The Searchers bring their musical quest to an end after 68 years

Exclusive: Merseybeat act, contemporaries of the Beatles, will play final show at Glastonbury this year after farewell tour

They are the longest-running band in pop history, selling tens of millions of records and filling venues worldwide in a 68-year career. But now the Searchers have decided to take their final bow.

The group, who were contemporaries of the Beatles during the British invasion" will play their last ever show at this year's Glastonbury festival, after a final farewell tour" of Britain.