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Glasgow Live
Glasgow Live
National
David McLean

When 'Glasgow's Beatles' escaped George Square riot via secret City Chambers tunnel

They were the beat group sensation hailed as Glasgow’s answer to The Beatles - and their young, mostly female fanbase was every bit as obsessive and maniacal as the Fab Four’s.

For a brief moment in the mid-1960s, The Beatstalkers were the most popular band in Scotland, with mayhem breaking out wherever they performed.

This was especially true on June 11, 1965, when the appearance of the Glasgow lads as headliners at an otherwise sedate open-air concert morphed into a full-scale rock 'n' roll riot in the heart of the city.

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