20-05-2025
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- The Irish Sun
Shock moment Jay-Z & Beyonce mistook Irish music icon for ‘doorman' at Oxygen festival & tipped singer $50 revealed
AMERICAN rapper Jay-Z once mistook Irish singer Christy Moore for a doorman at the Oxegen festival and tipped him $50, it has emerged.
Ireland's most famous musician turned 80th this month but according to high profile piece published by the New York Times this week, Jay- Z and wife Beyonce presumed Christy was a security man when he opened a door for them backstage.
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The celebs mistook Christy for a doorman
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US superstar couple Jay-Z and Beyonce
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The New York Times wrote how hours later the
But earlier the piece details how 'pop's starriest power couples —
Writes the New York Times: 'Sweeping past, Jay-Z pressed a $50 bill into the man's hands, assuming he was a staff member or security — unaware he'd just tipped Ireland's most beloved living musician, Christy Moore'.
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Patrick added: 'Part of it is because he does look like he could be the doorman at the you saw Christy behind a wheelbarrow, you'd think that looks right.
'But when you see him with a guitar, you go, no, that looks better. And when you hear him sing, you know that's what he was meant to do.'
Chisty's 25th studio LP, 'A Terrible Beauty', debuted at No. 1 in the Irish charts last year, beating off competition from
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'It's an almost priestly role, but one he handles without ever becoming pompous or taking himself too seriously.'
'MOORE IS A RARITY'
The US paper remarked 'in a music business perennially in thrall to the latest tech and trends, Moore is a rarity'.
Christy said: 'I've not been on a plane for 25 years, not been on a ferry for five...I don't engage closely with social media. I use an old Nokia. I've been on the road since 1966, and yet my audience seems to get younger as I grow older.'
Christy credits his incredible popularity with fans of all ages is down to the pandemic in 2020, when he filmed a series of online 'Lockdown Sessions' performances, ushering in a new wave of fans.
