Landlord ‘delighted’ as Rolling Stones rock legend pops into pub

The singer was in the city alongside his fiancée Melanie Hamrick, visiting Oriel College for Evensong on Sunday (June 7).

Sir Mick dined with students before joining a small group at The Half Moon pub in St Clement’s later on in the evening.

It was here that the 82-year-old sang the folk song Handsome Molly with a local Irish band and Stones keyboard player Matt Clifford to stunned pubgoers.

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Now, landlord Johnnie Fisher has told this newspaper that he was “delighted” to welcome the music icon into the Oxford pub.

“We do not comment on the activities of individual patrons, but we were delighted by Sir Mick’s surprise cameo at our weekly folk session on Sunday night,” he said.

“The Half Moon prides itself on its authentic atmosphere and welcoming community.

“Our Sunday folk session has been going for many years and is open to everyone, and we welcome musicians of all abilities.

“You never know what to expect at the Half Moon. You’ll have to come to one of our Sunday folk sessions to see the magic for yourself.”

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The Half Moon is an intimate Irish pub in St Clement’s, famous for its vibrant, late-night traditional music sessions.

A pub goer previously told The Sun: “I caught a glimpse of one of them from the side and said to my mates, ‘Wait… is that Mick Jagger?’

“A few moments later, someone hopped onto the piano, and Mick just started belting out some lyrics.

“The most surreal part was that almost nobody seemed to realise it was him. There were no crowds, and you could really tell just how much fun Mick was having.”

Famously, the Rolling Stones played at Oxford University in June 1964 at a Magdalen College Commemoration Ball.

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The event had a special interest because the Stones were nobodies when they were booked to appear, but very big stars indeed by the time of the gig 12 months later.

They were obliged to interrupt a US tour and fly back to Britain to fulfil their contract, which cost them £1,500 in air fares to pick up a £100 fee.

Mr Jagger, who last performed with the Rolling Stones in 2024, met Ms Hamrick while touring with the band, and the pair have been together since 2014.

It was revealed last April in a Paris Match interview with the former ballerina that the rock icon proposed “two or three years ago”.

She added that while the engagement has been in place for a while, she does not know if they will actually tie the knot.