JAKE Bugg never thought he would see the Stone Roses play – now he is supporting them.

The singer will open for the Roses ahead of their Glasgow Green gig on Saturday, when the Roses return to where they played one of their greatest gigs, on June 9, 1990. The Manchester masters will be joined by Jake, Primal Scream and the View.

And Jake, who has rocketed from playing the likes of King Tut's to selling out two nights at the O2 Academy later this year, can't wait to soak it all up.

"The Stone Roses are iconic and people like me never thought we would see them live," he says.

"I saw them do a wee show in London and that was a very intimate gig, so seeing them in a big space will be cool.

"I got into them when I was about 14 or 15. For me, they were doing it before I was even born, but they have certainly been an influence on me, even though it might not show in my music.

"They have just got great songs and are all brilliant players."

The 19-year-old is enjoying his own rise to fame. Last year's self-titled album topped the charts and was full of songs rich in melody and wit.

He's not resting on his heels, though – by the time the singer heads back to Glasgow on October 31 he is hoping to have another album out.

Jake's next record is likely to feature some changes in style though, as his writing will reflect the twists and turns his life has taken over the past year.

"I can't still be singing about standing in car parks and hanging about smoking when I'm doing shows in Ibiza," he explains. "For me to still sing about the same things as before would be dishonest, I have to use what I have learned and give people an insight into what it is really about with me.

"There will be people who still want more of the same, but if you want songs like the first record then buy that record."

There is a busy summer lined up for him, including a stop at next month's T In The Park, where he wowed crowds last year.

The singer admits he hates the normal festival experience – but T is the exception to the rule.

"I don't enjoy the rain, I don't enjoy the mud and festivals are just full of bands giving each other dirty looks," he says.

"It's not really for me, I'm happy to just find a corner and chill. But T was brilliant, even though it was raining. It was the first time I had ever seen that many people singing my songs back.

"It was quite overwhelming, a bloke was trying to get on stage, someone was crying their eyes out, I wasn't sure what was going on.

"It was like a stepping stone, like a sign things were actually going somewhere."

Now Jake is trying to keep his feet on the ground. "When I was younger I dreamed of doing this so much that when it became a reality it didn't seem that strange.

"I'd ran it through my head so many times although I never thought it would actually come true."

n The Stone Roses, Glasgow Green, Saturday, sold out and Jake Bugg, O2 Academy, October 31 and November 1, sold out.