The 2022 concert tour by the rock supergroup Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band began on 27 May 2022 in Rama, Ontario, Canada. The tour was originally scheduled to begin in 2020,[1] but was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] In 2021, the group's lead vocalist, Ringo Starr, stated that they would not be touring that year.[3] After the tour eventually commenced in May 2022, it was brought to a halt the following month when All-Starr band members Edgar Winter and Steve Lukather tested positive for COVID-19;[4][5] the remaining tour dates, originally scheduled for June and July 2022, were postponed to September and October, adding on to the planned autumn leg of the tour.[4][5][6]
| Tour by Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band | |
_-_CMAC_poster.jpg) Poster for the 30 May 2022 concert in Canandaigua, New York | |
| Location | North America |
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| Start date | 27 May 2022 |
| Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band concert chronology | |
The tour ended prematurely when, on 13 October 2022, Starr cancelled all remaining dates when he tested positive for COVID-19.[7][8]
The setlist for the tour included songs by Starr—both by his former band the Beatles and from his career as a solo artist—as well as songs by All-Starr band members and their associated bands, including Winter (formerly of the Edgar Winter Group), Lukather and Warren Ham (both members of Toto), Hamish Stuart (formerly of the Average White Band), and Colin Hay of Men at Work.[9]
Reception
editJane Stevenson of the Toronto Sun, reviewing the 27 May concert at Rama, Ontario, gave the show a rating of three out of four stars, commending Starr's performances of his Beatles-era and solo career songs, as well as Hay's vocals.[10]
The Boston Globe's Mark Hirsh, in his review of the 2 June show at Boston, Massachusetts' Boch Center Wang Theatre, wrote that the lineup of the All-Starr Band "was a bit more seamless than past conglomerations", and that the concert itself is "designed to do little more than wrap the audience in amiably comforting familiarity for an hour and a half."[11] Hirsh concluded that, "as mission statement 'With a Little Help from My Friends' closed out his show (with a 'Give Peace a Chance' chaser) for the umpteenth time, it was clear Starr knows he can't do it alone. It was equally clear he doesn't want to."[11]
Scott Mervis of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette wrote positively of the 10 September show at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's PPG Paints Arena, stating that "[Starr is] as youthful at 82 as anyone could be, and his skills as a brilliant drummer and modest singer are still intact."[9] Mervis praised the performances of the songs on the setlist, writing that the performance of Toto's "Rosanna" "rocked about 10 times harder than the studio version," and noted that, "The crowd got a steady stream of hits but not much in the way of production. It was nothing but a cloth psychedelic backdrop with projections of stars on it. No video screens at all, which is not great for an arena show."[9]
Also reviewing the 10 September concert, The Beaver County Times' Scott Tady praised the setlist, Hay's vocal range, Lukather's "searing guitar work", and Warren Ham's instrumental and vocal contributions.[12] Tady added that "Starr sounded in vintage form singing the final three songs," and summarized the show as "No fancy lights, no nostalgic video projections, no elaborate stage design − just a Beatle and his truly All-Starr Band − playing the hits well, and with enthusiasm, as they brought joy to fans. [...] A Starr-y, Starry-y night to remember warmly."[12]
Setlist
edit- "Matchbox"
- "It Don't Come Easy"
- "What Goes On"
- "Free Ride" (with Edgar Winter)
- "Rosanna" (with Steve Lukather)
- "Pick Up the Pieces" (with Hamish Stuart)
- "Down Under" (with Colin Hay)
- "Boys"
- "I'm the Greatest"
- "Yellow Submarine"
- "Cut the Cake" (with Hamish Stuart)
- "Overkill" (with Colin Hay)
- "Africa" (with Steve Lukather)
- "Work to Do" (with Hamish Stuart)
- "I Wanna Be Your Man"
- "Johnny B. Goode" (with Edgar Winter)
- "Who Can It Be Now?" (with Colin Hay)
- "Hold the Line" (with Steve Lukather)
- "Photograph"
- "Act Naturally"
- "With a Little Help from My Friends" / "Give Peace a Chance"
