Ed Sheeran stunned pub-goers when he turned up at an inner city Birmingham boozer and started pulling pints and having a sing-a-long with customers. The 31-year-old singer left revellers gobsmacked when he appeared without any security at The Roost in Small Heath, Birmingham, on Sunday (April 10).
Punters said Ed happily joined in a game of pool as he mingled with the crowds and enjoyed a pint with rapper pal Jaykae. Mobile phone footage shows the Shape Of You star clutching a beer and enjoying a singalong around the pool table to No Games by Serani.
He can also be seen pulling pints behind the bar wearing a North Face jacket and joking with the manager: "You're paying me." Pub manager Ian Connors, 39, a dad-of-two from Small Heath, who runs the bar, which is a favourite haunt for Birmingham City FC fans, said: "It was a bit crazy.
"He is good pals with the Birmingham rapper Jaykae who sometimes comes in here and he called me up and said can I bring someone along. We were having a pool tournament last night and we had a DJ on so it was pretty busy and I said of course bring whoever you like.
"All of a sudden, this guy walks in and everybody starts going 'Is that Ed Sheeran?' We were thinking 'surely not'. We couldn't understand what a megastar like him would be doing in a pub in Small Heath.
"But he was brilliant, really laid back and he mingled with customers. He was just a gentleman. Really down-to-earth and was having a good laugh.
"You can see in the footage he was having a brilliant time, he even had a game of pool and then I invited him behind the bar. I just asked if he wanted a go and he started pulling a Carling. It was completely surreal.
"He even joked that he wasn't working for free and I had to pay him. He stayed for a while and everybody had a brilliant night having pictures taken with him but to join in a sing-a-long with Ed Sheeran is something I never thought I'd say.
"I've spoken to Jaykae to check they were happy with us sharing the videos because they turned up with no security. He checked with Ed and they were fine with it, so it shows what type of man he is that he's happy to give our little pub in Brum some publicity.
"We're still in a bit of shock to be honest, this is the last place you'd expect him to turn up. But he was fantastic with everybody and it was night everyone will certainly remember."
