Marc Almond left embarrassed after missing Donovan gig
Marc Almond was left embarrassed after he headed to see hippy icon Donovan and ended up attending a classical concert instead.
The Tainted Love singer is a big fan of the Mellow Yellow star and bought a ticket to see him last month at London's Royal Albert Hall.
He was stunned when he arrived to see an audience of elderly couples in smart evening attire and soon realised that he had missed the gig by a day after mixing up the dates.
The Soft Cell frontman tells Mojo magazine: "(I had) a recent senior moment. I'm a big Donovan fan and when I saw he was performing Sunshine Superman at the Albert Hall I bought a ticket. On the day, I played the album, got a bit hippied up and went along.
"Wondered why all Donovan's fans all looked so old and suited and why there were so many music stands on-stage. Gradually dawned on me something was wrong, checked my ticket... it was the previous night. Edged my way out feeling and looking a f**king idiot."
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