Singer Marilyn Childs Duncan revealed she was asked to play at the Clutha Vaults on Friday but turned down the offer because it clashed with another booking.
And she told The Sunday Post: “Thank God I had to turn down the gig I may not be alive today if I hadn’t.”
The entertainer, who has sung for Sir Paul McCartney, admitted that she’d normally have jumped at the chance to perform at the popular Glasgow landmark.
She added: “Everyone wants to appear there.”
“It’s a very popular venue for acts because the place is usually packed at the weekend.
Having already agreed to play at a wedding, she was forced to refuse the Clutha booking.
But Marilyn, of Dollar, Clackmannanshire, admitted if both calls had come on the same day she would have chosen the popular Glasgow pub “with no hesitation at all”.
The Clutha, a favourite with Billy Connolly, is one of Glasgow’s oldest pubs, first opening its doors next to the River Clyde in 1819 just four years after the battle of Waterloo.
Marilyn added: “The place would have been packed on Friday with standing room only.
“Within minutes of the news coming through my phone began ringing with friends wanting to know if I was OK.
“There are times in life when you realise how lucky you are to be here and my heart goes out to the families of those who have died in the disaster.”
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