Critically acclaimed pop-culture historian Bob Stanley for his new biography The Shadows, with Warren Bennett and Travis Elborough.

Join Bob Stanley, music historian and life long fan as he celebrates The Shadows alongside Warren Bennett, musician and composer and son of Brian Bennett, the Shadows’ drummer. Warren played keyboards on tour with the band on the farewell tours from 2004 till 2015, with and without one-time front man Cliff Richard. Bob Stanley’s definitive biography reveals how a group of working-class boys from Newcastle Upon Tyne and London became the biggest act in the UK. With a legion of famous fans including David Gilmour, Neil Young, Brian May, Mark Knopfler and Pete Townshend, Bob Stanley explores the group’s humble beginnings to becoming one the most significant and commercially successful British bands of all time.

‘Bob's book brings alive one of the greatest bands that rock n roll ever gave birth to’ Sir Cliff Richard

Bob Stanley is an award-winning, critically acclaimed writer and pop culture historian. Since 1990 he has been one third of the group Saint Etienne who embark on their farewell tour this autumn. He writes regularly for the Guardian and Record Collector. His previous books include Yeah, Yeah, Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop and most recently Bee Gees: Children of the World which was a Times, Telegraph and Waterstones Book of the Year in 2023.

Travis Elborough has been a freelance writer, author, broadcaster and cultural commentator for nearly two decades. Elborough’s books include Wish You Were Here: England on Sea, The Long-Player Goodbye, a hymn to vinyl records that inspired the BBC4 documentary When Albums Ruled the World, in which he also appeared, and A Walk in the Park, a loving exploration of public parks and green space. Elborough regularly appears on Radio 4 and recently wrote and presented the five-part series, The Rise and Fall of the Antique, and is a frequent contributor to the Guardian and Observer, among other newspapers and magazines.

Your ticket includes a complimentary glass of wine.

*Please note that the Auditorium at Foyles is fully accessible from the Ground floor lifts.

Tickets: £10 General Admission, £8 Foyalty Member / £30 Book and Ticket (including a copy of The Shadows: The Definitive Story RRP £25)

Venue: The Auditorium (Level 6) at Foyles, 107 Charing Cross Road*

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