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An Irish pub trolled a bunch of hopeful U2 fans

The fans didn’t find what they’re looking for.

RUMOURS BEGAN CIRCULATING in Boston on Monday that U2 were in town for an extra special secret show at a local bar called The Burren.

Hey, it could have happened. The band are currently in the city doing four nights in the TD Garden arena.

The band also played a surprise gig in the Somerville Theatre in the city back in 2009, so it wasn’t completely out of the question when rumours surfaced that they would be playing in the Irish pub last night.

Twitter account Secret Boston spread the rumour on their social media accounts, and it all went mad from there.

Many weren’t having it at all

But loads of U2 fans showed up to the pub, JUST IN CASE

Clearing things up, the band took to Twitter to confirm that they wouldn’t be showing up

And just before midnight :(

Let down, again.

Written by Nicola Byrne and originally published on DailyEdge.ie 

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    Dec 3rd 2020, 4:54 PM

    Brexit is like a middle-aged man deciding that faraway hills are green, dumping the wife, buying a sports car, getting hair plugs and hanging out in trendy bars trying to crack on to young women.
    The point he’s at now is closing time of the bar in the early hours. The staff are trying to clear up around him as he sways drunkenly from side to side arguing with anyone and everyone.
    At some level he knows that he’s made a colossal mistake. His wife is going to take him to the cleaners, his kids don’t want to see him and all for what?
    To recapture the past?

    At least he has taken back control…

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    Dec 3rd 2020, 5:08 PM

    @Phil O’ Meara: Do middle-aged women ever get to do these things? Seems a bit sexist and very unfair if they don’t…

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    Dec 3rd 2020, 5:25 PM

    @Phil O’ Meara: Well Phil, that’s put me right off dumping the Mrs, buying a sports Car, and getting the noggin done. I’ve been saving up all lockdown for an Audi TT and a trip to Turkey!!

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    Dec 3rd 2020, 5:04 PM

    What’s the point of signing a deal with a party that’s threatening to break a deal if you don’t sign?

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    Dec 3rd 2020, 5:23 PM

    @Mick Tobin: It’s called politics. Countries and alliances break deals, laws and regulations all the time when it’s expedient for them to do so…
    https://reaction.life/the-new-brexit-storm/

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    Dec 3rd 2020, 4:51 PM

    If they knew what they wanted 4.5 years ago we could have been ready by now. Britain still waiving the rules and messing it up for everyone.

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    Dec 3rd 2020, 5:17 PM

    @Paul Furey: a former imperial power unable to accept their place in 21st century world order, embarrassing themselves every step of the way.

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    Dec 3rd 2020, 5:53 PM

    @How is it only Wednesday?: very true! And the amount of misguided nostalgia that was sold to your average brexiteer…..and they swallowed every single word. They get what they deserve.

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    Dec 3rd 2020, 5:10 PM

    Throw them out on their ear, the arrogance is off the charts with them, a couple of months of Brexit reality and a collapsing economy should humble them

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    Dec 3rd 2020, 6:43 PM

    Wonder why the UK decided to fast track the Covid vaccine yesterday, are they looking for cover so they can go ahead with these 2 bills and breach the Northern Irish protocol…wouldn’t be surprised.
    If so the talks will be in crisis, and we’re really looking at no deal, the EU won’t deal with them any longer – trust and goodwill will be completely gone.
    The unfortunate thing is that we’ll be caught in the crossfire

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    Dec 3rd 2020, 8:03 PM

    This bill is a threat to EU negotiators. Give us what we want , on our terms , or you’ll be sorry. The Brexit eers(tories) believe that if they take it to the wire the EU side will crack.A bit of old divide and conquer technique. It always worked swimmingly back in the good old days of the empire, old boy.

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    Dec 4th 2020, 12:54 AM

    Wanna have hot-lovin’ conversations? You’re on the right way! – chatie.club/xxx

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