Italian police on the island of Stromboli halted a party attended by Mick Jagger because local regulations prohibit music on Wednesdays. The Rolling Stones frontman, aged 82, was celebrating the completion of filming for Three Incestuous Sisters, a movie directed by Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher, in which he stars.
Party Interrupted
The event took place on Wednesday night at a local venue on Stromboli, a volcanic island in Sicily's Aeolian archipelago. Alongside Jagger, the party featured other cast members including Josh O'Connor, Jessie Buckley, Saoirse Ronan, Dakota Johnson, and Isabella Rossellini. Police arrived and requested the party cease due to a Wednesday music ban implemented by the mayor.
According to Italian press reports, the music was emanating from a small speaker at a reasonable volume. While the order caused confusion and amusement, the attendees complied, albeit reluctantly.
Social Media Revelation
La Repubblica reported that a local bookseller disclosed the incident on social media, stating that the party was stopped shortly before midnight after some residents complained to police about the music.
The film crew and actors departed Stromboli on Thursday. Jagger, who portrays a lighthouse keeper in the film, and Josh O'Connor's father left via a private helicopter.
Local Reactions
Riccardo Gullo, the mayor of Lipari, which administers Stromboli and five other Aeolian islands, could not be reached for comment.
Rosa Oliva, president of the grassroots association Pro Loco Amo Stromboli, which promotes sustainable tourism and environmental protection, described the party stoppage as “yet another sign” that the island is being “penalised in its moments of visibility” rather than valued and supported, especially “after a winter of severe shortages and neglect.”
In a statement to Italian media, she added: “An island of international importance such as ours deserves worthy administrative management, capable of preventing problems and encouraging dialogue among local communities, rather than resorting to belated or punitive interventions. From the mayor, one would have expected a welcome to the guests, or at least a greeting and a thank you for their crucial contribution to the Aeolian economy and their visibility. Our island lives off tourism.”
Background
Jagger, who owns a home in the Sicilian province of Syracuse, arrived on Stromboli a few days earlier. The island had been transformed into an open-air film set for weeks. He was welcomed “with the usual island discretion,” according to SkyTG24.
Three Incestuous Sisters is based on Audrey Niffenegger's bestselling novel of the same name. Rohrwacher gained acclaim for her film Happy as Lazzaro, which won best screenplay at Cannes in 2018, and her 2023 follow-up, La Chimera.
