Sir Mick Jagger explains how he went unnoticed at North Carolina bar

He's one of the most famous rock stars in the world.

But Sir Mick Jagger, 78, went unnoticed when he visited the Thirsty Beaver Saloon in Charlotte, North Carolina for a drink while on tour in September.

The musician has now explained why his fellow patrons and the staff didn't bat an eyelid when he posed for a snap outside the watering hole, with Sir Mick insisting he was inconspicuous because he wasn't 'in a big, huge limo'.

Sir Mick told the Washington Post: 'There's hardly anyone there. It's dark. It's not like, really grand. I'm not in a big, huge limo. I just walk the block and then just go down there.

'And I can't go inside the room because the COVID rules of the tour don't allow me to go in a saloon.

'And that's a promise we made. But I could stand [on the patio] outside the saloon. And I'm far away from the people.'

Sharing a picture of himself standing outside the Thirsty Beaver Saloon in September, Sir Mick wrote on Instagram: 'Out and about last night in Charlotte.'

A number of people could be seen sitting around him both inside and outside the venue, totally unfazed despite his superstar status.

Hitmaker Sir Mick sported a ball cap and jeans while drinking a beer that was disputed to either be a Miller Lite or Michelob Ultra.

The Thirsty Beaver Saloon is considered to be one of the most famous dive bars in the area, first opening in 2008, and quickly attracting a loyal core of fans.

Its owner Brian Wilson was asked several questions about Jagger's appearance after his post blew up on social media.

'Everybody’s used to it being an eclectic place,' he told The Charlotte Observer.

Brian was not there at the same time as Sir Mick as he left at around 10pm to put his daughter to bed.

He told the Observer that one of the patrons only saw Jagger briefly as he came in and out.

Meanwhile, Sir Mick and girlfriend Melanie Hamrick celebrated their son Deveraux Octavian Basil's fifth birthday earlier this month.

The couple, who have been together for seven years, welcomed Deveraux to the world in 2016.

Sir Mick also shares children Elizabeth, 37, James, 36, Georgia May, 29, and Gabriel, 23, with model Jerry Hall, Jade, 49, with ex-wife Bianca Jagger, and Karis, 50, with actress Marsha Hunt.