Overview

• The Searchers marked the end of their 70-year career with a debut and farewell set on the Acoustic Stage at Glastonbury Festival.
• BBC iPlayer’s livestream featured headline acts on the Pyramid and Woodsies stages but did not include the Acoustic Stage broadcast.
• Viewers took to social media to demand the band’s final performance, with some calling the decision “disgraceful.”
• Sir Paul McCartney was seen backstage with founding members John McNally and Frank Allen before the group’s closing performance.
• Liverpool’s Cavern Club released a statement celebrating the band’s enduring influence and offering a bittersweet farewell.