Were you in Sheffield with these Bay City Rollers fans watching your heroes in the 70s?

The death of lead singer Les McKeown lately led us to rediscover these great pictures of 1970s stars the Bay City Rollers in Sheffield and their obsessive teenage fans.

By Julia Armstrong

Published 4th Jun 2021, 08:17 BST

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The band’s screaming fans were nicknamed the Tartan Army by newspapers because they copied their Scottish idols’ costumes of half-mast trousers and plenty of tartan checks. Spiky hair and stripy socks completed the look. The Rollers had a string of bubblegum pop hits such as Bye Bye Baby, Shang-a-Lang and Give a Little Love.

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1. Tartan Army invasion

Bay City Rollers fans on September 14, 1976 at Sheffield City Hall Photo: ©Sheffield Newspapers Ltd

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2. Give a Little Love...

Bay City Rollers fans at Sheffield City Hall in 1976 Photo: ©Sheffield Newspapers Ltd

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3. Pin-up heroes

Bay City Rollers fans Sandra Furniss, left, and Carole Fisher of Chesterfield, pictured on April 24, 1976 surrounded by memorabilia Photo: ©Sheffield Newspapers Ltd

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4. Packed to the rafters

Rollermania in full flow as the Bay City Rollers play Sheffield City Hall on May 5, 1975 Photo: ©Sheffield Newspapers Ltd

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