When (Ryan) Ross left in late 2004, Glasvegas went on a very brief hiatus until Caroline McKay was asked to join the group in early 2005. Although having never played drums before James asked her to be the drummer because she looked "cool". Glasvegas played most of their gigs in and around Scotland through 2005 and 2006 with Caroline performing basic drumming while the more intricate drum parts were taken care of by a drum sample machine on stage operated by Rab. As they played more and more gigs Caroline's skill level increased and Glasvegas became increasingly less reliant on the sample machine. It was in 2006 that Glasvegas first came to the attention of Alan McGee who saw them play third on the bill at the legendary Glasgow venue King Tuts Wah Wah Hut. Since that first gig Alan McGee became (and continues to be) a very passionate and extremely vocal supporter of the band. Due to his support of the band, the press, on occasion, have sometimes mistakenly referenced McGee as the band's manager, which he is not. McGee was also accompanied that night by ex-Libertine Carl Barât who, on the strength of their performance, offered Glasvegas several support slots with his band Dirty Pretty Things throughout 2006.
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