Indian restaurant goes viral for ‘mistaking’ lookalike fan for Paul Weller ahead of Wolverhampton gig

An Indian restaurant has gone viral for mistaking a fan for Paul Weller ahead of the musician’s show in Wolverhampton.

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This past Tuesday (October 22) the owners of Khans Restaurant took to their official Facebook page to share a photo they took with a man who looked eerily similar to the singer, songwriter and former frontman of The Jam, while dining at the establishment. Weller was in town for a gig at the Civic Hall that night.

“The legend Paul Weller here dining tonight just before performing at the halls. Such an amazing gentleman. Thank you #paulweller for choosing us for your dining experience,” read the caption of their post.

The news of the alleged musician eating at the Indian restaurant was picked up by the local paper Express & Star but has since been deleted following the realisation that Weller was not the person dining in the establishment.

“That’s not Weller…. It’s Iggy Pop,” wrote one Facebook user in the comments of the post while two others shared: “When you order Paul Weller from Wish” and “Not sure that’s MOD Father to be honest.”

The Facebook group Angry People in Local Newspapers shared the Express & Star‘s post of the article written about Weller allegedly dining at the establishment and captioned it: “Only one massive problem with this story. It’s not Weller – he was down in the Tube station at the time,” in reference to The Jam’s 1978 ‘Down In The Tube Station At Midnight’.

Fans have also taken to the comments of Khans Restaurant’s original post to speculate if their mistaking a customer for Weller was a genuine error or just a marketing scheme to gain press and attention while the musician was in town.

“Khans Restaurant – kudos on your marketing idea, look how many people are talking about it,” commented one user with the owners of the establishment replying with the 100 per cent emoji. Another user shared: “How to get loads of free advertising on national radio stations, TV and social media! Well done!”

In other news, Steve McQueen recently revealed how he persuaded Weller to act in ‘Blitz’, sharing that the musician “was doubtful” about starring in his new World War II drama, but ultimately “trusted” the director.

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