With a few days to kill before his next show Sunday night in Ottawa, Frank Turner spent Friday night performing an intimate solo set at McGreevy’s Pub on Boylston Street in Boston. The English folk/punk songwriter said he was in town “to pick up equipment and beat jetlag for a couple of days,” and ended up treating a crowd of 300 or so fans to tunes at the bar owned by Ken Casey of Dropkick Murphys.
“There’s only really one place to go drinking in Boston for me and my crew… @McGreevysBoston,” Turner tweeted out earlier on Friday, before officially announcing the gig on social media around 6 p.m. EST. It looks like some tweets back-and-forth between Turner and Casey helped inspire the impromptu gig.
Here’s a look at the scene from those who were there…
@frankturner rules pic.twitter.com/dglthY2Sc0
— Nuf Ced McGreevy (@McGreevysBoston) March 7, 2015
To say we're lucky is an understatement. Thank you @frankturner for starting our favorite month off like this. pic.twitter.com/CwsYtTHYCS
— Nuf Ced McGreevy (@McGreevysBoston) March 7, 2015
me and my boy frank turner pic.twitter.com/50YDk35nYU
— harry hart trash (@greyjoies) March 7, 2015
Every good picture I have of Frank Turner from tonight is of him drinking. pic.twitter.com/CgHRHUKVVB
— Rosetta DePaul (@rosettamarie_) March 7, 2015
Holy shit, @frankturner. Thanks for rocking the fuck out with us at @McGreevysBoston. Best. Friday. Ever. pic.twitter.com/MnK9ugGrJV
— Manders (@CallMeDer) March 7, 2015
@frankturner one of my favorite shows. Thx @McGreevysBoston pic.twitter.com/PdzdgNWi09
— Dan Creedon (@DanCreedon1) March 7, 2015
And some testimony…
Tonight is one of those nights that if I ever have kids, they will hear about it over and over again. Thank you, @frankturner
— Caty Bryant (@caty_33rpm) March 7, 2015
Frank Turner covered Thunder Road at McGreevy's tonight and it was amazing!
— Shane Doherty (@shane_doherty) March 7, 2015
Saw @frankturner. Tonight was a success
— Geoffrey (@Ge_offrey) March 7, 2015
I felt like I just had a drunken singalong with a best friend. Amazing experience that I'll cherish for a long time. Cheers, @frankturner.
— Rosetta DePaul (@rosettamarie_) March 7, 2015