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‘Meet me in the pub tonight’: Ed Sheeran plays surprise St. Patrick’s Day show in Boston

"It’s okay to admit you like this song today bruh."

Ed Sheeran delighted St. Patrick’s Day revelers at a Boston pub Monday night with a surprise show. 

Video posted on Instagram shows the singer arriving for his set at The Dubliner wearing a Celtics jersey. Earlier in the evening, he teased an appearance in Boston in an Instagram story. 

“Meet me in the pub tonight,” he wrote, tagging his location in Boston. 

He accompanied the photo with his song “Galway Girl,” writing “(It’s okay to admit you like this song today bruh).” 

“Galway Girl” was among the songs Sheeran performed at The Dubliner, according to posts on social media. The singer also treated attendees in the packed pub to “Nancy Mulligan,” “Shivers,”“Perfect,” and “Don’t.”

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Dialynn Dwyer is a reporter and editor at Boston.com, covering breaking and local news across Boston and New England.

 

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