Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band - Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ - 6/10/2022

 As fortunate as I felt to be able to see Ringo Starr this tour after a two and a half year wait, I felt even more fortunate having read that the remaining dates of his summer tour have been postponed. 

 First off, I wish Edgar Winter and Steve Lukather a quick recovery as they have been diagnosed with Covid. Hopefully their symptoms will be minimal and the rest of the band can manage to avoid catching it. Mr. Winter was not part of the Red Bank show having tested positive for covid during their run at the Beacon Theatre in New York.

 This time around, The All Starr Band consists of Colin Hay of Men at Work, Steve Lukather of Toto, Hamish Stuart of Average White Band, super drummer Gregg Bissonette and multi instrumentalist Warren Hamm.

 With Edgar Winter not appearing,the setlist was shortened by 3 songs, but was still pretty incredible. For me, getting to see a Beatle perform live is always something to be grateful for, and anything extra is icing on the cake.

 As usual per the All Starr Band shows, Ringo opened the show with a few songs, handed the spotlight over to his fellow band members, and played drums when not standing center stage. He did sing and play drums on both on Boys and I Wanna Be Your Man. However, is is pretty hard to take your eyes off him even when not up front. Endlessly charming with energy to spare, he really does not seem to have aged since the first time I saw him in the late 80's. And, HE'S A BEATLE.

 The band sounded great and each member performed some of the biggest songs from their careers. Mr. Hamm was spotlighted several times on saxophone, flute and shared lead vocals on a couple songs. Mr. Bissonette included a few familiar drum parts during his solo, like The Beatles Ticket to Ride and Led Zeppelin's Rock & Roll.

  A great concert, and so grateful to get the chance to be there.

 

 Here is the setlist:

 Matchbox (Beatles song / Carl Perkins cover) - Ringo

 It Don't Come Easy - Ringo

 What Goes On ( Beatles song)

 Rosanna (Toto song) - Steve Lukather & Warren Hamm

 Pick Up The Pieces  (Average White Band song) - Hamish Stuart

 Down Under ( Men at Work song) - Colin Hay

 Boys (Beatles song / Shirelles cover) - Ringo

 I'm The Greatest - Ringo

 Yellow Submarine (Beatles song) - Ringo

 Cut The Cake (Average White Band song) - Hamish Stuart, no Ringo, Gregg Bissonette drum solo

 Octopus's Garden (Beatles song) - Ringo

 Back Off Boogaloo - Ringo

 Overkill (Men at Work song) - Colin Hay

 Africa (Toto song) - Steve Lukather & Colin Hay

 Work to Do (Average White Band song) - Hamish Stuart

 I Wanna Be Your Man (Beatles song) - Ringo

 Who Can It Be Now (Men at Work song) - Colin Hay

 Hold The Line (Toto song) - Steve Lukather

 Photograph - Ringo

 Act Naturally (Beatles Song / Johnny Russell cover) - Ringo

 With a Little Help From My Friends (Beatles song) / Give Peace a Chance (Plastic Ono Band cover) - Ringo

    

 

 

Warren Hamm, Steve Lukather, Ringo Starr, Hamish Stuart, Gregg Bissonette, Colin Hay