Actual Tony Hawk gatecrashes East London pub to sing with Tony Hawk cover band

Hawk turned up at Signature Brew in Haggerston to support The 900

Legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk rocked up to an East London pub to perform with a Tony Hawk cover band, much to the surprise and delight of the punters in attendance. The 54-year-old American turned up at Signature Brew in Haggerston to support The 900 at their gig on Saturday night. As reported by the Metro, the band pride themselves on being the 'UK’s first and only Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater cover band'. They were performing songs from the iconic Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater video game. https://twitter.com/IsabelDavies_/status/1553488695558393856  

"Thank you for having such a reverence for [the games]," Hawk told the crowd in one video shared on social media.

The 900 revealed that the skateboarder's appearance had been planned for several weeks, but that they were keeping it as a secret for the crowd. Speaking to Metro.co.uk, the band said: "The whole night was unreal, meeting Tony was a dream come true for all of us. Responding to a video on Twitter, Hawk wrote: "Looking older all the time, feeling younger in my mind…" https://twitter.com/tonyhawk/status/1553490044974837761 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater was released for PlayStation in 1999 and, so far, the series has included a total of 20 games.