As the Bay City Rollers hit the road again we take a look at the band through the years

Dig out your tartan, the Bay City Rollers are back on tour.

Bay City Rollers fans were delighted to learn they're back on tour again. Starting with the MacMoray Festival in Elgin on Saturday, followed by dates in Germany, Dumfries, Carlisle and Wimborne.

The Tartan-clad, 70's pop stars shot to fame with hits like "Bye bye baby", "Shang-A-Lang", "Saturday Night" and "Summer Love Sensation", there last reunion tour selling out in record time.

The Edinburgh band had world wide fame and were thought of as the One Direction of their time. Despite it's changing line up the band are still adored over 50 years on.

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We take a look at some of the best images from the bands early years.

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Bay City Rollers at Heathrow Airport London Sept 1975 L-R "Woody", Alan Longmuir, Derek Longmuir, Les McKeown, Eric Faulkner (Image: BBC)

Scottish pop group The Bay City Rollers posed together in 1974. The band are, from left to right: Alan Longmuir, Derek Longmuir (top), Stuart 'Woody' Wood, Eric Faulkner and Les McKeown. (Image: Michael Putland/Getty Images)

Bay City Rollers, March 1975. (Image: Mirrorpix)

Bay City Roller fans at The Victoria Hall, Hanley - May 1975

Bay City Roller fans The Victoria Hall, Hanley - May 1975

Bay City Rollers play at the BBC studios (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns)

Bay City Rollers fans outside Apollo theatre Glasgow April 1975 (Image: Mirrorpix)

Scottish rock band 'The Bay City Rollers' pose for a portrait in December 1978 in Los Angeles, California. (L-R back) Derek Longmuir, Leslie Mckeown and Ian Mitchell, (L-R front) Eric Faulkner and Stuart 'Woody' Wood. (Image: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Bay City Rollers pop group, March 1975 (Image: Mirrorpix)

Former Bay City Rollers front man, Les McKeown (Image: Fin Costello/Redferns)

Former Bay City Rollers L-R (back) Les Mckeown, Derek Longmuir, (Front) Stuart 'Woody' Wood, Eric Faulkner, Alan Longmuir, March 1974 (Image: Michael Putland/Getty Images)

Former Bay City Roller, Les McKeown (Image: Fin Costello/Redferns)

Teenage fans of Scottish pop group the Bay City Rollers, circa 1975. (Image:Anwar Hussein/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Pock band the Bay City Rollers during their concert at Newcastle City Hall 7 May 1975 (Image: Mirrorpix)

Idols Bay City Rollers current line-up drummer Jamie McGrory, original guitarist Stuart "Woody" Wood, lead singer Ian Thomson and bassist Mikey Smith. (Image: Lynda J. Chan)

Bay City Rollers in Edinburgh, February 1975 (Image: Mirrorpix)

Bay City Rollers in Edinburgh, February 1975 (Image: Mirrorpix)

'The Bay City Rollers' pose for a portrait in October, 1975 in Los Angeles, California. (L-R) Stuart 'Woody' Wood, Leslie Mckeown, Alan Longmuir, Eric Faulkner and Derek Longmuir (bottom). (Image: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Scottish pop group The Bay City Rollers performing on the BBC TV music show 'Top Of The Pops', London, 7th March 1974. Left to right: Derek Longmuir, John Devine, Alan Longmuir, Les McKeown and Eric Faulkner. (Image: Michael Putland/Getty Images)

Hysterical Bay City Rollers fans outside the Odeon Hammersmith after the groups concert. 1st June 1975. (Image: Mirrorpix)

Scottish pop group The Bay City Rollers performing on the BBC TV music show 'Top Of The Pops', London, 7th March 1974. Left to right: Derek Longmuir, John Devine, Alan Longmuir, Les McKeown and Eric Faulkner. (Image: Michael Putland/Getty Images)

Bay City Rollers May 1975 throwing Alan Longmuir into swimming pool (Image: Mirrorpix)

Bay City Rollers fans 1975

Hysterical fan, Bay City Rollers concert, Newcastle City Hall 7 May 1975 (Image: Mirrorpix)

Edinburgh 70's pop group, Bay City Rollers photographed in kilts (Image: Mirrorpix)

Edinburgh 70's pop group, Bay City Rollers photographed in kilts (Image: Mirrorpix)

Edinburgh 70's pop group, Bay City Rollers photographed in kilts (Image: Mirrorpix)