2025 Celebrates the 50th anniversary of the biggest selling single of 1975.
"Bye, Bye, Baby" was the best selling single in the United Kingdom in 1975. Their first album to be released in the United States and Canada, Bay City Rollers (1975) we3nt top 20 on the U.S Billboard 200 and number one in Canada. Journey back in time to those carefree days of the 70's when Scotland's original boy band ruled the charts. Selling over 300 million albums worldwide, the Bay City Rollers attracted fans of all ages and a phenomenon known as Rollermania swept across the globe. No longer Yesterday's Heroes, The Bay City Rollers are back, they are touring and will be turning the whole world tartan! The Bay City Rollers became a worldwide teen idol sensation in the 1970s. They have been called the "tartan teen sensations from Edinburgh" and was heralded as the "biggest group since the Beatles". The group's line-up had many changes over the years, but the classic roster during its peak in popularity included guitarists Eric Faulkner and Stuart Wood, singer Les McKeown, bassist Alan Longmuir and drummer Derek Longmuir. The current line-up (since 2018) includes original guitarist Stuart "Woody" Wood, singer Ian Thomson, bassist Mikey Smith, keyboardist/singer John McLaughlin and drummer Jamie McGrory.
Their debut album, Rollin' (1974) debuted a the top of the UK Albums Charts and spent a combined total of fifty-eight weeks on the UK Albums Chart. Their follow album studio album Once Upon a Star (1975) continued this success, again, debuting a the top the UK Albums Chart. The album yielded the successful singles "Bye, Bye, Baby", which topped the charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia, and "Keep On Dancing". "Bye, Bye, Baby" was the best selling single in the United Kingdom in 1975. Their international dominance continued with the release of Wouldn't You Like It? (1975), Rock n' Roll Love Letter (1976), Dedication (1976) and It's a Game (1977).
The band was one of the most popular bands of the 1970's.
Its time to dig your your tartan and come to what is gonna be one of the best 70's parties of the year.
Full regular menu, £50 music cover charge
You may also like the following events from Bay City Rollers:
- Next month, 7th August, 12:00 pm, Bay City Rollers live at River Cree Resort Casino, Edmonton, Canada in Edmonton
- Next month, 9th August, 12:00 pm, Fergus Scottish Festival 80th Anniversary, Canada in Fergus
- Next month, 31st August, 12:00 pm, Edge Fest in Melrose
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