Glasvegas Talk About Singer Disappearance

Scottish gloom-rockers Glasvegas have spoken about lead singer James Allan's disappearance on the eve of the Mercury Music Prize.

Glasvegas returned home recently for a secret show in Glasgow. Performing a stripped down set in a vintage clothes shop the band seemed on good form - however within days singer James Allan did a vanishing act.

Left to travel to the Mercury Music Prize as a three piece, Glasvegas were the only act who were unable to perform live at the glitzy event. Speaking to press, guitarist Rab Allan revealed that their singer was missing.

Glasvegas had received no contact from James Allan for almost a week, with the guitarist appealing for the singer to get in touch.

The band were re-united on Friday (September 11th) with Glasvegas set to start a lengthy tour of the United States. Supporting Kings Of Leon, the new dates see the Scottish rockers playing some of their biggest American dates yet.

In a new interview Rab Allan claimed that the group's singer couldn't be contacted as he doesn't own a mobile phone. "The only way we could get in touch with him was by e-mail," he said. "I knew he was okay, but everyone else seemed a little bit worried. I think the record company (was) pretty worried.

"He has (a cell phone) now, yes. We got him one on his glorious return, so he now has a phone."

Glasvegas were re-united in Boston, where they played the opening night of the Kings Of Leon tour. "We flew into Boston and then he got the train from New York up to Boston and met us," said the band's guitarist.

"We went and had some food. We asked him if he was okay. We asked him if he wanted to talk about anything. Everything was fine, and we (decided to) put it behind us and move on."

Speaking to Spinnermusic, Rab Allan claimed the singer was under no pressure to talk about why he disappeared. "He's quite a creative person," the guitarist added. "He's quite a private person as well, so I think when he wants to talk, he will talk."