My man didn’t come to Nashville for a concert, he’s just here to party with his boys for St. Patrick’s Day and listen to a cover band play “Sweet Home Alabama.”
You never really know what – or who – you’re going to see when you go out in Nashville. Of course a lot of people come to Music City thinking that they’re going to see celebrities everywhere they go, and that’s not exactly the case, but it’s also not entirely uncommon to see a country singer in the wild when you’re out and about.
Especially with all of the artists who have their own bars on Broadway these days, there’s always a decent chance that somebody makes a surprise appearance at their bar or just shows up to hang out. Kid Rock is a frequent guest at his bar, Jelly Roll has made a few appearances at his new bar since it opened, and of course Morgan Wallen has been arrested at multiple bars in downtown Nashville…
And Tootsie’s is another bar on Broadway that seems to be a popular spot for artists to show up and hop on stage for an impromptu performance.
Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge obviously has quite the storied history in country music. The famous purple bar used to frequently serve as watering hole for artists who were playing the Grand Ole Opry when they would sneak out of the Ryman Auditorium between shows and walk across the alley into the back door of Tootsie’s. And it still serves as a must-stop for many artists – including Ed Sheeran.
The British pop star made a surprise appearance on Broadway this weekend, stopping into Tootsie’s and hopping on stage (in his pink cowboy hat) to perform a couple songs. And while most of the crowd was pretty pumped to see the superstar singing in the bar, Sheeran shared videos of one guy who seemed…well, less than impressed.
Sheeran poked fun at the guy’s complete lack of interest, asking if he finally won him over when the guy was spotted singing along to the pop star’s “Thinking Out Loud.”
@edsheeran Back in Nashville for the day, not everyone was happy about it to begin with
But in another video that Sheeran shared, the guy could be spotted looking equally uninterested as Sheeran was singing while standing on the bar directly in front of him.
@edhq The bar staff: 👁️👄👁️ #edsheeran #edhq
The guy looked annoyed that he had to move his beer off the bar as Ed Sheeran walked by him, so it doesn’t seem like he was as starstruck as everybody else in Tootsie’s. He’s dressed in his green so it looks like he was just out trying to enjoy St. Patrick’s Day weekend with his boys when his party got crashed by one of the biggest stars in the world.
Don’t you hate it when that happens?
In all seriousness though, it’s gotta be pretty cool to catch a popup show from Sheeran at such a historic place like Tootsie’s. Sure, he may not be your speed, especially if you came to Nashville to hear country music. But at least you got a cool story to tell from your trip to Music City.