Wetherspoon to make major change at hundreds of pubs next week that will delight sports fans

Popular pub chain Wetherspoon has made a big move this summer that millions of punters up and down the country will love.

The popular British chain of lovable pubs with affordable food and drink is known for raking in numerous customers after work, on the weekends and during bank hols.

This might be because of its generous food portions and cheap bevs, or maybe it's because one is near you but regardless, the number of customers this summer is set to increase sharply after the pub announced some big news.

The pub chain has announced a big change. (Dave Rushen/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Spoons is a go-to for many Brits, and hundreds of its pubs will undergo some changes in late July to the delight of sports fans in particular.

England fans across the nation enjoyed the fact that several of the chain's pubs showed the Euro 2024 games, as they don't usually show football throughout the season.

It was a welcome change for fans, who saw the Three Lions battle all the way to the final against Spain, where they sadly lost 2-1 to a Mikel Oyarzabal winner.

But it looks like it's not over yet, as the majority of Spoons' 800+ pubs across the country will continue to show sports this summer, except it will be switching from the Euros to the Olympics.

The 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony will officially take place on the evening of Friday 26 July, though sports like football and archery will begin a day or two earlier to accommodate the busy schedule.

The games will run until Sunday 11 August, when the closing ceremony will take place and every country can count how many medals they've taken home.

The Olympics are taking place in Paris this year, and you can view it all at (almost) all of Spoons' pubs. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Labelled as a 'summer of sport', Spoons confirmed that it will continue to show the events in most of its pubs.

All 329 Olympic events will be broadcast live across BBC One and Two, as well as iPlayer.

However, 17 of the chain's pubs will not have screens this summer and therefore won't be showing any events, so it's worth noting if it's the one closest to you:

• The Albert and The Lion, Blackpool
• The Commercial Rooms, Bristol
• The Corn Exchange, Bury St Edmunds
• The Thomas Ingoldsby, Canterbury
• The Counting House, Glasgow
• Star Light, Hounslow
• The Acorn Inn, Lichfield
• The Barrel Vault, St Pancras International station, London
• Wetherspoons, Victoria station, London
• Wetherspoons, Manchester
• The Watchman, New Malden
• The Britannia Inn, Plymouth
• The Kingfisher, Poynton
• The Sussex, Rhyl
• The Railway Inn, Rushden
• The Castle Hotel, Ruthin
• The Man in the Wall, Wimborne

LADbible has reached out to Wetherspoon for comment.