Highway to Hampden T-Shirts on Sale

Well just over a month to go before AC/DC hit Hampden on their Rock n Roll Train. Lucky enough to see them opening night at O2 and while it was pretty damned awesome and a great crowd you just know that nothing and nowhere is going to beat the atmosphere at Hampden Park on the 30th of June. Truly awesome farewell party coming up you sense.

Anyway we thoguth we'd have to mark it with a special Angus Young's Tartan Army T-shirt - and it's now available for online purchase. It's only going to be available for sale until the 30th May and then no more so if you want one please order now. Hope you like the design! Please forward to all!!

View Angus Young's Tartan Army...

Double Dutch

The last time I watched Holland in anger was in a place called Nijmegen during the Euros. We arrived in town via Dusseldorf the morning of the Holland vs France game during the Euros drseed in kilt and obligatory Orange top. Van Basten version I think. What followed was one of those fantastic memories - maybe 5000 Dutch fans in the street - and of course just one of the classic Dutch total football performances.

The real reason for being in Holland was to see Kiss at a rock festival but not having to buy a drink all night helped make that particular Dutch performance as memorable as Paul Stanley flying through the air above my head!
So the only thing we can possibly hope for is that that is not the Dutch team that emerge tomorrow night!

We Have A Dream Crowd Version

It would appear that The Tartan Army are selling singles again this week!

Following on from the release of We Have A Dream for Children in Need last November the single is again selling through iTunes and if sales pick up any more it could chart again!

The original single mix which featured a host of Scottish personalities did not win favour with The Tartan Army who had sung their hearts out at Hampden at the Norway match to provide backing vocals. As a result the organisers of the single managed to get a remix version put online shortly after the main release featuring BA Robertson on lead vocal and 52,000 Tartan Army providing an amazing background vocal.

Ian McCaig, who was behind the single and the previous year's Top Ten hit with Runrig was not too surprised at the sales of the single, "We were all a bit disappointed with the way the CD single came across and it didn't really feature the crowd the way it should have. However when we first heard the remix - The Hampden Roar Version - we knew straight away that it would have sold even more than Loch Lomond had it been the main release."

The single has been played on http://www.tartanarmy.com/ all week and has lead to hundreds of downloads from iTunes in the past couple of days.

"It's a bit crazy but there is a serious chance that if the supporters keep buying We Have A Dream before the match on Saturday that it could hit the UK charts again!!"

You can buy the Hampden Roar download version from iTunes

Angus Young's Tartan Army

To commemorate the Homecoming of Angus and the boys to Hampden we’ve launched a new Tartan Army club in his honour! AC/DC are playing Hampden on 30th of June 2009 and we can’t wait to hear the first strains of Angus Young’s Tartan Army reverberating around the hallowed ground before they emerge onto the pitch.
We’ve created a new AYTAC blog for all Tartan Army AC/DC fans to share their experiences of the band’s visits to Scotland. We’ve sent Angus and the guys membership certificates and look forward to getting a response in the future!
We can but hope for another live recording and double album (vinyl please) and maybe just maybe an AC/DC with the Tartan Army Children in Need single to follow!! And for sure a rendition of Angus’ guitar solo version of Loch Lomond will stir the masses into a little sing song. How about an amped up version of Auld Lang Syne, Angus ma boy? Just in case it’s the last gig of the last tour? Even the thought raises the hairs on the back of the neck!


To mark our respect for the legend that is Angus Young we’ve produced in conjunction with Tartan Army.com a special Angus and The Tartan Army shirt featuring a specially commissioned piece of artwork on the front with Angus wearing his 1978 Umbro shirt while playing at The Apollo in Glasgow. The back features Angus Young and The Tartan Army; Live at Hampden, June 30th 2009 with some of The Tartan Army troopers on the terracing. £1 from every shirt will go to the Tartan Army Children’s Charity – this will be a limited edition so order yours now for delivery before the Iceland match.


Sizes: Small, Medium, Large, XXL, XXXL. Ladies small, medium and large

Tickets for Amsterdam...

