James Allan (born 21 September 1979) is the lead singer and guitarist of the Scottish rock band Glasvegas, and a former footballer.

[citation needed] Allan played as a winger for Falkirk, Cowdenbeath, East Fife, Queen's Park, Gretna, Stirling Albion and Dumbarton,[4] making 116 appearances in the Scottish Football League.

After touring Scotland for several years Glasvegas released four singles, before eventually being signed to Columbia.

[7] However, he made a call to the band's manager on 9 September 2009 that he was safe and well in New York,[8] where Glasvegas were about to embark upon a US tour supporting Kings of Leon.

It is thought that the lack of communication sourced from Allan being without a mobile phone for six months, according to bandmates.