A Scottish singer has mentioned he’s “nonetheless on a excessive” after being plucked from obscurity to interchange Olly Murs because the opening act for Take That on the final minute.
Murs was attributable to open for Take That on the OVO Hydro in Glasgow on Friday however needed to pull out after getting caught in London when his flight was cancelled.
The Scottish presenter Ross King was watching Daniel Rooney play on the Radisson resort reverse the world when information broke that Take That had been with out a help act.
Impressed together with his vocals, King advisable Rooney to his buddy and Take That frontman Gary Barlow to fill the slot, the Every day File reported, with solely half-hour to get to the venue.
Rooney later shared a sequence of photographs and movies of him acting on stage earlier than 14,000 followers on Instagram , describing it as a “loopy night time”.
“Hardly slept, nonetheless on a excessive from final night time,” he added.
“Thanks for everybody’s pretty messages in regards to the gig and all of the help up to now.”
He additionally thanked King for recognizing him on the resort and getting him to the venue, including: “Craziest half-hour ever.”
Rooney added: “Additionally an enormous due to the takethat lads for calming me down earlier than the present and speaking setlist tunes. Absolute legends.”
Barlow praised Rooney for stepping as much as the plate, writing “this younger man saved the day thanks” on Instagram with a photograph of the musician.
Fellow band member Mark Owen additionally gave a “big thanks” to Rooney for serving to them out on the present, which is a part of their This Life tour.
Murs apologised for cancelling his efficiency at quick discover on Friday after experiencing flight points all day.
He mentioned he had been at London Heathrow from 11am however after “a number of delays” and an incident with a cabin crew member the British Airways flight was cancelled.
“So sorry to everybody on the takethat present tonight in Glasgow, sadly I received’t be there,” Murs, 39, mentioned on X.
“Don’t assume I’ve ever missed a gig earlier than, am so aggravated!
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“However am now in a automobile heading up for our six-hour journey for the Saturday and Sunday reveals proper now.”
Murs had been updating followers all through the day on Instagram story, sharing a video from contained in the airplane which was “caught on the runway” earlier than exiting and making an attempt to board one other flight.
“I’m attempting my greatest to get to Glasgow,” he mentioned.
Murs later mentioned: “Truthfully, you couldn’t write this present day.
“One of many cabin crew has fallen over and harm herself … I hope she’s OK, however principally it has additional delayed our flight. So we’re ready for somebody to return in to interchange her.”
Murs described the wait as “so irritating”, earlier than asserting the flight and his present had been cancelled.
“I’m extraordinarily gutted, I don’t assume I’ve ever missed a gig that I can recall, particularly of this magnitude.”
He later shared a video of himself being pushed to Glasgow for his Saturday and Sunday performances.
A British Airways spokesperson mentioned: “We’ve apologised to our prospects for the disruption to their journey plans, which was brought on by a technical difficulty with the plane.”
