PUB-GOERS SNOWBOUND IN A BAR FOR FOUR DAYS

The Tan Hill Inn, a hillside pub in Yorkshire, England, hosted an Oasis tribute band last Friday night. Unbeknownst to dozens of pubgoers, as the night went on, piles of snow as high as one metre blocked the pub’s exits, leading them to be trapped inside for four consecutive days.

Once NOASIS, the tribute band, finished their set, local authorities advised against returning home as it was unsafe to drive under dangerous conditions, said the inn’s general manager Nicola Townsend to the New York Times. More than 50 patrons, the band members, and seven employees had spent the first night huddled around a warm fire drinking cold beers, ending the night by either sprawling across makeshift beds or cozying up in one of the inn’s rooms.

They woke up the following morning hoping to go back home. However, conditions did not improve.

“We’re all sleeping down here again tonight. Nobody else is going anywhere now,” Townsend told Sky News on Sunday. “We’re just going to make sure everybody is safe.”

Added NOASIS on its Facebook page, “We’re very sorry to announce that we are stranded in Yorkshire, snowed in at the venue after last night’s gig at The Tan Hill Inn.” The inn updated concerned residents through playful Facebook posts showing photos of guests playing pub quizzes, eating roasts, watching movies, singing karaoke, and sleeping on the floor.