Staff at a music shop in Belfast were left stunned when rock royalty called in on Tuesday.
Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant popped into Matchett's Music on Wellington Place before performing to a sold out crowd at the Ulster Hall later that evening.
The 74-year-old stopped by to buy a harmonica.
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Matchett's Music shared a photo on their Facebook page showing the singer posing with a member of staff. It was captioned: "When Robert Plant comes in for a harmonica..."
It has since been liked and shared hundreds of times across social media.
Owner of Matchett's Music, Tamara Jackson, said Plant was an "absolute gentleman" who had "plenty of time for everyone who was in the shop."
She added: "We even got a sneak peek of the rehearsal in our acoustic room. (No Stairway!)"
Robert Plant was playing at the Ulster Hall that night as part of musical collective Saving Grace. Debuting in 2019, the group features Plant alongside Suzi Dian (vocals), Oli Jefferson (percussion), Tony Kelsey (mandolin, baritone, acoustic guitar), and Matt Worley (banjo, acoustic, baritone guitars, cuatro).
One of their first shows together was in Ireland in 2019, when they performed in the intimate surroundings of St Nicholas' Church as part of the Galway International Arts Festival.
Robert Plant last played at Belfast's Ulster Hall in 2017. Previously, as part of Led Zeppelin, the group famously first performed their classic track Stairway to Heaven at the venue in 1971.
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