Overview
- Sir Mick Jagger joined a traditional music session at the Half Moon in St Clement’s and sang the folk song “Handsome Molly” with local musicians on Sunday, June 7.
- Oriel College confirmed the visit on June 10 and uploaded a clip of the impromptu performance to its social channels as part of a short account of events.
- Jagger attended the city visit with partner Melanie Hamrick, keyboardist Matt Clifford and Oriel academic Robert Cheah, and the college said the group had attended Evensong and dined at High Table beforehand.
- Multiple eyewitness accounts said most pubgoers did not immediately recognise Jagger and that he altered a lyric during the rendition, underscoring the venue’s informal atmosphere.
- The appearance is being framed against the Rolling Stones’ career timeline: their 25th studio album, Foreign Tongues, is due July 10 and no tour dates have been announced to promote it.