Ringo Starr flew into Brisbane this afternoon to kick off his first time on an Australian stage since The Beatles’ one and only Aussie tour of 1964.
Ringo was enticed to bring his All-Starr Band to Australia by Lennard Promotions. The all-starr’s include Todd Rundgren, Richard Page of Mr Mister, Gregg Rolie of Santana and Steve Lukather from Toto, all performing their own hits within the Ringo setlist.
Ringo will perform the songs he sang in The Beatles as well as some of his best known solo hits.
The Ringo Starr and the All-Starr Band setlist from last week in New Zealand was:
Matchbox (The Beatles)
It Don’t Come Easy (Ringo Starr)
Wings (Ringo Starr)
I Saw The Light (Todd Rundgren)
Evil Ways (Santana)
Rosanna (Toto)
Kyrie (Mr Mister)
Don’t Pass Me By (The Beatles)
Bang The Drum All Day (Todd Rundgren)
Boys (The Beatles)
Yellow Submarine (The Beatles)
Black Magic Woman (Santana)
Anthem (Ringo Starr)
You Are Mine (Richard Page)
Honey Don’t (The Beatles)
Africa (Toto)
Everybody’s Everything (Santana)
I Wanna Be Your Man (The Beatles)
Love Is The Answer (Utopia)
Broken Wings (Mr Mister)
Act Naturally (The Beatles)
Hold The Line (Toto)
Photograph (Ringo Starr)
With A Little Help From My Friends (The Beatles)
Give Peace A Chance (John Lennon)
Australian dates for Ringo Starr and the All-Starr Band are:
February 11, Brisbane, Convention Centre
February 13 and 14, Sydney, Hordern Pavilion
February 16 and 17, Melbourne, Festival Hall
February 19, Adelaide, Entertainment Centre
February 21, Perth, Challenge Stadium