Ringo Starr. Image courtesy of Beautiful Day Media
When it comes to one of the most famous bands in music history, only a few would come close to that of The Beatles. With the Fab Four, John, Paul, George, and Ringo, the world would be changed forever.
Yet, at 82 years in age, Sir Richard Starkey MBE, known professionally as Ringo Starr, isn’t slowing down anytime soon, as he said during a sit down with press yesterday.. “We’ve rehearsed and we’re getting ready to go on the road again. We just said ‘we’re going on tour’. Last year, was a bit awkward cause the first tour went down, the second tour went down, but we have great confidence that we’re going to do all the gigs.”
When asked about all the tour dates coming up, with the Spring tour, the added dates, and then the fall tour as well, and how can he still keep up with a grueling schedule, Ringo simply stated “Well, I don’t know about the other band (members), they should talk about that but it’s not grueling. Playing has never been grueling, I love to play, I love to play with these guys; they are the best band in this room but I love it, it’s not tiring. No one wants to tour, but you gotta tour to play. I’d rather play every night than have a day off to get to the next venue.”
RIngo Starr and His All Starr Band. Image courtesy of Beautiful Day Media
“I go to the gym most mornings, and I get ready” said Starr when asked about his daily schedule on the road. “You know, Dave Hardy, who put the tour together, he gave us like, too many days off. So I complained. So he’s filled in some of them now. If I’m on the road, I wanna play. You know, I don’t want to sit in a hotel and relax for three days. I want to get out there and play. It’s just who I am, I love to play. I mean, with this (All Starr) Band, it’s great because everybody takes the weight. But you know, if like Paul (McCarthy), he’s like The Man, so he has to have time off to get himself back together. But this ‘crowd’, we could play every night.”
However, there is one thing that not a lot people know about Starr, is that he is also an photographer, having documented his life in photographs from the early days until now. "I'd have seven chapters before I even got to 'those years' which is really all they want to know about” he says, referring to his 2015 photo book titled Photograph, which documents his early life up to the days with the Beatles that he took with a Pentax camera that he bought for the band’s first US tour. He also owned an Olympus growing up and would use as well.
Once thought that the images were lost, Starr stated that he never wanted to write an autobiography, but rather allow the photos to do the story telling for him. He is still photographing his world and as promised continues to tell his own story using songs, photos and art. Each book - the most recent being LIFTED and before that the 30 years of the All Starrs - tells another part of it. As does each EP and also his own social media feed which often features photos he took of things he finds interesting.
You can catch Ringo, with his iPhone and Nikon camera (the Nikon is used for his more “vintage style” of photography) , and the rest of the All Starr Band out on tour this year.
Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band’s 2023 Tour Schedule:
May 19th - Temecula, CA - Kelsey’s | Pechanga Resort Casino
May 20th - Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theatre
May 21st Phoenix AZ - Celebrity Theater
May 23rd - Long Beach, CA - Terrace Theater
May 24th - Las Vegas, NV - The Venetian
May 26th - Las Vegas, NV - The Venetian
May 27th - Las Vegas, NV - The Venetian
May 28th - San Diego, CA - Humphreys Concerts By The Bay
May 30th - Prescott Valley, AZ - Findlay Toyota Center
May 31st - San Diego, CA - Humphreys Concerts By The Bay
June 2nd - Eugene OR, - The Cuthbert Amphitheater
June 3rd - Bend, Or - Hayden Homes Amphitheater
June 4th - Woodinville, WA - Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
June 6th - Denver, CO - Bellco Theatre
June 7th - Colorado Springs, CO - Pikes Peak Center
June 9th - Lincoln, CA - Thunder Valley Casino Resort
June 10th - Jacksonville, OR - Britt Festival
June 13th - Salt Lake City, UT - Eccles Theater
June 15th - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
June 16th - Paso Robles, CA - Vina Robles Amphitheatre
June 17th - San Jose, CA - San Jose Civic
September 17th - Ontario, CA - Toyota Arena
September 19th - Tuscon, AZ - Linda Rondstadt Theater
September 20th - Albuquerque, NM - Rio Rancho Center
September 22 - Kansas City, MO - The Uptown Theater
September 23rd - St. Louis, MO - The Fox
September 24th - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
September 26th - Clearwater, Fl - Coachmen Park
September 27th - Atlanta, GA - The Fox
September 29th - Indianapolis, IN - The Murat Theatre at Old Nation Centre
September 30th - Milwaukee, WI - Miller High Life Theatre
October 1st - Minneapolis, MN - Mystic Lake
October 3rd - Grand Rapids, MI - DeVos Performance Hall
October 5th - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
October 6th - New Buffalo, MI - Four Winds Casino
October 7th - Detroit, MI - Masonic Temple
October 9th Charleston, WV - Charleston Coliseum
October 10th - Columbus, OH - Mershon Auditorium
October 12th - Little Rock, AR - Simmons Bank Arena
October 13th - Thackerville, OK - Lucas Oil Live at WinStar World Casino and Resort
For more information about the tour and all things Ringo Starr, please visit his website.