The battle cry of rock 'n' roll fans across Scotland has been heard loud and clear – it's time for a dedicated Scottish Rock and Roll Music Hall of Fame in Glasgow! And what a powerhouse backing this initiative has gained, with some of the nation's most iconic musicians throwing their weight behind the project. Midge Ure, the legendary frontman of Ultravox, Band Aid, and Live Aid fame, is set to become the inaugural Patron of ScotsRock, joining forces with other Scottish music greats like Lulu, Jim Kerr of Simple Minds, Travis, and Del Amitri.
But that's not all – the public has been rocking in support too! Thousands have submitted their suggestions for who should be immortalised in this new hall of fame. And what a cracking list it is: Annie Lennox, the Aberdeen-born singing sensation behind Eurythmics and so much more; the Bay City Rollers, those 1970s 'tartan teen sensations' from Edinburgh, whose hits like 'Bye, Bye, Baby' and 'Shang-a-Lang' still get the crowd going wild. And don't even get us started on Big Country, formed by Dunfermline's Stuart Adamson – their anthemic sound is still echoing through the decades.
Other fan favourites included Primal Scream, Glasgow's own sonic rebels who've taken rock 'n' roll to new and thrilling heights with tracks like 'Loaded' and 'Rocks'. And let's not forget Fish (Derek Dick), Edinburgh's very own frontman of Marillion fame, whose haunting vocals on hits like 'Kayleigh' still send shivers down the spine.