Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band extends tour with new 2014 dates

Beatles fans have had an exciting week that began Sunday with Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney performing together at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, and then teaming up together again last night for the taping of the upcoming CBS-TV special 'The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles' at the Los Angeles Convention Center (somehow they forgot to send me an invite!) that will be aired at 8 p.m. (ET/PT) on Feb. 9, 2014, exactly 50 years after the Fab Four's legendary debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. 

Now comes exciting news that Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band are getting ready to embark on another tour this summer! Here is the official release:

RINGO STARR AND HIS 12^TH ALL STARR BAND FEATURING STEVE LUKATHER, RICHARD PAGE, GREGG ROLIE, TODD RUNDGREN AND GREGG BISSONETTE ADD NEW US DATES

Left to right: Richard Page, Steve Lukather, Ringo Starr, Todd Rundgren, Gregg Bissonette, Gregg Rolie

Photo by Rob Shanahan

TOUR LAUNCHES JUNE 6, 2014 AT CASINORAMA IN RAMA, ONTARIO AND WRAPS IN CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES’ GREEK THEATRE JULY 19, 2014

Tuesday, January 28, 2014 – Today, Variety magazine revealed Ringo will launch another leg with this current All Starr Band from Casinorama in Rama, Ontario on June 6.  They will do two shows at New York’s Beacon Theater June 17 and 18, and finish in Los Angeles at The Greek on July 19.   On July 7, Ringo’s birthday, he will be in Los Angeles and invites everyone everywhere to join him at a Peace & Love celebration. Details to be announced closer to the date.

This is the same line up Ringo has played with since 2012 and features Steve Lukather, Richard Page, Gregg Rolie, Todd Rundgren and Gregg Bissonette.

“I love playing with this band,” Ringo said, “and I can’t wait to get back out and play with them again.”

Here’s where you can catch them:

June 6- Ontario - Ontario Rama Casino
June 7- Canandaigua, NY- Sands Pavilion
June 8- Williamsport, PA- Community Arts Theater

June 10- Albany, NY- Palace Theater

June 11- Westbury, NY - Theater at Westbury 

June 12 - Vienna, VA - Wolftrap 

June 14 - Oakdale Theater, Wallingford, CT 

June 15- Providence, RI - Performing Arts Center
June 17- New York, NY- Beacon Theater
June 18- New York, NY- Beacon Theater

June 20- Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theater

June 21 - Atlantic City, NJ - Caesars Circus Maximus
June 22- Durham, NC - Durham PAC

June 24 – Buffalo, NY - ArtPark

June 25 Verona NY - Turning Stone Casino

June 27 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Center

June 28- Chicago, IL- Chicago Theater

June 29 Cleveland, OH - Jacobs Pavillion Nautica  

July 1 Toledo, OH - Toledo Zoo Ampitheater

July 3 Tunica MS - Horseshoe Casino 

July 5 Dallas, TX - Windstar World Casino 

July 9 Albuquerque, NM - Sandia Pavillion

July 11- San Diego, CA- Humphrey's

July 12 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl

July 13 San Jose CA -  City National Civic of San Jose

July 15 Vancouver BC - Hard Rock 

July 16 Woodenvile, WA – Chateau Ste Michelle

July 19- Los Angeles, CA- Greek Theatre

Check local listings for on sale dates and for more information please visit:

www.ringostarr.com

ABOUT RINGO STARR:

On January 20, 2014 Ringo's musical legacy was celebrated when The David Lynch Foundation honored Ringo with the "Lifetime of Peace & Love Award". The event included a star-studded tribute performing from Ringo’s extensive catalog. January 26 saw Ringo perform his song “Photograph” on the GRAMMYS, followed by him jumping on the kit during his old bandmate, Paul McCartney’s performance. The two then performed together again the following evening, this time for several songs for the CBS taping of The Beatles Tribute celebrating the 50th Anniversary of their first U.S. visit and appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show.  It will be broadcast on the exact date, February 9.

In February 2014, Simon & Shuster will publish "Octopus's Garden", a children's book based on Ringo's lyrics. This book comes on the heels of December of last year's PHOTOGRAPH, the Genesis Publications book  (http://www.genesis- publications.com/photograph- by-ringo-starr-the-signed- limited-edition/). PHOTOGRAPH was first released as an e-book in conjunction with The GRAMMY Museum exhibit "Ringo: Peace & Love," a record-breaking exhibit that opened in June 2013. The exhibit has had more than 90,000 visitors already and is the first major exhibit to focus on a drummer. It will remain open through March 2014. (http://www.grammymuseum.org/ on-display/special-exhibits/ri ngo-peace-love)

2013 also saw Ringo tour with his All Starr Band, first in February to the Pacific Rim and then in October in Latin America, concluding with two Stateside shows at the Palms in Las Vegas. In September 2013 Ringo was awarded the prestigious French Medal of Honor, being appointed Commander of Arts & Letters in recognition of his musical and artistic contributions. Ringo's most recent solo release was Ringo 2012 (Hip-O Records/UMe). In January 2013 UMe released the live DVD "Ringo at the Ryman."  April 20, 2013, in conjunction with Record Store Day, UMe released a Ringo Starr seven-inch vinyl singles collection, featuring “Photograph,” “It Don’t Come Easy” and “(It’s All Down To) Goodnight Vienna.”