Tartan-clad fans roll back the years for gig

Hundreds of fans turned back the clock as two of the most popular bands of the '70s hit the stage in the Black Country.

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The Robin 2 in Bilston was a sea of tartan and drainpipes as the Bay City Rollers supported Showaddywaddy last night.

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Almost 500 music fans turned out and judging by the amount of tartan in the audience, many of them were there to hear Les McKeown, the only remaining member of the original Bay City Rollers line-up, belt out numbers like Shang-a-Lang and All Of Me Loves All Of You.nextpage

But the biggest cheers were saved for Bye Bye Baby, more than 30 years after it became the biggest single of 1975.nextpage

Dressed in black with tartan piping, McKeown, now 53, was carrying a sizeable paunch. nextpage

But he still has all his own hair, now dyed jet black, and his fans clearly love him.nextpage

Showaddywaddy came on to the sound of the Dam Busters March before treating the audience to some of their 22 UK hits.