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Slade will embark on their final tour(Image: Slade)
The rock band Slade is set to embark on a final tour with a hometown gig in Birmingham.
Dave Hill’s Slade will perform at the O2 Academy 2 on December 20, marking the end of an era for the local act.
The four-piece, known for hits like Cum On Feel The Noize and the enduring Christmas anthem Merry Xmas Everybody, will play ten dates in the run-up to Christmas, culminating in a show at the O2 Ritz in Manchester.
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Slade was fronted by Walsall singer Noddy Holder until he departed the line-up in 1992.
Founding member Dave Hill, who was raised in Wolverhampton, has continued to keep the legacy alive.
Billed as the final tour, Dave Hill’s Slade will be joined on the road by Sons of the Seventies, who perform classics from the era.
Over the years, Slade has enjoyed 23 top ten singles and six number ones.
Their touring career began in 1966 and by 1971, Slade had its first chart his covering the Bobby Marchan song Gert Down and Get With It. Coz I Luv You topped the charts that same year.
Dave Hill will be joined on tour by fellow band members John Berry, Russell Keefe and Alex Bines.
The tour will take them to Hastings, Margate, Holmfirth, Liverpool, Bournemouth, Oxford, London and Newcastle before Birmingham and Manchester.
Tickets for the show are available on Ticketmaster and are priced from £37.15.