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The Bay City Rollers 鈥� Scotland始s first and biggest boy band

2 July 2018

In the mid-1970s, five scrawny boys from Edinburgh were the biggest teen heartthrobs on the planet. Their band, the Bay City Rollers, became a phenomenon, prompting a hysterical fandom known as Rollermania, and worldwide fame.

The Bay City Rollers L-R: Woody, Alan, Derek, Les and Eric

The Rollers were enormously successful in the UK. They played in front of thousands of adoring, tartan-clad fans and twice reached number one in the singles chart.

But when American teenagers learned of the band, that success became global.

A pre-recorded performance screened on Saturday Night Live reached a TV audience of 80 million people.

It paved the way for their much-hyped first trip to America, where their single Saturday Night (馃攰) sold 12 million copies and went to number one.

The Bay City Rollers on how they got their name

The Bay City Rollers on how they got their name.

The Bay City Rollers perform one of their best-known songs on Top of the Pops

The Bay City Rollers visit America for the first time

Interviews with the Bay City Rollers’ songwriters

Their put the boys under great pressure to maintain a squeaky-clean image and this, combined with a gruelling worldwide touring schedule, took its toll on the band.

Ego-driven arguments ensued, culminating in an on-stage fight during a show in Japan. Line-up changes followed, as did the death of Rollermania.