Taken from the SFA website...
We are delighted to confirm that the Scottish FA has secured 8,000 tickets for the FIFA World Cup Qualifying Match against the Netherlands on 28th March 2009.
This means that every Supporters Club member with at least one point will be eligible to apply for a ticket for the game at the Amsterdam ArenA.
The allocation of 8,000 tickets is 3,000 more than our entitlement under FIFA regulations, so a huge Scottish contingent will be there to cheer on George and the boys as we continue on the road to South Africa.
All Scotland Supporters Club members who have one point or more will be contacted by email or post with full details on how to apply. The booking period will run from Monday 19 January to Friday 13 February 2009 and tickets will cost 30 Euros (Approximately £28).
If any tickets remain unsold a ballot will take place. Details will be announced when the booking period has closed.

June 30 - Hampden - Angus' Tartan Army...

Angus.... Angus....

Yah hay.

It had to be Hampden really didn't it!!

Columbia Records have confirmed that the mighty AC/DC will play a date next summer and the concert is expected to be a sell-out.

Hampden Stadium - 30th June 2009 - AC/DC's Tartan Army

Tickets go on sale Wednesday at 9am priced £55 and £60.

They're available from gigsinscotland.com or ticketmaster.co.uk 08444 999 990 orsecextra.com 0844 481 8922.

Norway Game A Week Earlier

The originally agreed date for the Norway v Scotland qualifying match was 19th August, 2009.
However, at UEFA’s request to FIFA, this date was changed to 12th August due to Champions League scheduling, despite repeated attempts by the Scottish FA to change the date of the match - preferably to October (after the SPL season has started) FIFA has ruled, after consultation with the Norwegians, that the game will go ahead on August 12.
Scottish FA Chief Executive, Gordon Smith said “We’re disappointed with the decision, but at least now the date has been clarified, Scotland supporters can finally make their travel arrangements.”

FIFA World Cup Qualifying Match
Norway v Scotland
Wednesday, 12th August, 2009
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Kick-off tbc

We Have A Dream... Still

Well the single's been and gone and it stayed at Number Two in the Soottish charts for a fortnight only held off the top spot by The X Factor Heroes single. Well done and thanks for your support... Tartan Army Hampden Roar version is still available online at iTUnes.

Tartan Army Warnings Unheeded

Nice wee article in The Record about the poor turnout for the Argentina game which cost the SFA £800,000 to bring the South Americans to Glasgow with only 32,492 paying at the gate.
Alan Duncan, chairman of the North of Scotland fans group was quoted and he beleived that the match shouldn't have gone ahead, "What's the point in the SFA consulting the fans about whether to take this fixture and then completely ignoring our advice? How are the SFA going to recover these losses? They will probably try to increase the tickets prices at the next game. A couple of years ago we were being charged £23 for the same seat which on Wednesday cost us £30. Do they not know there is a credit crunch going on? I couldn't give the tickets away. I stood outside and offered them for half price and no one would take them."
Apparently it seems it's a wake up call to for the SFA whose chief executive Gordon Smith said: "I would have to say that I would need to think twice about bringing a nation such as Brazil here in the future."
It's not really a surprise to anyone surely that friendly matches do not light that fire? The thrust over the past three years has been the competitive atmosphere at Hampden because we've been competing with and beating the best in matches that matter. That's the buzz, thats what the Tartan Army want more of.
The question actually should be asked about how lucky the SFA were that Diego Maradona was appointed in time for this match - how many of the 32,492 were enticed through the gates because of the pre match publicity. What would the losses have been without that particular sideshow.
Brazil? Sounds great on paper but give me Iceland anytime!

Diego Player of the Year Award

Mr Maradona is, to date, proving to be as elusive to the presentation delegation as he clearly was to a certain Mr Butcher all those years ago and to date has evaded every high tackle we've challenged him with to accept his award.

However we do not give in easily and perhaps Terry could hand it to him on our behalf as he shakes hands at the end of the match...

Ok maybe not.

Still thought it was worth putting a wee picture of it up here to have a look at - it'll be at The Ferry this evening and if remains uncollected I've heard rumours of a Children in Need auction for it on eBay. We shall keep you informed!

