The Rolling Stones Spoke About Spice Bags At Croker And The Crowd Went Wild

You'd imagine that a band with the collective age of most singers on the top 40 wouldn't be associated with Ireland's quintessential hangover food but yes, it's true, the Rolling Stone love an aul spice bag.

Performing to 70,000 Jagger stopped for a breather and spoke to the crowd about the Stones love for Ireland and had to drop two of Ireland's icons in to the mix - spice bags and Temple Bar.

After declaring “The four of us went out in Temple Bar and ended up sharing a spice bag!” the band probably received the loudest cheer of the night, including a shout out to Termonfeckin and Kildare. Guitarist Ronnie Wood owns a house in the county.

Fans and Twitter users reacted to the spice bag declaration and felt truly humbled by the experience:

Mick Jagger just said "Spice Bag" and I can rest easy on my death bed #StonesNoFilter #Rollingstones pic.twitter.com/kw7ieBltAg

— Lenny TodayFM (@MarkLennyskillz) May 17, 2018

Mick confessed to a penchant for spice bags from Temple Bar, Keith's still a nonchalant cool bastard, Ronnie's energy during solos is nothing short of impressive and Charlie looked like he'd rather be in bed with chamomile tea and Countdown #RollingStones

— Niamh Devereux (@_niamhdev_) May 17, 2018

Biggest revelation of the night: Mick Jagger tried a spice bag during his stay in Dublin #RollingStones #CrokePark

— Seán Rocks (@SeanRocksARENA) May 18, 2018

I'll never be over @MickJagger mentioning spicebags in Croke Park!! #RollingStones

— Philly Reddin (@PhillyReddin) May 17, 2018

While performing classics like 'You Can't Always Get What You Want' from their 1969 album 'Let It Bleed', fans shared inspirational tweets about the Stones being such performers even though they're all over the age of 70:

Yes, they have faces that wouldn’t be out of place on Mount Rushmore, but I bet there isn’t anyone out there who wouldn’t want to do in their 70s what they have lived and loved doing for the previous 55 years of their lives. #rollingstones

— Tony Clayton-Lea (@TonyClaytonLea) May 17, 2018

@RollingStones WHAT a belter of a gig @CrokePark ! Age really doesn’t mean a thing in rock and roll and tonight this was a proven point! Amazing and iconic in every sense of the word!! ????? #StonesNoFilter #rollingstones #croker pic.twitter.com/oRyxmSYIwu

— Shane Alger (@AlgerShane) May 17, 2018

Keith Richards remained a rock n' roll icon as he was photographed ignoring Crokers no smoking policy during a rehearsal of the set:

#MarlboroMan #Keef ???
Keith Richards #Rollingstones #NoFilter #StonesNoFilter pic.twitter.com/virGK6xKKI

— HIZUMI (@showgan14) May 17, 2018

Whether or not Jagger & Co ate the spice bag in Templebar in front of the Molly Malone Statue as the walked backwards around the Spire doesn't actually matter. The classic spice bag is now a part of Rock N' Roll history and a pop cultural highlight from 2018.