The Oslo Flowerpot Incident: When a Fan Threw a Planter at Mick Jagger and Got 'Sympathy for the Devil' Dedicated to Them

Midway through the Rolling Stones’ June 2014 show in Oslo, a fan chucked a small flowerpot onto the stage, hitting Mick Jagger in the shoulder. Jagger stopped the song, picked up the pot, and said, “I’ve had a lot of things thrown at me – but not a flowerpot. Is it for me? Thank you very much.” He then placed it on a monitor and joked, “You have to water it now.”

Later in the set, Jagger announced that the next song was for the fan who provided the flowerpot – and the band launched into “Sympathy for the Devil.” The crowd loved it. It became one of those weird, scrappy tour moments that only the Stones could turn into a punchline. The pot was kept as a souvenir by a stagehand, and the fan was never identified, but the story stuck as a perfect example of Jagger’s ability to roll with anything thrown his way.