Sir Ringo Starr cancels five live shows after falling ill with Covid

2022-10-03

Sir Ringo Starr, 82, cancels five Canadian shows as rocker tests positive for Covid… after pulling out of weekend gigs with hours to spare

On Monday, it was confirmed Sir Ringo Starr, 82, had tested positive for Covid and would be cancelling five performances
The Beatles legend pulled out of a gig at the Four Winds Casino just hours before taking to the stage last week
The star’s spokesperson initially said Sir Ringo did not have COVID-19
Sir Ringo’s tour will remain on hold while he recovers, it was confirmed

Sir Ringo Starr and his All-Starr band have cancelled further shows in Canada after the former Beatles drummer tested positive for Covid.

On Sunday, the 82-year-old pulled out of performances at the Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo, Michigan, and Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, Minnesota, citing illness.

On Monday, it was confirmed Sir Ringo had tested positive for Covid and would be cancelling five more performances.

On hold: Sir Ringo Starr, 82, and his All-Starr band have cancelled further shows in Canada after the former Beatles drummer tested positive for Covid

A statement said: ‘Ringo hopes to resume as soon as possible and is recovering at home. As always, he and the All Starrs send peace and love to their fans, and hope to see them back out on the road soon.’

The five Canadian shows cancelled included Winnipeg, Saskatoon and Lethbridge, as well as arenas in Abbotsford and Penticton.

Sir Ringo’s tour will remain on hold while he recovers, it was confirmed.

Cancellation: On Monday, it was confirmed Sir Ringo had tested positive for Covid and would be cancelling five gigs (pictured in June)

The Beatles legend pulled out of a gig at the Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo just hours before taking to the stage at the weekend.

The band’s spokesperson previously said Ringo did not have COVID-19.

One of the concertgoers told TMZ that he went to the Four Winds Casino management and pressed them as to why the show was a no-go, and was told Sir Ringo was ill but would not go further.

All Starr band: (L-R) Warren Ham, Colin Hay, Edgar Winter, Sir Ringo Starr, Steve Lukather, Hamish Stuart, Gregg Bissonnette (pictured in May)

The nine-time Grammy winner and his All Starr Band concluded the first leg of their Spring Tour 2022 on June 26 in Clearwater, Florida.

The tour – postponed from 2020 due to the pandemic – resumed on September 23 in Bridgeport, Connecticut and was set to end on October 20 in Mexico City.

In July, Sir Ringo celebrated his 82nd birthday by hosting his annual Peace and Love party in Beverly Hills, California.

Sir Ringo’s birthday bash came just weeks after he made history as the first member of The Beatles to auction off a collection of NFT digital artwork.

The sum of $1,000 was the starting bid for all five of the Englishman’s pieces – Galaxy One, Galaxy Two, Bandana Man, Starr Art, and Crash – which include short animated videos featuring his drumming.

‘I only ever wanted to be a drummer yet you never know where a new idea or path will lead you,’ Sir Ringo (born Richard Starkey) said in a statement.

‘This new technology is so far out it’s inspired me and I loved creating these NFTs combining my art and my music. Who’d have thought I would be spreading peace and love in the metaverse.’

A portion of proceeds benefited The Lotus Foundation, an organisation aimed at advancing social welfare in areas like substance abuse, cerebral palsy, brain tumours, cancer, battered woman and their children, homelessness, and needy animals.

The Beatles: (L-R) John Lennon, Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Ringo and George Harrison (pictured in 1967)

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