Psychic has everyone giggling as pub shares reason they’ve had to cancel gig

A pub in Northumberland has been forced to reschedule their upcoming psychic medium event – and people can’t stop laughing at the reason why as it was shared online

For years, it’s been the stuff of internet legend – a hypothetical online joke featuring countless mock-up images showing the delicious irony of a psychic medium event being called off due to “unforeseen circumstances”. But now, this long-running gag has seemingly materialised into reality after a Northumberland boozer was regrettably compelled to postpone their scheduled event.

Newcastle local Peter Larsen stumbled upon an Instagram announcement from the Snowy Owl pub in Cramlington and simply couldn’t help himself from sharing the comedy gold online. “It’s happened!” he declared triumphantly on X, posting a screenshot of the establishment’s notice, which genuinely stated: “Due to unforeseen circumstances.”

Between crystal ball emojis, the Snowy Owl elaborated: “Sorry for any inconvenience caused we are having to rearrange our stand up physic night from Monday 6th October. It will now be taken place on Monday 3rd November at 6:30pm.”

The venue also shared contact details for any queries.

One X user couldn’t resist remarking: “They probably should have seen that coming.”Another chimed in: “I’m surprised they didn’t see it coming, does the psychic powers only work sometimes during the day?”

While a third person quipped: “The jokes write themselves!”

Meanwhile, a fourth X user chuckled: “Worst psychic ever!”

The establishment, boasting nearly 1,000 Instagram followers, received similar ribbing directly on their post, with one commenter noting: “Mustn’t be a very good psychic then.”

The Snowy Owl proudly proclaims on its website: “Nestled on the edge of Northumberlandia, The Snowy Owl rests on the site of Plessy North Moor farm. Originally owned by the Ridley family of Blagdon Hall, the building was named The Plessy Farm and has been rebuilt and restored at least three times since its original construction in 1600.

“Our menus are full of hearty favourites and country pub classics, as well as our seasonal dishes, and we’ll be ready with a well-stocked bar, including cask ales, fine wines and British gin to suit very taste – which will taste all the better when enjoyed either in our beautiful gardens or by our crackling log fires.”

The post comes after another planned psychic evening had to be scrapped last December too due to “unforeseen circumstances”, much to the chagrin of ticket holders who quipped that the clairvoyant should have “seen that coming”.

Customers had been eagerly anticipating the event at the Novar Arms in Dingwall, Scotland, which had announced its intention to host a psychic night three months prior. The pub had teamed up with Second Sight, a firm known for supplying “authentic psychics specialising in floor shows and readings”. However, the venue announced in a post on Facebook that the event would be postponed until January.

It read: “Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances, Second Sight have had to postpone the Psychic Night. They are planning on rescheduling the night in January – tickets can be refunded in the bar or carried over to the new dates once the arrangements have been made.”