Hollywood legend Morgan Freeman made a surprise visit at a Dublin pub during his trip to Ireland over the weekend.
The Bridge 1859 in Ballsbridge, south Dublin, was astonished to see Freeman enter for a drink on Sunday night after MCing an event at UCD.
The bar shared a photo on social media with the caption, “Great to see Morgan Freeman pop into The Bridge 1859 last night while enjoying his time in Dublin for the UCD Festival.”
As part of the UCD Festival, Freeman travelled to Dublin to host a special performance by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra titled The Delta Blues Project.
The Shawshank Redemption star is co-founder and co-owner of Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale Mississippi, which is considered the #1 Blues Club in the world. He described the project as a “treat for all of us”.
He said: “My love of music doesn’t start and end with the blues. I also love the symphony. The talent of amazing musicians and the immersive nature that grabs you, and pulls you right in.
“So we had an idea at Ground Zero, ‘why not take the best of Delta Blues and combine it with a musical experience provided by a world class symphony’. So we did it, and this is it, the symphonic blues experience.”