IPSWICH, MASS. (WHDH) – Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is set to host a pop-up pub in Ipswich Friday night, and fans are lining up for the limited-time experience.
The town of Ipswich was on “Sheeran watch,” waiting for the English star to arrive on scene. Fans had been lining up outside The Old Phone Pub since 5 a.m., hoping to catch a glimpse of Sheeran — or a selfie, if they’re lucky — outside.
Sheeran’s team built the pop-up pub to film a video for his new song called “Old Phone.” Tickets were given to a handful of fans this week.
“I think Massachusetts as a place in general is really, really beautiful, but we wanted to shoot this video — I come from Ipswich in England, and we wanted to do the video over here because I really enjoy Massachusetts,” Sheeran said to a 7News reporter.
To snag a ticket, you had to submit an old image, text, or video from your phone to a special phone number — and they might be used in Sheeran’s music video.
“My dad passed away on March 2, and I didn’t know about this contest at all, and I’ve been having a really tough time with it and yesterday, I got a random text message, and it was the ticket,” said Chelsea Moriarty.
Cheers erupted as Sheeran greeted the crowd in front of the pop-up and throughout the town.
“I’m like, I’m going to see if I can get a selfie. [My daughter] goes, ‘No you’re not going to.’ I said, ‘Yes, I will,’ and I did,” said Deborah Deberardinis.
The pub is a working restaurant and bar, and Danielle Murphy was the first person in line Friday.
“There’s been lots of rumors flying, so a couple of different scenarios, but possibly a meet-and-greet, I heard, or maybe they’re filming a video. I’m not sure, I’m just here for some fun,” Murphy said.
Fans will be able to snack on burgers and roast beef sandwiches, and grab a pint of Guinness, along with other fare.
“We’re hoping that we can either just see him, hear him, go and just be a part of it,”…