Watch: Hollywood star Kiefer Sutherland admires Glasgow landmark in city centre
The Hollywood star of Stand By Me, The Lost Boys, A Few Good Men and television series 24 is in Glasgow city centre on a day off from his UK tour. He plays a gig at The Old Fruitmarket tomorrow night.
Kiefer Sutherland is in Glasgow city centre today and posted a video of him admiring the famous traffic cones on the Duke of Wellington statue at Royal Exchange Square. On a day off from his current UK tour, he said: “In Glasgow, for a day off, playing a show tomorrow night. If you actually question whether or not you are in the city, the traffic cones will tell you” before the camera pans to the statue in front of the Gallery of Modern Art.
Hollywood star Sutherland has added an extra dimension to his career in recent years as a singer-songwriter. The star of television series 24 and Netflix drama Designated Survivor is currently on a tour of the UK and Ireland leg will see gigs in Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, Belfast, Dublin, Cardiff, Exeter, Bournemouth, Oxford and Leeds.
His concert in Glasgow will take place tomorrow, Saturday 26 May, at The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, as part of the Love Will Bring You Home tour. The support act is Colin Andrew.
Since Sutherland embarked on a series of live tours with his band, he has been a frequent visitor to Glasgow, describing a 2019 gig at the Queen Margaret Union venue as the “best night of my life.”
His maternal grandfather, Tommy Douglas, the prominent Canadian politician credited with bringing universal healthcare to Canada, was born in Falkirk but moved to Glasgow as a child before the family emigrated.
A successful actor since he appeared in back-to-back hit movies Stand by Me (1986), The Lost Boys (1987) and Young Guns (1988), Kiefer is the son of actors, Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas. He holds dual British-Canadian citizenship and was born in London while his parents were working in the UK. He has stated that his "allegiance is with Scotland" and often highlights his pride in his Scottish heritage.
Another link to Scotland is East Kilbride actor Adam Sinclair, the husband of Kiefer Sutherland’s step-daughter, Michelle Kath.
His tour announcement says: "Kiefer Sutherland is an internationally acclaimed actor, musician, producer, and director whose career has spanned more than four decades in film, television, and music.
"In recent years, he has also established himself as a passionate and authentic singer-songwriter, earning international chart success and selling out venues worldwide.”
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