Ringo Starr And His All Starr Band Announce 2019 World Tour
UPDATE: Ringo Starr expanded the North American leg of his 30th anniversary All Starr Band tour, including new dates in Philadelphia, Phoenix and Oakland.
Ringo Starr is hitting the road next year to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his All Starr Band. Joining him will be Toto’s Steve Lukather, Santana’s Gregg Rolie, Men at Work’s Colin Hay, multi-instrumentalist Warren Ham, drummer Gregg Bissonette and Hamish Stuart. It’s essentially the same lineup as the 2018 All Starr Band, though Stuart (who toured as an All Starr in 2006 and 2008) is taking the place of 10cc’s Graham Gouldman.
The All Starr Band tours began in the summer of 1989 when Ringo went out with Joe Walsh, Nils Lofgren, Dr. John, Billy Preston, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Clarence Clemons and Jim Keltner. He’s slimmed it down in more recent years, but he always picks musicians that sang at least two major hits and are capable of backing him up on his own catalog of classics.
“People who come to the Ringo and the All Starr shows know what they’re gonna get from me,” he told Rolling Stone in 2012. “They get a couple of the new record, and then we just play all these incredible songs. The great thing about it is, though I come down to the front of the stage to do several of the numbers, I get a chance to sit at my kit and play with all of these great songs. So it’s a win/win for me.”
Shortly after the tour begins, Ringo’s new book photo book Another Day In The Life will land on shelves. “The book will include previously unpublished photographs, captioned with Ringo’s observations and anecdotes,” reads a press release. “Reflecting his love of music, travel and nature, Another Day In The Life shows us the world as seen through Ringo’s eyes. From Los Angeles to Tokyo and everywhere in between, many of Ringo’s observational images celebrate the quirkiness of life.”
Ringo Starr And His All Starr Band Tour Dates
March 21 – Harrah’s Resort Southern California
March 27 – Fukuoka, Japan @ Sun Palace Hall
March 29 – Hiroshima, Japan @ Uenogakuen
April 1 – Miyagi Sendai Japan @ Tokyo Electron Hall
April 2 – Koriyama, Japan @ Shimin Center
April 3 – Tokyo, Japan @ Hitomi Kinen Kodo
April 5 – Tokyo, Japan @ Dome City Hall
April 9 – Nagoya, Japan @ Zepp,
April 10 – Osaka, Japan @ Archaic Hall,
April 11 – Osaka, Japan @ Orix Theatre
August 1 – Windsor, Ontario @ Caesar’s in Windsor
August 3 – Chicago, IL @ Ravinia
August 4 – Chicago, IL @ Ravinia
August 6 – Durham, NC @ DPAC
August 7 – Nashville, TN @ The Ryman
August 8 – Nashville, TN @ The Ryman
August 10 – Vienna, VA @ Wolf Trap
August 11 – Vienna, VA @ Wolf Trap
August 13 – Roanoke, VA @ Berglund Center Coliseum
August 14 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia
August 20 – Champaign, IL @ State Farm Center
August 22 – Prior Lake, MN @ Mystic Lake Casino
August 23 – Council Bluffs, IA @ Harrah’s Council Bluffs Casino
August 25 – Santa Fe, NM @ Santa Fe Opera House
August 26 – Phoenix, AZ @ Celebrity Theatre
August 28 – Oakland, CA @ Paramount Theatre
August 30 – Lincoln, CA @ Thunder Valley Casino Resort
August 31 – Paso Robles, CA @ Vina Robles Amphitheatre
September 1 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theater