SIXTIES pop group The Searchers are coming to Weymouth Pavilion on August 28.

Last year the band was inducted into the Goldmine Hall Of Fame, in recognition of their influence on so many major artistes.

The Searchers can claim to be the hardest working band on just about any circuit.

With veterans John McNally and Frank Allen from the golden years of constant hits, joined today by Spencer James and Scott Ottaway, they are still pack leaders in their field.

With a valuable stock of more than a dozen chart entries and multiple much-loved album tracks to choose from, they can be considered to be the elder statesmen of Britpop.

The band’s hits include a remake of the Drifters’ 1961 hit, Sweets for My Sweet; remakes of Jackie DeShannon’s Needles and Pins and When You Walk In The Room; an original song written for them, Sugar and Spice; the Orlons’ Don’t Throw Your Love Away; and a cover of the Clovers’ Love Potion No. 9.

The Searchers are still touring internationally, with Australia and New Zealand firmly fixed in their diary every year along with regular visits to other far flung places such as The Philippines, the US, Canada and the Far East.

Las Vegas is once more on the schedule for 2014 as well as other casino engagements in the States and Canada.

Frank Allen took over from Tony Jackson on August 3, 1964, giving him an unbelievable 49 years of service so far.

The drum stool has seen the most changes with John Blunt, Billy Adamson, Eddie Rothe and now Scott Ottaway taking their turns.

The constant in The Searchers has always been John McNally, who founded that little skiffle outfit that first became Johnny Sandon and The Searchers and eventually The Searchers in the Summer of 1962.

The Searchers are John McNally, Frank Allen, Spencer James and Scott Ottaway.

They will perform at Weymouth Pavilion on August 28 at 7.30pm.