Adam Ant stormed off the stage in a huff at Fat Sam’s in Dundee, despite the crowd chanting for a third encore.
The 80s icon had been booed by the crowd after he wore an English kilt, but seemed to take the good-natured boos in good humour at first, pointing out his Scottish roots and telling the crowd he was descended from the McLean clan.
His mood quickly turned to fury as he told the crowd, “Boo me you must be joking,” before launching into Physical (You’re So), spitting, swearing and gesturing as he continued to be heckled by a couple of fans.
He then threw down his guitar, knocked over a mic stand and gave a final angry gesture to the 400-strong crowd before storming off, leaving his band members to complete the number.
It was a disappointing end to what had been a great show by the 56-year-old, who still looks the part and still managed a near two-hour set including hits like Goody Two Shoes, Stand And Deliver, Dog Eat Dog and Kings Of The Wild Frontier, bringing huge cheers and two encores. He even managed to pull off a riotous cover of Village People’s YMCA, changing the words to ANTS, a reference to his band.
The problems only began when he walked onto the stage for the second encore wearing a kilt that had the St George’s Cross on it.
The crowd booed the English flag but the vast majority of the audience had big smiles on their faces and cheered when he told them of his Scottish roots.
He sang the “appropriate” song No Fun but then, as he prepared to go into Physical, he shouted back at the hecklers and got more and more angry before storming off.
The crowd cheered for a third encore, hoping for the only hit still to come, Prince Charming, but Adam Ant had left the building.
A Fat Sam’s spokesman said Adam played a “fantastic set and went well beyond his time.”
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