Cliff coming; put on your dancing shoes

World famous singer Sir Cliff Richard is coming and will perform his first-ever show on Sri Lankan soil at the Exhibition and Convention Centre on February 23.

The Peter Pan of pop music is, undoubtedly, one of the most loved international entertainers, and starts another gruelling World Tour on November 4 with a 23-show tour of Britain– all major arenas – before heading out to West Asia, South and Southeast Asia and finishing up in Europe in March.

Cliff Richard: The Peter Pan of pop music

The Here & Now tour, his first in four years, has sold out in Britain while promoters in the Asian region have always enjoyed a full turnout whenever Sir Cliff ventured out to the East.

Judging by the level of interest in the show, local promoters are confident of a full house at the Convention Centre.

The man behind such memorable hits like Young Ones,, Congratulations, Bachelor Boy, Summer Holiday, Lucky Lips, We Don’t Talk Anymore, Do You Wanna Dance, Wired For Sound and Millennium Prayer, to name a few, marks the 50th anniversary of his first hit song, Move It, in 2008.

The singing Knight, who is also an award-winning wine producer, turns 66 next Saturday!

His latest album, Two’s Company, featuring duets with other music stars, is set for release in November. Among the tracks is a new version of Move It, with the legendary Brian May of Queen, and ex-Shadow drummer Brian Bennett, featuring prominently. May describes it as “the stuff that will turn heads!”