Ed Sheeran walked into an Irish pub and things escalated quickly
Ed Sheeran popped into an Irish pub called O'Connor's in Galway, but not for a casual pint.
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Locals who showed up at the pub for their usual Tuesday evening tipple would have been surprised to see its doors closed to the public. Sheeran was there to film his latest music video for — you guessed it — "Galway Girl."
We were going for a pint in O'Connors but some lad @edsheeran is holding up the pub. #sheeranout #galway #galway pic.twitter.com/ehGKN0DylC
— Rofi James (@Rofi_James) April 11, 2017
Hundreds of Sheeran fans flooded the street outside the pub, hoping to catch a glimpse of the singer.
All Ed Sheeran wanted to do was to come up to the gaf and lush a few cans #EdSheeran #Galway #Salthill pic.twitter.com/F9KeT8Lvxc
— Rory O'Brien (@RoryOBrien111) April 11, 2017
Ed Sheeran is in a pub in Galway & the entire city is out singing his songs together in Eyre Square & you'd swear we just won the World Cup
— ÓR (@ONiRuaidh) April 11, 2017
Ed Sheeran going to a pub and leaving out the back door is the most exciting thing that has happened to Galway in a long time
— Laoise Brennan (@BrennanLaoise) April 11, 2017
As he left, Sheeran snapped a picture of his devoted fans and shared it on Instagram.
A post shared by Ed Sheeran (@teddysphotos) on Apr 12, 2017 at 3:02am PDT
Let's hope the music video is worth the hype.