Heartthrobs still rocking after all these years

If you were a teen aged girl in the 1970's, chances are good you were a fan of one of the acts appearing with the latest retro concert package to hit the global trail, "The Original Idols" starring Bay City Rollers Featuring Les McKeown, Leif Garrett, Tony DeFranco, The Have A Nice Day Band and host Barry Williams (aka Greg Brady).

It is a convergence that all involved say is intended to be fun and cathartic at the same time.

The Original Idols set list features over 25 Top-40 hits including Top 10 smashes; "Saturday Night", "Money Honey" and "You Made Me Believe In Magic" from Bay City Rollers, "I Was Made For Dancing", "The Wanderer" and "Surfin' U.S.A." from Garrett,  "Heartbeat, It's A Lovebeat" and "Save The Last Dance For Me" by DeFranco. Audience members will even be taught to "dance like a real Brady" by Williams who sings songs from the hit TV show, The Brady Bunch. and his own solo recordings.

The glue that binds the Original Idols is the massive teen hysteria that was created by all of the acts on the bill at their peak. All, without exception, were featured prominently on the pages and covers of magazines like Tiger Beat and '16. The girls who bought those magazines are all grown up now, many with teenagers of their own and this tour promises to take them back to a seemingly simpler time with memories of kissable pin-up photos on bedroom walls, sleep-over parties and the songs they listened to and sang along with over and over again on the radio.

With a lineup that has sold over 100 million records worldwide, there is plenty of opportunity to do it all over again with the Original Idols.