Gary Glitter Is Back

Infamous glam rocker Gary Glitter has announced a comeback tour – via Twitter.

Gary Glitter took to Twitter using the handle @OfficialGlitter to announce his comeback tour to the UK. He has already amassed over 7,000 followers and promises more details to come soon. He claims to be a changed man and wants everybody to know that he’s now focused on his music, tour and autobiography.

@OfficialGlitter
Gary GlitterLet ye without sin cast the first stone. My past is behind me now, I want to focus on my tour, remastered album and music. #GlitterTour 4 minutes ago via web · powered by @socialditto

As most people know, Glitter was charged with possession of child pornography in 1997 and then being listed as a sex offender in the UK in 1999 after downloading more images. He was arrested and charged with child molestation in Vietnam in 2005. He returned to the UK in 2008.

With this checkered past, the Twitter reaction to the tour was already set to be a ride. Let’s see, shall we:

@profanityswan
Andy DawsonGary Glitter is on here? *reaches for popcorn* 5 hours ago via TweetDeck · powered by @socialditto

@grantapp
Grant AI’m not surprised Gary Glitter is all over Twitter, after all Twitter is only 6 years old. 3 hours ago via Echofon · powered by @socialditto

@Markkisonfire
Sherlock HolmesGary Glitter has twitter? Watch out beliebers lol 12 minutes ago via Echofon · powered by @socialditto

@mrstevenallen
Steve N AllenAnd now people are saying #GetGlitterOffTwitter. No. We should get Gary Glitter on Foursqare. We want to know where he is at all times. 2 hours ago via web · powered by @socialditto

@_vickypollard_
Vicky Pollardomg Gary Glitter has twitter, he was my childhood hero, he came and visited me when i was in hospital as a kid, i was touched 3 hours ago via web · powered by @socialditto

@richardarnatt
RichGary Glitter has joined Twitter, presumably to show he’s still down with the kids. Wait. No. Forget I said anything! 4 hours ago via TweetDeck · powered by @socialditto