\n With their unique blend of perfect pop-rock \u2018n\u2019 roll, outrageous flamboyance and pure fun, Slade will perform at Bournemouth O2 Academy on December 14 as part of their final tour.\n<\/p>\n
\n Fans can expect a rousing performance of Merry Xmas Everybody in the run up to Christmas, as their final stage performance promises to be “dynamic, powerful and exhilarating”.\n<\/p>\n
\n Slade will play at Bournemouth O2 Academy on December 14 as part of their final tour (Image: Supplied)\n<\/p>\n
\n Slade’s chart career has spanned six decades, picking up 23 top-10 singles and six number one smash hits along the way.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n The band first hit the road in 1966, joining forces with the former Animals bass guitarist and Jimi Hendrix Experience manager Chas Chandler.\n<\/p>\n
\n After achieving their first chart hit in May 1971 with the Bobby Marchan song Get Down and Get With It, the Wolverhampton band claimed their first number one with Coz I Luv You later that year.\n<\/p>\n
\n Throughout the 70s, they became one of Europe\u2019s biggest bands, their catalogue of hits becoming synonymous with the era, before forging a new path through the hugely influential British heavy rock scene in the 80s.\n<\/p>\n
\n Led by founding member Dave Hill on lead guitar, Slade have continued to tour the world.\n<\/p>\n
\n John Berry accompanies on lead vocals, bass, acoustic guitar and violin, while Russell Keefe takes up lead vocals and keys and Alex Bines takes his place behind the drumkit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With their unique blend of perfect pop-rock \u2018n\u2019 roll, outrageous flamboyance and pure fun, Slade will perform at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":239904,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[96,128,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-239903","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-music","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239903\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}