And talking of Children in Need - have you bought your Hampden Roar remix yet?

Hampden Roar version here

Hampden Roar Now on 7Digital

For those who don't use iTunes you can now download an MP3 version of the Hampden Roar version of We Have A Dream from 7Digital - still only 79p still for Children in Need!

Just follow the link to 7Digital

Diego Award Creating News

Our press announcement last week of our plan to award Diego Maradona with his Tartan Army Player of the Year Award 1986 has been creating more column inches over the weekend. The Strathspey and Badenoch Herald have published a full article on the ceremony!

Read the Strathy Article

Top Forty For Children in Need

We Have A Dream has given the Tartan Army their second top forty hit in a year. Which is actually a better hit rate than Gareth Gates! The CD version with the personalities perfomring on it entered the national charts at Number 40 while it peaked at Number Two in Scotland behind the X Factor's Hero.

We now have to see whether the Tartan Army's "Hampden Roar" version with 50,000 supporters on it will outsell the CD version and push the track higher up the charts.

The Hampden Roar version features the vocal of the crowd prominently throught the track and is much more of a return to the original from 1982. Will it be enough to please the Tartan Army who are gearing up for the Argentina game? We shall see...

Buy now at iTunes for 79p

Daily Record Single of The Week!

Rick Fulton of the Daily Record has picked We Have A Dream as their record of the week!
"The Tartan Army are back shaking up the charts this time with BA Robertson and a whole host of Scots and international showbiz stars.
Singing the famous 1982 World Cup song, the stars are now called Pudsey's Beautiful Dreamers and each say a line.
So there's Samuel L Jackson saying "Gaun Yersel Big Man" as well as Ugly Betty's Ashley Jensen, Dougray Scott, Billy Boyd, Merlin star Richard Wilson, Radio One's Edith Bowman football legend Ally McCoist and Olympic hero Chris Hoy.
The full video will be shown tonight on Children in Need."

Hampden Poster

We're still looking for names of those who sang at Hampden on We Have A Dream... remember you can sign up here and have your name noted on a chart hit for posterity!

You can now look for yourself on the BBC We Have A Dream video as well - full version will be broadcast on Friday night.

The video really brings it all together.

Available on iTunes

We Have A Dream is now available across the UK for download! The three versions are available at 79p each or £1.99 for all three versions.

You can purchase your version and help Children In Need at the We Have A Dream downloads page

We Have A Dream Sales Surge on Amazon

The single appears to be selling well through on line retailer Amazon. We Have A Dream is now sitting in the top ten advance single sales on the site a - and is being sold for only £2.99 as well!!

You can reserve your advance copy by visiting the Amazon We Have A Dream page

Did You Sing at Hampden?

Were you at Hampden on October 11th? Did you join in with the half time recording of We Have A Dream? Well, if you did we're looking for you to add your name to the list of vocalists who performed on the soon to be released single for Children in Need. We plan to produce a souvenir poster with all of the names of the Tartan Army singing on it to accompany your CD or download - and this will be available ahead of the Argentina game at Hampden.

So if you want to get your name listed for posterity just fill in or amend your details on the We Have A Dream sign up page

Pudsey Bear's Street Team Page Launched!

As we get closer to the launch of We Have A Dream single for Children in Need we're looking for you to help us out by promoting the single in whatever way you can. To help you along we've created a street team page with downloadable posters, stickers and banners for your webpages.


You can do your bit by putting the information onto your Facebook or Bebo pages and encouraging as many of your online friends, school mates or colleagues to do the same. If we all get behind the single we could be looking at another Tartan Army Top Ten for a good cause.

If you've got any ideas leave us a comment and we'll see what we can do. Thanks for your help.

Pudsey's Street Team Ideas

Scotland Argentina Tickets

The SFA have just released general sale tickets for the Scotland v Argentina match on the 19th of November - a game that may see the return of Diego to Hampden.

Tickets can be bought over the phone by calling the SECC ticket hotline on 0844 481 1818 or by logging onto www.ticketlink.co.uk/scotlandtickets.

And for no other reason than it's there - how about another wee look...