Cheers! Scotland’s Tartan Army drink Boston dry ahead of first World Cup match as celebs Gerard Butler, Martin Compston and Richard Gadd lead pre-match celebrations

Tartan Army fans got Boston dry drunk ahead of Scotland’s first World Cup match in 28 years, while celebrities including Gerard Butler flocked to the city ahead of the match.

The Scots flock crossed the Atlantic to attend the team’s opening match against Haiti on Saturday evening, but it appears they have depleted the city’s booze supply in the ongoing pre-match festivities.

A man who wrote to X posted a message from a friend in Boston who said he had heard a bar owner tell the staff there was a beer shortage; This led to the venue ordering more to keep its Scottish visitors refreshed.

He said: ‘Friend is in Boston for the World Cup with her Scottish husband and the Tartan Army is drinking the city neat because it looks like: “Pub owner talking to staff: We don’t have enough beer, we’re running out. I need to order more”.’

The city’s drought comes just days after planes traveling from Scotland to the Massachusetts capital were reported to have ‘run out of beer’ during the journey from Tartan Army fans.

While NBC correspondent Brianna Borghi was at Boston’s Logan International Airport to cover the Scots’ arrival, she was told that beer supplies on an incoming flight were nearly empty.

He said: ‘Scots fans are coming to Logan Airport and getting this. They told us they ran out of beer on their plane, so you know they’re not messing around.’

The exhaustion did not dampen the city’s festivities as famous Scottish faces including Gerard Butler, Martin Compston and Richard Gadd showed their support for the team’s first World Cup appearance in almost three decades.

Martin Compston and broadcaster Gordon Smart attended the dinner and the pair wore Scotland football jerseys.

Richard Gadd, star of Netflix’s Baby Reindeer, wore traditional Scottish dress, including a plaid skirt and black sporran

Celebrities flocked to the US city for a Scottish Night in Boston Gala ahead of Saturday’s match, which kicks off at 9pm or 2am BST on Friday.

Joined by the country’s First Minister John Swinney, the Scots were greeted by a traditional piper as they posed for photos when they arrived at the Royale venue in Boston.

Butler, star of historical action movie 300, wore a kilt and Tartan Army jersey as she entered the event, giving a cheerful thumbs up to waiting cameras.

Former footballer-turned-actor Compston, who recently appeared on ITV’s Red Eye, followed suit by playing for Scotland alongside Edinburgh-born broadcaster Gordon Smart.

Gadd, the comedian who rose to fame with Netflix’s Baby Reindeer, was all smiles as he headed to dinner, opting to wear traditional Scottish dress, including a plaid skirt and black sporran.

The gala was also attended by some of Scotland’s most prominent sports stars, including footballers James McFadden and Darren Fletcher, as well as Scottish FA chairman Mike Mulraney, who was captured in footage arriving in a tartan-covered car.

Scottish Premier League chief executive Neil Doncaster was also seen attending the dinner, as was former rugby player and head coach of the Scotland national rugby team Gregor Townsend.

The Tartan Army will face Haiti at Boston’s Gillette Stadium in what will be the Caribbean nation’s first World Cup match in its history and Scotland’s first World Cup match in 28 years.

Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney also crossed the Atlantic ahead of the Tartan Army match

Earlier this week, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay also marked the momentous occasion by visiting Steve Clarke’s team at their training ground in Boston.

Speaking to The Sun about the ‘exciting’ visit, Ramsay said he wished each team member good luck and also asked the men if they could dine at his exclusive London restaurant Lucky Cat if they were victorious on Saturday night.

Ramsay said: ‘Yes, very good luck to the boys. This has been a long time coming and it’s great to see you on the world stage again and making your mark in this field.

‘Honestly, I’ve looked at them all. So they were also asking if they could get a table at Lucky Cat in Bishopsgate because they had just seen the documentary on Netflix.

‘I say, win the damn game, I’ll give you a table, okay?!’

Ramsay was also filmed on the team’s Instagram account, where he was presented with a special Scotland jersey with the number 26 printed on the back by team captain Andy Robertson.

Hundreds of Tartan Army fans who descended on Boston before the game showed similar enthusiasm.

The city’s pubs are draped in Scotland’s national Saltire flag, and a giant flag displaying the slogan “The Party is Back” is displayed outside Scottish pub The Haven.

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay marked the momentous occasion by visiting Steve Clarke’s team at their training ground in Boston.

A large number of Tartan Army fans stormed the Massachusetts capital before the match

Tartan Army supporters went viral after they were caught playing bagpipes outside an Airbnb

A group of supporters went viral on social media after they were spotted playing bagpipes outside the Airbnb where they were staying, also decorated with Scottish flags.

Documenting the incident at X, Mass General Brigham communications officer Mike Morrison wrote: ‘The Scots arrived at the Airbnb across the street in the middle of the night. Going out at 6:30 in the morning and playing the pipe. So it begins…’

The Tartan Army’s plans for traveling to and from the games are equally joyous.

More than 1,000 fans are expected to arrive at ‘Boston Stadium’ in Foxborough, using a fleet of yellow school buses.

Tartan Army fan Gregor Cowan detailed the plan to Boston.com in May.

He said: ‘Size-wise, I don’t know what they’re like inside.

‘Perhaps a few Scots trying to keep their knees away from others. But it will definitely be okay; We have enough beer.

‘I don’t think we’ll even realize we’re on these school buses.’