Steven Tyler was spotted at a pub in Palm Springs, California earlier this week.

Blabbermouth has reported that the Aerosmith frontman – well, we think he’s still in the band! – turned up unexpectedly at the Tilted Kilt, accompanied by members of his management team and a publicist.

Locals were told Tyler wouldn’t have any photos taken and wasn’t going to sing – so, inevitably he broke into Aerosmith’s 1998 hit I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing.

Here’s some additional info on the incident from MyDesert.com:

Mike May [Tilted Kilt DJ] said Tyler came into the venue during a karaoke competition. He applauded the performers, May said, and was “very gracious and very kind”.

Then two amateur singers told Tyler they were going to perform a version of I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing that was going to “totally suck”. Tyler apparently gave them his blessing, but when their prediction proved prophetic, the crowd started booing them off the stage, May said.

The DJ began singing along to try to save his show, he said, when “all of a sudden, near the end of the song, [Tyler] grabbed the mic and started singing. The whole frickin’ bar surrounded him and he just started singing the whole thing.”

May announced Tyler to the stunned crowd and said: “Karaoke will never get better then that.”

But by then, the patrons were texting their friends. Tyler knew the place would be besieged with gawkers in minutes. He picked up his coat and left the bar with his party.

But May said: “It was like one of those moments.” He called it “a club DJ’s dream come true”.