4, 2009
|-
|align="center"|October 6, 2009
|align="center"|[[Cardiff]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Wales]]
|align="center"|[[Cardiff International Arena|CIA]]
| width="250"| 4,843 / 4,843 (100%)
| width="250"| $469,174.5
|-
|align="center"|October 7, 2009
|align="center"|[[Liverpool]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]
|align="center"|[[Echo Arena]]
| width="250"| 9,688 / 9,688 (100%)
| width="250"| $926,775
|-
|align="center"|October 9, 2009
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[Glasgow]]
|align="center" rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Scotland]]
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre|SECC]]
| width="250" rowspan="2"| 18,065 / 18,065 (100%)
| width="250" rowspan="2"| $1,738,120
|-
|align="center"|October 10, 2009
|-
|align="center"|October 12, 2009
|align="center"|[[Newcastle]]
|align="center" rowspan="5"|{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]
|align="center"|[[Newcastle Arena]]
| width="250"| 9,531 / 9,531 (100%)
| width="250"| $906,410
|-
|align="center"|October 14, 2009
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[Sheffield]]
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[Sheffield Arena]]
| width="250" rowspan="2"| 22,413 / 22,413 (100%)
| width="250" rowspan="2"| $2,126,877
|-
|align="center"|October 15, 2009
|-
|align="center"|October 17, 2009
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[Manchester]]
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[Manchester Evening News Arena|MEN]]
| width="250" rowspan="2"| 29,438 / 29,438 (100%)
| width="250" rowspan="2"| $2,884,671
|-ok
|align="center"|October 18, 2009
|-
|align="center"|October 20, 2009
|align="center"|[[Cardiff]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Wales]]
|align="center"|[[Cardiff International Arena|CIA]]
| width="250"| 4,843 / 4,843 (100%)
| width="250"| $469,174.5
|-
|align="center"|October 22, 2009
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[London]]
|align="center" rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|England}} [[England]]
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[Wembley Arena]]
| width="250" rowspan="2"| 21,934 / 21,934 (100%)
| width="250" rowspan="2"| $2,171,690
|-
|align="center"|October 23, 2009
|-
|}

Note: 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!

==2nd Leg==

{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! width="150" rowspan="1"| Date
! width="150" rowspan="1"| City
! width="150" rowspan="1"| Country/State
! width="200" rowspan="1"| Venue
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
| colspan=4 align=center | '''Europe'''
|-
|align="center"|November 7, 2009
|align="center"|[[Paris]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|France}} [[France]]
|align="center"|[[Palais des Congrès]]
|-
|align="center"|November 8, 2009
|align="center"|[[Brussels]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Belgium]]
|align="center"|[[Forest National]]
|-
|align="center"|November 10, 2009
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[Rotterdam]]
|align="center" rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|Holland}} [[Holland]]
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[Ahoy Rotterdam]]
|-
|align="center"|November 11, 2009
|-
|align="center"|November 13, 2009
|align="center"|[[Aalborg]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
|align="center"|[[Gigantium]]
|-
|align="center"|November 14, 2009
|align="center"|[[Malmö]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Sweden]]
|align="center"|[[Malmö Arena]]
|-
|align="center"|November 16, 2009
|align="center"|[[Helsinki]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Finland]]
|align="center"|[[Hartwall]]
|-
|align="center"|November 18, 2009
|align="center"|[[Gothenburg]]
|align="center" rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Sweden]]
|align="center"|[[Scandinavium]]
|-
|align="center"|November 20, 2009
|align="center"|[[Stockholm]]
|align="center"|[[Globen]]
|-
|align="center"|November 21, 2009
|align="center"|[[Copenhagen]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
|align="center"|[[Forum Copenhagen]]
|-
|align="center"|November 23, 2009
|align="center"|[[Oslo]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Norway]]
|align="center"|[[Spektrum]]
|-
|align="center"|November 25, 2009
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[Odense]]
|align="center" rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[Odense Arena]]
|-
|align="center"|November 26, 2009
|-
|align="center"|November 28, 2009
|align="center"|[[Cologne]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Germany]]
|align="center"|[[Lanxess Arena]]
|-
|}

