Bay City Rollers in talks to play show at New York's Madison Square Garden

The Rollers could soon be hitting the Big Apple!(Andrew Cawley / DC Thomson & Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

We can confirm that talks are under way for the Scots sensations to play New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden in 2016.

And as they get set to play their first reunion gig tonight at Glasgow’s Barrowland, next year’s festive period is already set to be even bigger for the Rollers.

In September we told how Les McKeown, Alan Longmuir and Stuart Wood were looking to play Glasgow’s SSE Hydro after we exclusively revealed they were reforming.

They had hoped to play the venue this year but logistical difficulties delayed matters.

However, band sources have said the Rollers will now definitely play the Hydro next Christmas.

“I can’t believe the way things have gone,” said Les.

“It’ll be brilliant to play such an amazing place as the Hydro.

“And our management have been in talks about dates in Japan and the States, including Los Angeles and Madison Square Garden, which I’d absolutely love.”

Next Christmas’s Hydro gig will be part of an arena tour in recognition of the band’s pulling power. And it’ll just be part of an amazing 2016, with a host of TV shows planned and a new album due.

The concerts over the next 10 days will include Edinburgh, Manchester and London. But Les says tonight is the one that’ll be an emotional affair almost four decades after they all last played together.

“I won’t be nervous as I’m so at home on stage,” said Les.

“I only ever got nervous on my driving test and first dates.

“It will hit me afterwards though, and I’ll probably come off and burst into tears in my wife’s arms.”

Meanwhile, the gigs could be a breakthrough for unknown 19-year-old Lucia Fontaine, from Glasgow, who’ll be the support act.

“When I first saw her I was blown away,” added Les.

“I tipped off Alan and Woody and they agreed this girl is something special.

“So we wanted to give her a chance to play to the bigger crowds she deserves.”

Bay City Rollers hit The Hydro thanks to battered suitcase full of tapes from 40 years ago