The 1960s produced so many gems of British rock that some of the very good groups might have mostly been forgotten. Everyone will remember the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, of course, but the Hollies had their own devoted following, just as they should have.
But what many might not know is that the Hollies were still touring. Some of the members might have changed, but the group didn't stop making music. Hits? No. That was years ago, and now officially no longer. The band has announced it is breaking up.
The reason is due to the health of longtime lead guitarist Tony Hicks, one of the members of the first stable iteration of the group. Because of Hicks' declining health, fellow band member Bobby Elliott has put a stop to future touring, in essence ending the band.
After six decades, the Hollies have officially called it quits
The move makes sense, of course. Hick is 80 years old, and Elliott is 84, and while the Rolling Stones have members that age, they aren't currently touring either, even after releasing a very good new album recently. The Stones might tour in the future, but if some kind of health issue affected Mick Jagger or Keith Richards, the group wouldn't tour.
The last time the Hollies performed in concert was earlier in 2026 at the Talking Stick Resort & Casino in Scottsdale, Arizona. While the group has released 23 studio albums (some are UK releases and some were US-only), all but two of them came between the band's UK debut, Stay with the Hollies in January 1964, and 1983's What Goes Around.
The group has also gone through numerous lineup changes, with some major names in the rock world playing a part. Graham Nash left the group initially in 1968 and then returned for a couple of years in the early 1980s, but he is probably better remembered for his work with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (or three of the members without Neil Young).
The Hollies had six top-10 songs in the US with 1972's "Long Cool Woman (in a Black Dress)" charting the highest at No. 2. The first song to chart was "Bus Stop" in 1966, which reached No. 5. None of the band's albums charted higher than No. 21 in the US, but in the UK, the Hollies had three albums chart in the top 10, with the highest being their debut record that reached No. 2.
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