==3rd Leg==
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! width="150" rowspan="1"| Date
! width="150" rowspan="1"| City
! width="150" rowspan="1"| Country/State
! width="200" rowspan="1"| Venue
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
| colspan=4 align=center | '''Australia'''
|-
|align="center"|February 6, 2010
|align="center"|[[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]
|align="center"|[[Burswood Dome]]
|-
|align="center"|February 7, 2010
|align="center"|[[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]
|align="center"|[[Perth Entertainment Centre|Entertainment Centre]]
|-
|align="center"|February 10, 2010
|align="center"|[[Adelaide]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]
|align="center"|[[Adelaide Entertainment Centre]]
|-
|align="center"|February 11, 2010
|align="center"|[[Adelaide]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]
|align="center"|[[Adelaide Entertainment Centre]]
|-
|align="center"|February 13, 2010
|align="center"|[[Melbourne]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]
|align="center"|[[Rod Laver Arena]]
|-
|align="center"|February 14, 2010
|align="center"|[[Melbourne]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]
|align="center"|[[Rod Laver Arena]]
|-
|align="center"|February 16, 2010
|align="center"|[[Gold Coast]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]
|align="center"|[[Gold Coast Convention Centre]]
|-
|align="center"|February 18, 2010
|align="center"|[[Brisbane]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]
|align="center"|[[Brisbane Entertainment Centre]]
|-
|align="center"|February 20, 2010
|align="center"|[[Hunter Valley]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]
|align="center"|[[Hope Estate Winery]]
|-
|align="center"|February 21, 2010
|align="center"|[[Sydney]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]
|align="center"|[[Sydney Entertainment Centre]]
|-
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
| colspan=4 align=center | '''New Zealand'''
|-
|align="center"|February 24, 2010
|align="center"|[[Auckland]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[New Zealand]]
|align="center"|[[Vector Arena]]
|-
|align="center"|February 25, 2010
|align="center"|[[Auckland]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[New Zealand]]
|align="center"|[[Vector Arena]]
|-
|align="center"|February 27, 2010
|align="center"|[[New Plymouth]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[New Zealand]]
|align="center"|[[TSB Bowl of Brooklands]]
|-
|align="center"|March 1, 2010
|align="center"|[[Christchurch]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[New Zealand]]
|align="center"|[[Westpac Arena]]
|-
|align="center"|March 2, 2010
|align="center"|[[Christchurch]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[New Zealand]]
|align="center"|[[Westpac Arena]]
|-
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
| colspan=4 align=center | '''South Africa'''
|-
|align="center"|March 6, 2010
|align="center"|[[Durban]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South Africa]]
|align="center"|[[Durban International Convention Centre]]
|-
|align="center"|March 9, 2010
|align="center"|[[Cape Town]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South Africa]]
|align="center"|[[Kirstenbosch Gardens]]
|-
|align="center"|March 13, 2010
|align="center"|[[Sun City]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South Africa]]
|align="center"|[[Superbowl]]
|-
|align="center"|March 14, 2010
|align="center"|[[Johannesburg]]
|align="center"|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South Africa]]
|align="center"|[[Coca-Cola Dome]]
|-
|}

==DVD==

A DVD of the concert was made for world wide release on the 9th November 2009. The DVD Filmed Live at the O2 Arena London went straight to #1 on the UK music DVD chart and #7 on the general DVD chart selling well over 50,000 copies in its first week alone in the UK, it has since spent another week at the top. It also debuted at #1 in several European countries including; Sweden (2 weeks at #1), Holland (4 weeks in top 5) and Denmark (4 weeks at #1). It has since become a hit in every country visited on the tour so far apart from Germany. Finland, Ireland, France, Norway and Belgium are all countries in which it has charted high on the charts. Added to all the success in the European charts it has also become a hit in Australia.

Since it's release in the UK, over a 5 week period is has shifted more than 150,000 copies.

Country - Week 1 - Week 2 - Week 3 - Week 4 - Week 5
*UK #1, #1, #2, #2, #2
*Denmark #1, #1, #1, #1,
*Sweden #1, #1, #2, #3,
*Holland #1, #4, #3, #2,
*Finland #4, #2, #4, #4,
*Norway #8, #5, #4,
*Ireland #9, #10,
*Belgium #10, #4, #7, #10,
*Australia #12, #15, #9,
*France #19, #35, - - -

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