--- description: The bar ended up having to call the police for extra security title: Justin Bieber Surprises Bar by Playing with Indiana Band image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Justin Bieber Surprises Indiana Bar by Playing the Drums with Local Cover Band by [Tara Fowler / People](/author/people/) ## Tara Fowler / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 7, 2015 2:57 PM CUT by [Tara Fowler / People](/author/people/) ## Tara Fowler / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 7, 2015 2:57 PM CUT Patrons at an Indiana bar got a special treat on Friday when [Justin Bieber](http://www.people.com/people/justin%5Fbieber "undefined") played a drum set at The Venue, a popular bar and music spot in Angola. The 21-year-old joined Bonafide, the cover band scheduled to play, on stage, taking a turn on the drums and posing for photos with the astonished band members. “He came up and asked if he could play them,” one band member, Heidi Herber, told [WANE](http://wane.com/2015/09/05/bieber-fever-in-angola-pop-star-sighted-at-bar/ "undefined"). She added: “He just looked like a normal kid in the bar, except for the hat and hoodie. We had no idea \[he was going to be there\], in fact, he was one of the first people in bar.” Bieber was just playing an arcade game when someone finally recognized him. That’s when things descended into utter chaos. “It was a social media frenzy. The phones started to come out,” Herber said. “Social media is extremely powerful.” > [](https://twitter.com/TheVenueAngola/status/640002910697431040) > [](https://twitter.com/Nick%5FDeCantis/status/640028853927288832) > [](https://twitter.com/becca%5Fpatton/status/640022626610618368) > [](https://twitter.com/JBCrewdotcom/status/640008031997173760) The bar ended up having to call the police for extra security. But it was good news for Bonafide, who saw their biggest turnout yet and ended up thanking Bieber for bringing all the people into the bar. According to reports, Bieber was in the area visiting a friend. Bieber’s new album will be released on Nov. 13. [_This article originally appeared on People.com_](http://www.people.com/article/justin-bieber-surprises-indiana-bar-playing-drums-video "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4024381/justin-bieber-indiana-bar/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4024381/justin-bieber-indiana-bar/"},"headline":"Justin Bieber Surprises Indiana Bar by Playing the Drums with Local Cover Band","datePublished":"2015-09-07T14:57:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T10:44:12.987Z","description":"The bar ended up having to call the police for extra security","url":"https://time.com/4024381/justin-bieber-indiana-bar/","keywords":["Music","Justin Bieber","celebrity","Indiana"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tara Fowler / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4024381/justin-bieber-indiana-bar/","name":"Justin Bieber Surprises Indiana Bar by Playing the Drums with Local Cover Band"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Giorgio Moroder Describes the Perfect Pop Dance Song","description":"At the age of 74, electronic music producer Giorgio Moroder is releasing his first album in three decades.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/J4PWndMR/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-02-06T22:07:47.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/J4PWndMR.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4024381/justin-bieber-indiana-bar/","duration":"PT1M15S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4024381/justin-bieber-indiana-bar/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```