- "Matchbox"
- "It Don't Come Easy"
- "What Goes On"
- "Free Ride" (with Edgar Winter)
- "Rosanna" (with Steve Lukather)
- "Pick Up the Pieces" (with Hamish Stuart)
- "Down Under" (with Colin Hay)
- "Boys"
- "I'm the Greatest"
- "Yellow Submarine"
- "Cut the Cake" (with Hamish Stuart)
- "Frankenstein" (with Edgar Winter)
- "Octopus's Garden"
- "Back Off Boogaloo"
- "Overkill" (with Colin Hay)
- "Africa" (with Steve Lukather)
- "Work to Do" (with Hamish Stuart)
- "I Wanna Be Your Man"
- "Johnny B. Goode" (with Edgar Winter)
- "Who Can It Be Now?" (with Colin Hay)
- "Hold the Line" (with Steve Lukather)
- "Photograph"
- "Act Naturally"
- "With a Little Help from My Friends" / "Give Peace a Chance"
Tour dates
editNotes
edit- ^ Originally scheduled to take place on 17 June 2022, before being postponed.[14]
- ^ Originally scheduled to take place on 14 June 2022, before being postponed.[14]
- ^ Originally scheduled to take place on 15 June 2022, before being postponed.[14]
- ^ Originally scheduled to take place on 11 June 2022, before being postponed.[14]
- ^ Originally scheduled to take place on 18 June 2022, before being postponed.[14]
- ^ Originally scheduled to take place on 19 June 2022, before being postponed.[14]
- ^ Originally scheduled to take place on 24 June 2022, before being postponed.[14]
- ^ Originally scheduled to take place on 26 June 2022, before being postponed.[14]
- ^ Originally scheduled to take place on 25 June 2022, before being postponed.[14]
- ^ Originally intended as two dates, scheduled to take place on 21 and 22 June 2022, before being postponed.[14]
- ^ Originally scheduled to take place on 12 June 2022, before being postponed.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Revised Fall Itinerary Including the 12 Rescheduled Spring Dates". RingoStarr.com. 16 June 2022. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ Cridlin, Jay (30 March 2020). "Ringo Starr postpones tour, Clearwater concert until 2021". The Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ Graff, Gary (27 September 2021). "Ringo Starr talks Beatles documentary, Charlie Watts, pandemic and new 'Change the World' EP". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
I'm not going out this year, but I've got the tour lined up for next year. They sent me the itinerary already for next year, but it's impossible to say now if it's on. It's still dodgy. I'm saying in my heart it's on, but let's see where we are. It's been a very strange year, but when tour dates come up, I feel myself going, 'Oh God, I want to be on tour.'
- ^ a b c Rowley, Glenn (12 June 2022). "Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band Push Back North American Tour Dates to Fall". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ a b Peters, Mitchell (11 June 2022). "Ringo Starr Postpones Summer Tour Dates After All Starr Band Members Test Positive for COVID-19". Billboard. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ Tady 2022: "After three pandemic postponements from the concert's original June 2020 date, the Fab fourth time was a charm."
- ^ "Ringo Starr cancels North America tour with Covid". BBC News. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ Chan, Anna (14 October 2022). "Ringo Starr Tests Positive for COVID-19 Again, Cancels Tour". Billboard. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d Mervis, Scott (10 September 2022). "Review: Ringo and his All-Starr Band was even better than it sounded on paper". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ a b Stevenson, Jane (28 May 2022). "Ringo Starr gets by with a little help from his friends at Rama tour launch". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ a b Hirsh, Marc (3 June 2022). "Ringo gets by with a little help from his All Starrs". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ a b Tady 2022.
- ^ Blistein, Jon (7 February 2022). "Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Finally Set to Return to the Road This Spring". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Upcoming Dates in 2022 | Ringo Starr". RingoStarr.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
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Bibliography
edit- Tady, Scott (11 September 2022). "Peace, love & Ringo; a Beatle & his all-star band please Pittsburgh crowd". The Beaver County Times. Retrieved 13 September 2022.