Cliff Richard is to reunite with The Shadows next year for a tour to coincide with their 50th anniversary.

The two acts, who haven't played together in twenty years, will play eleven arena dates around the UK.

Together Richard and the Shadows dominated music charts in the 1950s and 1960s, earning 19 number ones between them.

Cliff Richards and The Shadows' tour dates are:

• London, O2 Arena September - 25/26
• Nottingham, Trent FM Arena - 30
• Birmingham, NIA October - 3/4
• Cardiff, CIA - 6
• Liverpool, Echo Arena - 7
• Glasgow, SECC - 9
• Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena - 12
• Sheffield, Arena - 14
• Manchester, Evening News Arena - 17

(by Jason Gregory)