Bay City Rollers: Les McKeown's last ever tour revealed in never before seen pictures from new photobook

For nearly half a century he was the public face of the Edinburgh band who took the world by storm in the 70s. Now, a year after his death, Les McKeown’s Bay City Rollers’ last full tour is to be documented in a new photobook.

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It was one year ago, on April 20, that Rollers’ fans the world over were left devastated by the unexpected news their teenage heart-throb had passed away due to natural causes, aged just 65.Twelve months on, and with the blessing of the singer’s wife, Peko, and son, Jubei, Sam Mokhtary, promoter of McKeown’s last six sold-out tours of Japan, has curated a photo book entitled Les McKeown’s Bay City Rollers: The Last Tour! - an exclusive collection of previously unseen photographs of his friend on the road in Japan.

In February 2020, McKeown performed 10 sold out shows across Japan, it would turn out to be the last tour he’d ever complete. The Last Tour! documents some of those final shows and includes rare insights into life on tour.