The musician was plucked from a hotel bar in Glasgow shortly after Murs was forced to cancel his support act at the OVO Hydro on Friday because of transportation problems. Impressed with his vocals, King recommended to his friend and Take That frontman Gary Barlow that Rooney could fill the slot, the Daily Record reported. Rooney later shared a series of images and videos of him performing on stage to his Instagram Story, describing it as a “crazy night”. On Friday, Murs apologised for cancelling his performance at short notice after he had had flight issues all day. Murs later said: “Honestly, you couldn’t write this day.
