Oasis cover band entertains visitors stranded at UK pub


Visitors flocked to the Tan Hill Inn pub in Yorkshire, England, on Friday to hear a performance from Noasis, a cover band of the popular rock band Oasis.

It ended up being three-night stand with the band, as the musicians and patrons were stranded at the bar until Monday amid a massive snowstorm, according to The New York Times.

When the group finished its Friday night set, the pub was notified by local authorities that it was not safe for people to drive home, leaving them trapped at the bar for what would end up being three nights, the pub's general manager, Nicola Townsend, told the Times.

Power lines also fell amid the storm, blocking roads, according to NBC News.

Customers, band members and seven employees of the Tan Hill Inn slept in rooms, on couches and on the floor of the bar, according to NBC News.

The group of roughly 50 individuals, which had dwindled from an initial 61, was finally allowed to disperse Monday morning after a snowplow came through the area, according to Townsend.

The bar wrote on Facebook on Monday that it had given a "fond farewell to our previously stranded guests."

Noasis announced on Facebook om Monday that it had "left the building." The group thanked individuals at the pub for their "camaraderie" and Townsend and the other staff for "looking after all of us."

"If we've forgotten anyone then a big thank you to you too! It's been emotional!" the group added.

The band was forced to cancel a performance it had scheduled elsewhere Saturday night. The group wrote on Facebook that it had "no way of making it" to their performance in Braintree, Essex, that night.

Those trapped in the bar took pub quizzes, watched movies and sang karaoke, according to Townsend. They were also reportedly given plenty of food.

"Lots of Oasis at the moment," the general manager said on Sunday, according to the Times. Some customers at the pub reportedly started calling the cover band "Snowasis," and the group even shared a photo on Facebook with that name.

The winter storm slammed Britain, leaving at least three people dead from separate incidents, according to the Times. It also reportedly caused thousands of people to lose power.

Britain's national weather service, known as the Met Office, named the storm Arwen.